Netherlands vs Spain: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 17,839 Persons against 4,701 Persons in Netherlands, a difference of 13,138 Persons.
That makes Spain's figure about 3.8 times Netherlands's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 6th and Spain ranks 9th of 10 groups.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,650 Persons | 15,989 Persons | 11,339 Persons | Spain |
| 2010s | 4,923 Persons | 16,125 Persons | 11,203 Persons | Spain |
| 2020s | 4,771 Persons | 17,446 Persons | 12,674 Persons | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force, Netherlands or Spain?
- Spain, at 17,839 Persons against 4,701 Persons in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force between Netherlands and Spain?
- 13,138 Persons, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- Netherlands ranks 6th and Spain ranks 9th of 10 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.