In 2019, nearly half of the employees in the Netherlands had taken sick leave in the previous year. Government employees had the highest absence rate, at close to 55 percent. By comparison, of the employees in the agriculture sector, roughly 34 percent had taken sick days in the past 12 months.
Share of people who have taken sick leave in the past 12 months in the Netherlands in 2019, by industry
Dutch residents in non-institutionalized households
Method of interview
Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Heeft u de afgelopen 12 maanden wel eens
verzuimd?" (English: Have you taken sick leave in the past 12 months?)
The source adds the following information: sick days include therapeutic work as well as respondents partially written sick.
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, & TNO, & Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid. (April 15, 2020). Share of people who have taken sick leave in the past 12 months in the Netherlands in 2019, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 28, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058705/share-of-people-taking-sick-leave-in-the-netherlands-by-industry/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, und TNO, und Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid. "Share of people who have taken sick leave in the past 12 months in the Netherlands in 2019, by industry." Chart. April 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 28, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058705/share-of-people-taking-sick-leave-in-the-netherlands-by-industry/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, TNO, Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid. (2020). Share of people who have taken sick leave in the past 12 months in the Netherlands in 2019, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 28, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058705/share-of-people-taking-sick-leave-in-the-netherlands-by-industry/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, and TNO, and Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid. "Share of People Who Have Taken Sick Leave in The past 12 Months in The Netherlands in 2019, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058705/share-of-people-taking-sick-leave-in-the-netherlands-by-industry/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek & TNO & Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid, Share of people who have taken sick leave in the past 12 months in the Netherlands in 2019, by industry Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058705/share-of-people-taking-sick-leave-in-the-netherlands-by-industry/ (last visited November 28, 2021)
