Netherlands vs North America: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)
Netherlands
83.3%
in 2025
North America
56.3%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
1st
North America rank
1st
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) over time
- Netherlands
- North America
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 83.3% against 56.3% in North America, a difference of 27.0%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.5 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 1st and North America ranks 1st of 175 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and North America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.4% | 56.4% | 10.0% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 47.8% | 67.5% | 19.7% | North America |
| 1980s | 51.8% | 68.2% | 16.4% | North America |
| 1990s | 62.2% | 66.0% | 3.8% | North America |
| 2000s | 71.0% | 61.8% | 9.2% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 56.1% | 12.5% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 79.9% | 56.2% | 23.7% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%), Netherlands or North America?
- Netherlands, at 83.3% against 56.3% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) between Netherlands and North America?
- 27.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and North America?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and North America rank globally for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Netherlands ranks 1st and North America ranks 1st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.