Total workforce of postal service fell 6.09% to 49,174 persons in Netherlands in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total workforce of postal service in Netherlands reached an all time high of 59,280 persons in 2013 and an all time low of 49,174 persons in 2015. When compared to Netherlands's main peers, total workforce of postal service in Belgium amounted to 24,703 persons, 10,911 persons in Denmark, 148,669 persons in Germany and 139,000 persons in United Kingdom in 2015.
Netherlands has been ranked 7th within the group of 28 countries we follow in terms of total workforce of postal service, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Postal Service (Total Workforce) | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Austria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21,598 | 24,969 | ... | ... | 20,145 | ... | ... | |||||
| Belgium | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29,324 | 32,110 | 29,922 | 28,747 | |||||||
| Denmark | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18,049 | 16,206 | 14,731 | 13,386 | 12,727 | |||||||
| France | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 241,835 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Germany | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 177,000 | 171,000 | 171,000 | ... | ... | |||||||
| Ireland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9,511 | 8,729 | 8,251 | ||||
| Luxembourg | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,563 | 1,553 | 1,497 | 1,402 | 1,376 | |||||||
| Netherlands | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 55,176 | 54,340 | 56,348 | ... | 59,280 | |||||||
| Norway | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19,388 | 19,022 | ||||||
| Poland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 80,977 | 77,735 | 75,678 | 91,373 | 83,468 | |||||||
| Sweden | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29,242 | 27,051 | 21,774 | 23,912 | 23,721 | |||||||
| United Kingdom | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 175,559 | 167,955 | ... | 149,710 | 149,172 |
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