Labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and in Netherlands
Netherlands: Labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and was 76.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
76.2%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
2nd
of 42 countries
All-time high
76.2%
in 2025
All-time low
73.5%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and in Netherlands, 2021–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 76.2% for labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over five years.
Netherlands ranks 2nd of 42 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 73.5% | — |
| 2022 | 74.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 75.8% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 76.2% | +0.3% |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 Iceland 81.5% compare
- 2 Netherlands 76.2% compare
- 4 Sweden 75.7% compare
- 5 Switzerland 75.5% 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)
- 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 migration status, citizenship and in Netherlands?
- Labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and in Netherlands was 76.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 76.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.5% in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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