Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Netherlands
Netherlands: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force was 4,701 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Netherlands, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 4,701 Persons for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Netherlands peaked at 5,129 Persons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,546 Persons, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,650 Persons | 4,546 Persons | 4,797 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,923 Persons | 4,732 Persons | 5,085 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,771 Persons | 4,653 Persons | 5,129 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 655.76 Persons (2022)
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- Patents - international collaboration in technology development 3,087 Co-inventions (2023)
- Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels 9,899 Persons (2025)
- Unemployed population — Unemployment 396.12 Persons (2025)
- Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked 1,436 Hours per year per person (2025)
- Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment 8,290 Persons (2025)
- Employment by professional status 9,899 Persons (2025)
- Incidence of unemployment by duration 29.13 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment 10,157 Persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Netherlands?
- Population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Netherlands was 4,701 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 5,129 Persons in 2020.
- What is the lowest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,546 Persons in 2002.
- How does Netherlands rank for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- Netherlands ranks 6th out of 10 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population 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 persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). 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.