Fertility and female labor force participation in Netherlands
Netherlands: Fertility and female labor force participation was 64.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
64.4
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
34th
of 194 countries
All-time high
64.4
in 2025
All-time low
22.62
in 1960
Years of data
48
1960–2025
Fertility and female labor force participation in Netherlands, 1960–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 64.4 for fertility and female labor force participation 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 and female labor force participation in Netherlands peaked at 64.4 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.62, 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.
Fertility and female labor force participation in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.62 | — |
| 1977 | 27.93 | +23.5% |
| 1979 | 29.4 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 29.15 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 30.64 | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 33.36 | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 34.01 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 34.79 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 35.87 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 41.46 | +15.6% |
| 1988 | 41.8 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 42.25 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 43.89 | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 44.79 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 46.1 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 46.54 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 47.7 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 48.3 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 49.29 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 50.64 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 51.47 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 53.05 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 54.14 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 55.1 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 55.88 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 56.48 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 56.93 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 55.62 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 56.12 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 57.39 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 58.27 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 58.78 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 58.71 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 58.77 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 59.3 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 59.23 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 58.44 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 58.79 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 58.73 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 58.79 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 59.11 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 59.83 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 59.87 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 62.81 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 63.55 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 64.09 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 64.31 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 64.4 | +0.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 64.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 57.22, 1.1× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 64.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.9, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
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 |
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 fertility and female labor force participation in Netherlands?
- Fertility and female labor force participation in Netherlands was 64.4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4 in 2025.
- What is the lowest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.62 in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for fertility and female labor force participation?
- Netherlands ranks 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fertility and female labor force participation 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 Fertility and female labor force participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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