Labour force participation rate in Netherlands
Netherlands: Labour force participation rate was 68.65 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rate in Netherlands, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour force participation rate in Netherlands is 68.65 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rate in Netherlands peaked at 68.65 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.42 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup, in 2005.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Labour force participation rate in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.7 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | — |
| 2001 | 64.25 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 64.88 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 64.72 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 64.85 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 63.42 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 63.58 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 64.55 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 65.3 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 65.42 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 64.85 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 64.53 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 65 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 64.95 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 64.38 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 64.38 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 64.08 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 64.03 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 64.28 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 64.78 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 64.55 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 66.97 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 67.92 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 68.53 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 68.65 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 68.65 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.47 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 63.42 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 65.42 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.52 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 64.03 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 65 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.55 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 64.55 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 68.65 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 Iceland 75.62 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 2 Estonia 66.45 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 2 New Zealand 70.5 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 3 Lithuania 63.08 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 3 Sweden 67.53 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 3 Croatia 54.1 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 4 Latvia 61.62 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 4 Switzerland 67.33 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 655.76 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 433.18 Persons (2022)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 73.2% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6% (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 82.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rate in Netherlands?
- Labour force participation rate in Netherlands was 68.65 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour force participation rate recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 68.65 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2024.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rate recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.42 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2005.
- How does Netherlands rank for labour force participation rate?
- Netherlands ranks 1st out of 9 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rate rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Labour force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the labour force participation rate is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the labour force participation rate by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The labour force participation rate is calculated as the number of the labour force population as a percentage of the working age population. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.