Labour participation; young people, 2003-2022

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Sex Age Formal Education Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Full-time (x 1 000)
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Total 368
In formal education 137
Not in formal education 232
15 to 19 years Total 52
In formal education 35
Not in formal education 17
20 to 24 years Total 316
In formal education 102
Not in formal education 214
15 years Total 0
In formal education 0
Not in formal education 0
16 years Total 2
In formal education 2
Not in formal education 0
17 years Total 8
In formal education 8
Not in formal education 0
18 years Total 18
In formal education 12
Not in formal education 6
19 years Total 24
In formal education 13
Not in formal education 11
20 years Total 42
In formal education 22
Not in formal education 20
21 years Total 55
In formal education 24
Not in formal education 31
22 years Total 54
In formal education 18
Not in formal education 36
23 years Total 69
In formal education 21
Not in formal education 48
24 years Total 96
In formal education 17
Not in formal education 80
Male 15 to 24 years Total 231
In formal education 83
Not in formal education 148
15 to 19 years Total 39
In formal education 24
Not in formal education 15
20 to 24 years Total 192
In formal education 58
Not in formal education 133
15 years Total 0
In formal education 0
Not in formal education 0
16 years Total 2
In formal education 1
Not in formal education 0
17 years Total 6
In formal education 6
Not in formal education 0
18 years Total 13
In formal education 7
Not in formal education 5
19 years Total 18
In formal education 9
Not in formal education 9
20 years Total 26
In formal education 11
Not in formal education 14
21 years Total 34
In formal education 14
Not in formal education 20
22 years Total 33
In formal education 11
Not in formal education 22
23 years Total 47
In formal education 13
Not in formal education 33
24 years Total 53
In formal education 9
Not in formal education 44
Female 15 to 24 years Total 138
In formal education 54
Not in formal education 83
15 to 19 years Total 13
In formal education 10
Not in formal education 3
20 to 24 years Total 125
In formal education 44
Not in formal education 81
15 years Total 0
In formal education 0
Not in formal education 0
16 years Total 0
In formal education 0
Not in formal education 0
17 years Total 2
In formal education 1
Not in formal education 0
18 years Total 5
In formal education 5
Not in formal education 0
19 years Total 6
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains quarterly and yearly figures on labour participation of young people in the Netherlands. The population of 15 to 24 years of age (excluding the institutionalized population) is divided into the employed labour force, the unemployed labour force and those not in the labour force. The employed labour force is subdivided on the basis of the professional status and the average working hours. A division by sex, age and whether they are in education is available.

Due to changes in the survey design and the questionnaire of the Labour Force Survey (LFS), a revision of the figures for 2021 was carried out in the first quarter of 2022.
As a result, the numbers of 2021 and later will not be comparable to the years 2003-2020.

Data available for 2003-2022

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.

Changes as of August 17, 2022:
None, the table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be released?
Not applicable. This table has been replaced, see paragraph 3 for a link to the new table.

Description topics

Labour force
People
- who have paid work (employed labour force), or
- who don’t have paid work, recently looked for work and are directly available for it (unemployed labour force).

This definition concerns people who live in the Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.
Employed labour force
People who have paid work.

This definition concerns people who live in the Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.
Working hours
The number of hours someone works in a normal or average working week.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.

Full-time
The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 35 hours or more.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.