KVK ZZP monitor: number of self-employed stable again in July

  • 13 January 2025
  • Edited 6 August 2025
  • 1 min

The number of self-employed professionals in the Netherlands is constantly changing. With the monthly KVK ZZP monitor, you can closely follow the development of self-employed people in the Netherlands.

Last month, more self-employed professionals left the business and fewer started. This is according to the Chamber of Commerce's Self-Employed Business Monitor for July 2025. This trend has also been visible in recent months. The number of self-employed professionals leaving the business rose by approximately 2,300 compared to July 2024, an increase of almost 28%. The number of new businesses decreased by approximately 3,000 (-17%) compared to a year ago.

The total number of self-employed professionals grew very slightly in July (+0.2%). As of July 31, 1,781,332 self-employed professionals were registered in the Trade Register, slightly more than 3,000 than the previous month.

In the Healthcare and Agriculture and Horticulture sectors, we see a slight decrease in the number of self-employed professionals.

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This is what you get from the KVK ZZP monitor

1. Numbers of self-employed people

Every month, you can find the total number of self-employed professionals, the total number of starters, and the total number of quitters. You can immediately see whether the number is higher or lower than in the same month a year earlier.

2. Self-employed trends over several years

The monitor also shows the development of self-employed professionals over the past few years in a single graph. At a glance, you can see the development compared to the same month a year earlier.

3. Sectors with the sharpest decline

The monitor shows the 5 sectors where the decrease in the number of self-employed persons was the strongest. An Excel file is available with detailed figures on the 100 sectors with the most self-employed professionals.

4. Notable data

What else stands out? You can read about the most important developments of the past month in the KVK ZZP monitor.

Previous editions of the KVK Zzp Monitor (in Dutch)

More information

More up-to-date figures and trends and reliable insights on Dutch business can be found at KVK Figures and Trends.Â