Australia vs Netherlands: Labor force participation rate for women ages 15-24, 1980 vs. 2023
Australia
70.9%
in 2025
Netherlands
83.3%
in 2025
Australia rank
3rd
Netherlands rank
2nd
Labor force participation rate for women ages 15-24, 1980 vs. 2023 over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 83.3% against 70.9% in Australia, a difference of 12.4%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 2nd of 171 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.8% | 45.3% | 18.5% | Australia |
| 1980s | 66.8% | 51.4% | 15.4% | Australia |
| 1990s | 67.8% | 61.7% | 6.1% | Australia |
| 2000s | 69.0% | 70.1% | 1.1% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 69.5% | 2.6% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 80.4% | 10.5% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force participation rate for women ages 15-24, 1980 vs. 2023, Australia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 83.3% against 70.9% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force participation rate for women ages 15-24, 1980 vs. 2023 between Australia and Netherlands?
- 12.4%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for labor force participation rate for women ages 15-24, 1980 vs. 2023?
- Australia ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 2nd of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Labor force participation rate for women ages 15-24, 1980 vs. 2023. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the female working-age population aged 15-24 who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.