Netherlands
How many people have time off today?
Map Netherlands holidays
Our algorithm calculates the number of people enjoying a holiday or day off today in the Netherlands. Provinces shaded in green indicate a higher proportion of people estimated to have a day off today.
Check our map to get an overview of people having a day off. Do you see regions green-coloured, but today is not a public holiday? This suggests that it could be a day when many people have a non-working day, a weekend, or a school vacation period.
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Is today a holiday in the Netherlands?
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How many people will be off in the next 30 days?
Graph with estimated people with a day-off
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In the upcoming period, you may notice a trend of people being off work in the Netherlands. If the trend remains high for an extended period, it likely indicates a holiday or vacation season.
The Netherlands is characterized by a high number of part-time workers. Wednesdays and Fridays are popular days to take off from work. While offices are closed on weekends, many stores are open on Saturdays. On Sundays, you can usually do your grocery shopping, and many places have shopping Sundays. The hospitality industry operates throughout the weekend but is often closed on Mondays.
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Sources
To estimate how many people are off work, we use various sources.
- Regional Division NL. Regions of school holidays | School holidays. Rijksoverheid.nl. Available at: https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/schoolvakanties/regios-schoolvakantie
- Overview of School Holidays. Overview of holidays per school year | School holidays. Rijksoverheid.nl. Available at:
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/schoolvakanties/overzicht-schoolvakanties-per-schooljaar - Labor Force. Labor force dashboard. CBS (Statistics Netherlands). Available at: https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/visualisaties/dashboard-beroepsbevolking/beroepsbevolking
- Primary School Students. Students in (special) primary education; origin, residential regiohttps://www.cbs.nln. CBS. Available at: https://www.cbs.nl
- Secondary Education. Students and pupils; type of education, residential region 2000/’01-2022/’23. CBS. Available at: https://www.cbs.nl
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