Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Netherlands
Netherlands: Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate was 64.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Netherlands, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 64.4% for fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in 2025. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Netherlands peaked at 64.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 1960.
Netherlands ranks 34th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 | 22.6% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 1 |
| 1970s | 28.7% | 27.9% | 29.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 35.9% | 29.2% | 42.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 48.2% | 43.9% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 54.1% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 58.4% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 59.9% | 64.4% | 6 |
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- 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 15 62.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 85.6% (2025)
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- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 82.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Netherlands?
- Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Netherlands was 64.4% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate?
- Netherlands ranks 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 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 Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.