Labour force: quarterly data … quarterly data level in Netherlands
Netherlands: Labour force: quarterly data … quarterly data level was 76.2% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
76.2%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
3rd
of 47 countries
All-time high
76.3%
in 2025
All-time low
65.7%
in 1998
Years of data
29
1998–2026
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Netherlands, 1998–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2026, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Netherlands stood at 76.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Netherlands peaked at 76.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 65.7%, in 1998.
Netherlands ranks 3rd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Labour force: quarterly data … quarterly data level in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 65.7% | — |
| 1999 | 66.7% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 68.8% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 69.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 69.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 69.3% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 69.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 68.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 69.8% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 70.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 70.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 70.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 70.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 70.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 70.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 70.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 70.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 70.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 70.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 71.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 71.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 73.9% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 75.3% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 75.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 75.8% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 76.3% | +0.7% |
| 2026 | 76.2% | -0.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 76.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 68.5%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 76.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 69.3%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.2% | 65.7% | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 68.3% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.5% | 70.0% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 71.3% | 76.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 Iceland 81.1% compare
- 2 Sweden 76.8% compare
- 4 Netherlands 76.1% compare
- 5 Switzerland 75.4% compare
- 6 Denmark 74.7% compare
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 labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Netherlands?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Netherlands was 76.2% in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.7% in 1998.
- How does Netherlands rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Netherlands ranks 3rd out of 47 countries with data for 2026.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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