Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) was 75.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Netherlands, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 75.7% for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Netherlands peaked at 77.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 66.3%, in 2014.
That places Netherlands 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 75.8% | — |
| 1992 | 77.2% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 74.2% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 72.0% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 73.8% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 73.8% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 75.1% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 75.7% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 76.7% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 77.9% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 77.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 74.5% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 73.4% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 70.2% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 72.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 72.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 70.5% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 67.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 67.5% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 66.7% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 66.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 72.3% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 69.0% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 69.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 75.7% | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 76.7% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 75.7% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 75.7% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.9% | 72.0% | 77.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 73.8% | 70.2% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 66.3% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 69.0% | 76.7% | 6 |
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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 employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Netherlands?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Netherlands was 75.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.3% in 2014.
- How does Netherlands rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.