Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) was 83.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Netherlands, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 83.3% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Netherlands peaked at 83.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 1979.
That places Netherlands 2nd out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 56.3% | — |
| 1977 | 45.4% | -19.4% |
| 1979 | 45.3% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 48.4% | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 48.0% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 48.5% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 47.5% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 49.1% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 58.6% | +19.4% |
| 1988 | 56.1% | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 57.2% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 59.2% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 60.1% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 61.1% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 59.7% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 59.6% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 61.8% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 60.9% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 61.8% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 64.9% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 68.0% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 70.9% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 72.4% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 72.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 73.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 71.8% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 66.4% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 66.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 68.5% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 69.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 69.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 68.6% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 69.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 67.7% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 69.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 69.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 69.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 70.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 81.4% | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 83.3% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 83.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.3% | 56.3% | 56.3% | 1 |
| 1970s | 45.3% | 45.3% | 45.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 51.4% | 47.5% | 58.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 61.7% | 59.2% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.1% | 66.3% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 67.7% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 69.9% | 83.3% | 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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Netherlands?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Netherlands was 83.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 1979.
- How does Netherlands rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.