Share of female researchers by sector of performance in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of female researchers by sector of performance was 30.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female researchers by sector of performance in Netherlands, 2001–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage based on head count (HC).
Analysis
In 2024, share of female researchers by sector of performance in Netherlands stood at 30.4%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female researchers by sector of performance in Netherlands peaked at 30.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2001.
Netherlands ranks 46th of 52 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of female researchers by sector of performance in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage based on head count (HC) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 17.7% | — |
| 2003 | 19.9% | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 27.0% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 30.2% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 30.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.5% | 17.7% | 25.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 23.9% | 27.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 28.6% | 30.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More science & technology data for Netherlands
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 4,269 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 833.5 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 2,843 Patents (2023)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 197,169 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female researchers by sector of performance in Netherlands?
- Share of female researchers by sector of performance in Netherlands was 30.4% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of female researchers by sector of performance recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of female researchers by sector of performance recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of female researchers by sector of performance?
- Netherlands ranks 46th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female researchers by sector of performance rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of female researchers by sector of performance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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