Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and in Netherlands
Netherlands: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and was 68.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and in Netherlands, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 68.7% for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and in Netherlands peaked at 68.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.2%, in 1995.
Netherlands ranks 2nd of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 59.2% | — |
| 1996 | 59.7% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 60.9% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 61.7% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 62.5% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 63.5% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 64.2% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 64.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 64.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 64.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 63.4% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 63.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 64.5% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 65.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 65.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 64.8% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 64.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 64.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 64.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 64.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 64.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 64.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 64.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 68.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 68.7% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.8% | 59.2% | 62.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 64.5% | 63.4% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 64.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 64.5% | 68.7% | 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)
- 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 labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and in Netherlands?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and in Netherlands was 68.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2% in 1995.
- How does Netherlands rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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