Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 in Netherlands
Netherlands: Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 was 64.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 in Netherlands, 1960–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 64.4 for female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 in Netherlands peaked at 64.4 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.62, in 1960.
That places Netherlands 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.62 | 22.62 | 22.62 | 1 |
| 1970s | 28.66 | 27.93 | 29.4 | 2 |
| 1980s | 35.93 | 29.15 | 42.25 | 9 |
| 1990s | 48.18 | 43.89 | 53.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.47 | 54.14 | 58.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.97 | 58.44 | 59.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.17 | 59.87 | 64.4 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 62.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 in Netherlands?
- Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 in Netherlands was 64.4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4 in 2025.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.62 in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980?
- Netherlands ranks 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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