Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) was 82.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Netherlands, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 82.2% for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Netherlands peaked at 82.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.4%, in 1990.
That places Netherlands 6th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.4% | — |
| 1991 | 68.0% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 68.7% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 69.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 69.3% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 69.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 69.9% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 70.5% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 71.1% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 71.8% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 72.6% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 73.3% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 73.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 73.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 73.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 73.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 74.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 74.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 74.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 75.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 75.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 77.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 76.7% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 77.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 77.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 78.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 79.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 79.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 80.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 81.1% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 82.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.5% | 67.4% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.9% | 72.6% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 75.3% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 79.8% | 82.2% | 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 labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Netherlands?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Netherlands was 82.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.4% in 1990.
- How does Netherlands rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Netherlands ranks 6th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.