Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Netherlands
Netherlands: Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour was 5.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Netherlands, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of population outside the labour force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Netherlands is 5.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Netherlands peaked at 6.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2013.
Netherlands ranks 14th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population outside the labour force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.0% | — |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Netherlands?
- Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Netherlands was 5.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour?
- Netherlands ranks 14th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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 Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour market attachment (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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