Persons outside … Persons population private households in Netherlands
Netherlands: Persons outside … Persons population private households was 23.8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
23.8
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
45th
of 47 countries
All-time high
46.7
in 1985
All-time low
23.8
in 2025
Years of data
41
1983–2025
Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Netherlands, 1983–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Netherlands stood at 23.8. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Netherlands peaked at 46.7 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 23.8, in 2025.
Netherlands ranks 45th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Persons outside … Persons population private households in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 46.4 | — |
| 1985 | 46.7 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 40.7 | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 41 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 40.6 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 39.7 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 39.1 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 38.6 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 38.4 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 37.6 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 37.2 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 36.6 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 35.2 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 34.3 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 33.3 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 32.1 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 31.3 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 30.5 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 30.6 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 30.4 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 31.8 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 31.6 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 30.5 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 29.5 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 29.3 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 29.8 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 30 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 29.5 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 29.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29.9 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 29.8 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 30 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 29.9 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.5 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 28.8 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 28.9 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 26.5 | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 25.2 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 24.2 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 24 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 23.8 | -0.8% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 23.8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.75, 75% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 23.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.8, 77% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.08 | 40.6 | 46.7 | 5 |
| 1990s | 37 | 33.3 | 39.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.76 | 29.3 | 32.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.67 | 28.8 | 30 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.43 | 23.8 | 28.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 43 Switzerland 24.5 compare
- 44 Sweden 24.3 compare
- 45 Netherlands 23.8 compare
- 47 Iceland 18.5 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)
- 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 persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Netherlands?
- Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Netherlands was 23.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7 in 1985.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8 in 2025.
- How does Netherlands rank for persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private?
- Netherlands ranks 45th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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