Adults by labour status within households, number of children and age in Netherlands
Netherlands: Adults by labour status within households, number of children and age was 14,404 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Adults by labour status within households, number of children and age in Netherlands, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults by labour status within households, number of children and age in Netherlands is 14,404, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults by labour status within households, number of children and age in Netherlands peaked at 14,404 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12,576, in 2006.
Netherlands ranks 11th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Adults by labour status within households, number of children and age in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 12,576 | — |
| 2007 | 12,630 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 12,712 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 12,792 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 12,862 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 12,934 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 13,048 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 13,167 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 13,222 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 13,271 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 13,377 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 13,508 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 13,616 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 13,740 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 13,864 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 13,880 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 14,046 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 14,210 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 14,322 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 14,404 | +0.6% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 14,404 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,362, 2.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 14,404 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,449, 1.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,678 | 12,576 | 12,792 | 4 |
| 2010s | 13,274 | 12,862 | 13,740 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,121 | 13,864 | 14,404 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,256 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.03 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.834 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 130,584 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 94,797 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.4 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults by labour status within households, number of children and age in Netherlands?
- Adults by labour status within households, number of children and age in Netherlands was 14,404 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest adults by labour status within households, number of children and age recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 14,404 in 2025.
- What is the lowest adults by labour status within households, number of children and age recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,576 in 2006.
- How does Netherlands rank for adults by labour status within households, number of children and age?
- Netherlands ranks 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is adults by labour status within households, number of children and age rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Adults by labour status within households, number of children and age of youngest child. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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