In 2022, the sickness absence rate in the Netherlands was over five percent. Employees working in healthcare had the highest sickness absence rate. On average, they were absent just over seven percent of the total working time. By comparison, among personnel in the agriculture sector, the sickness absence rate was slightly under 2.9 percent.
Sickness absence rate in the Netherlands in 2022, 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? Hoe vaak heeft u gedurende de afgelopen 12
maanden verzuimd? Hoeveel werkdagen heeft u, alles bij elkaar, de
afgelopen 12 maanden naar schatting verzuimd?" (English: Have you taken sick leave in the past 12 months? How often have you taken sick leave in the past 12 months? How many working days do you estimate you have 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, and were corrected for part-time employment.
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