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
Latest (2025)
5.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 41 countries
All-time high
6.0%
in 2021
All-time low
4.0%
in 2013
Years of data
15
2011–2025
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
Netherlands recorded 5.0% for transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in 2025.
The figure 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% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 5.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 5.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.0%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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 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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