Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs … gaps in Netherlands
Netherlands: Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs … gaps was 83.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Netherlands, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 83.3 for labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Netherlands peaked at 83.3 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45.31, in 1979.
That places Netherlands 2nd out of 171 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs … gaps in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 56.28 | — |
| 1977 | 45.39 | -19.4% |
| 1978 | 45.35 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 45.31 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 48.41 | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 47.97 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 48.97 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 48.51 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 48.01 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 47.51 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 49.06 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 58.6 | +19.4% |
| 1988 | 56.14 | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 57.24 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 59.23 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 60.12 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 61.14 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 59.73 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 59.61 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 61.81 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 60.93 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 61.78 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 64.92 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 68.05 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 70.88 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 72.44 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 72.74 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 73.08 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 71.76 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 66.44 | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 66.26 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 68.52 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 69.17 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 69.58 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 68.61 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 69.23 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 70.75 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 70.02 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 67.7 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 69.42 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 69.2 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 69.69 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 69.79 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 70.32 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 69.86 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 81.36 | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 81.83 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 82.99 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 83.28 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 83.3 | +0.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 83.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.18, 2.3× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 83.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.3, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.28 | 56.28 | 56.28 | 1 |
| 1970s | 45.35 | 45.31 | 45.39 | 3 |
| 1980s | 51.04 | 47.51 | 58.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.73 | 59.23 | 68.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.09 | 66.26 | 73.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.47 | 67.7 | 70.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.44 | 69.86 | 83.3 | 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 labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Netherlands?
- Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Netherlands was 83.3 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.31 in 1979.
- How does Netherlands rank for labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 with 625 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 Our World in Data
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About this data
Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 with 625 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.