Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 87.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Netherlands, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 87.2% for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Netherlands peaked at 87.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 70.7%, in 1990.
Netherlands ranks 43rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.7% | — |
| 1991 | 71.3% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 72.1% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 72.5% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 72.7% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 72.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 73.2% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 73.9% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 74.6% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 75.5% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 76.5% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 77.6% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 78.5% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 79.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 79.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 79.8% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 80.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 82.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 83.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 83.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 84.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 85.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 86.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 86.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.9% | 70.7% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.3% | 76.5% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 82.6% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.9% | 86.5% | 87.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 40 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 87.4% compare
- 41 Estonia 87.3% compare
- 42 Canada 87.3% compare
- 44 Switzerland 87.2% compare
- 45 Lao People's Democratic Republic 87.2% compare
- 46 Namibia 87.1% 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Netherlands?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Netherlands was 87.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 1990.
- How does Netherlands rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Netherlands ranks 43rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.