Employment in the maritime industry in the Netherlands 2008-2018
This statistic illustrates the number of people directly employed in the maritime industry in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2018. The maritime industry, or maritime cluster, consists of the following maritime sectors: shipping, shipbuilding, offshore, inland shipping, dredging, ports, navy, fishing, maritime services, yachtbuilding/watersport industry and marine equipment supply. As of 2018, there were approximately 166,800 people employed in the maritime industry in the Netherlands. This is slightly less than in 2016, when there were 167,181 people employed within the industry. moreover, between 2008 and 2018, the employment increased with 9,843 employed individuals.
