Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) was 83.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Netherlands, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Netherlands is 83.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Netherlands peaked at 83.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 1985.
Netherlands ranks 1st of 173 countries on this measure, 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, male (%) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 76.2% | — |
| 1977 | 50.8% | -33.3% |
| 1979 | 49.5% | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 50.1% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 49.1% | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 49.5% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 49.0% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 46.3% | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 48.1% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 61.4% | +27.8% |
| 1988 | 57.8% | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 57.8% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 60.0% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 60.6% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 60.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 61.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 61.6% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 62.2% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 61.3% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 64.3% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 67.3% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 67.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 73.4% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 74.7% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 75.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 72.2% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 68.2% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 68.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 70.6% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 71.4% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 70.5% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 67.9% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 67.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 68.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 67.7% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 76.8% | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 81.7% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 83.2% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.2% | 76.2% | 76.2% | 1 |
| 1970s | 50.1% | 49.5% | 50.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 52.1% | 46.3% | 61.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 62.6% | 60.0% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 68.1% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.8% | 67.0% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 67.7% | 83.7% | 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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Netherlands?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 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, male (%) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 1985.
- How does Netherlands rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Netherlands ranks 1st out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. 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, male (%) (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.