Netherlands: people employed in the health and welfare sector 2007-2018

This statistic displays the number of people employed in the health and welfare sector in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2018 (in 1,000s). It shows that in 2018, approximately 1.4 million people were employed in this sector.

Number of people employed in the health and welfare sector in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2018 (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Number of people in thousands
2018	1,432
2017	1,401
2016	1,373
2015	1,378
2014	1,397
2013	1,427
2012	1,436
2011	1,420
2010	1,394
2009	1,341
2008	1,305
2007	1,261

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Release date

December 2019

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Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

2007 to 2018

Supplementary notes

The source adds: "Persons employed in a Netherlands-based company or a private household in the Netherlands, with main activities in health care and welfare."

According to the source, this sector includes:
"- treatment in general and specialised hospitals;
- mental health and addiction care, possibly in combination with overnight admission; - treatment at medical and paramedical practices;
- support activities for health care, e.g. laboratories and ambulance services;
- nursing care or assistance with housing by, e.g. nursing homes or organisations for assisted living schemes;
- welfare care, such as home care, local welfare and assistance to disabled and elderly persons;
- childcare."

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