Labour participation; young people, 2003-2022
| Sex | Age | Formal Education | Periods | Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Full-time (x 1 000) | Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time Less than 20 working hours a week Less than 20 working hours a week (x 1 000) | Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time Less than 20 working hours a week Less than 12 working hours a week (x 1 000) | Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time Less than 20 working hours a week 12 to 19 working hours a week (x 1 000) | Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time 20 to 34 working hours a week 20 to 34 working hours a week (x 1 000) | Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time 20 to 34 working hours a week 20 to 27 working hours a week (x 1 000) | Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time 20 to 34 working hours a week 28 to 34 working hours a week (x 1 000) |
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| Total male and female | 15 to 24 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 368 | 883 | 612 | 271 | 326 | 167 | 159 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 24 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 137 | 808 | 566 | 242 | 199 | 121 | 78 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 24 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 232 | 75 | 46 | 29 | 128 | 46 | 82 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 19 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 52 | 546 | 411 | 135 | 94 | 57 | 37 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 19 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 35 | 496 | 375 | 121 | 66 | 40 | 26 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 19 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 17 | 50 | 36 | 14 | 28 | 17 | 11 |
| Total male and female | 20 to 24 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 316 | 337 | 201 | 136 | 233 | 111 | 122 |
| Total male and female | 20 to 24 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 102 | 312 | 191 | 121 | 133 | 81 | 51 |
| Total male and female | 20 to 24 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 214 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 100 | 29 | 71 |
| Total male and female | 15 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 0 | 91 | 85 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total male and female | 15 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 0 | 78 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total male and female | 15 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total male and female | 16 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 2 | 116 | 91 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Total male and female | 16 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 2 | 106 | 82 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Total male and female | 16 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total male and female | 17 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 8 | 120 | 84 | 36 | 20 | 12 | 8 |
| Total male and female | 17 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 8 | 108 | 77 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| Total male and female | 17 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Total male and female | 18 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 18 | 112 | 79 | 33 | 26 | 18 | 8 |
| Total male and female | 18 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 12 | 103 | 74 | 29 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| Total male and female | 18 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Total male and female | 19 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 24 | 107 | 73 | 34 | 38 | 20 | 18 |
| Total male and female | 19 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 13 | 101 | 69 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 11 |
| Total male and female | 19 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 6 |
| Total male and female | 20 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 42 | 94 | 59 | 35 | 40 | 23 | 17 |
| Total male and female | 20 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 22 | 87 | 56 | 31 | 27 | 18 | 9 |
| Total male and female | 20 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| Total male and female | 21 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 55 | 84 | 46 | 38 | 41 | 21 | 21 |
| Total male and female | 21 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 24 | 76 | 44 | 32 | 27 | 16 | 11 |
| Total male and female | 21 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 31 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 10 |
| Total male and female | 22 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 54 | 69 | 41 | 28 | 52 | 22 | 30 |
| Total male and female | 22 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 18 | 63 | 38 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 10 |
| Total male and female | 22 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 36 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 20 |
| Total male and female | 23 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 69 | 56 | 34 | 22 | 53 | 27 | 26 |
| Total male and female | 23 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 21 | 52 | 33 | 19 | 33 | 20 | 13 |
| Total male and female | 23 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 48 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 14 |
| Total male and female | 24 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 96 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 47 | 19 | 28 |
| Total male and female | 24 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 17 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 9 |
| Total male and female | 24 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 80 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 19 |
| Male | 15 to 24 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 231 | 424 | 292 | 132 | 143 | 76 | 67 |
| Male | 15 to 24 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 83 | 391 | 271 | 120 | 92 | 54 | 39 |
| Male | 15 to 24 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 148 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 50 | 22 | 28 |
| Male | 15 to 19 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 39 | 262 | 197 | 65 | 51 | 29 | 21 |
| Male | 15 to 19 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 24 | 239 | 180 | 59 | 35 | 20 | 15 |
| Male | 15 to 19 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 15 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| Male | 20 to 24 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 192 | 162 | 95 | 66 | 92 | 47 | 45 |
| Male | 20 to 24 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 58 | 152 | 91 | 61 | 58 | 34 | 23 |
| Male | 20 to 24 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 133 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 12 | 22 |
| Male | 15 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 0 | 49 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Male | 15 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 0 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Male | 15 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Male | 16 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 2 | 60 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Male | 16 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 1 | 55 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Male | 16 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Male | 17 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 6 | 55 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
| Male | 17 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 6 | 49 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Male | 17 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Male | 18 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 13 | 50 | 36 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Male | 18 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 7 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Male | 18 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Male | 19 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 18 | 49 | 33 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 9 |
| Male | 19 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 9 | 45 | 31 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Male | 19 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Male | 20 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 26 | 44 | 29 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
| Male | 20 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 11 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Male | 20 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Male | 21 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 34 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| Male | 21 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 14 | 36 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Male | 21 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Male | 22 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 33 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 11 |
| Male | 22 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 11 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Male | 22 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 22 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Male | 23 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 47 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 8 |
| Male | 23 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 13 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Male | 23 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Male | 24 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 53 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 10 |
| Male | 24 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 9 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Male | 24 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Female | 15 to 24 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 138 | 459 | 320 | 139 | 184 | 91 | 92 |
| Female | 15 to 24 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 54 | 418 | 295 | 122 | 106 | 67 | 39 |
| Female | 15 to 24 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 83 | 42 | 25 | 17 | 78 | 24 | 53 |
| Female | 15 to 19 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 13 | 284 | 214 | 70 | 43 | 27 | 16 |
| Female | 15 to 19 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 10 | 257 | 195 | 62 | 31 | 20 | 11 |
| Female | 15 to 19 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 3 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Female | 20 to 24 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 125 | 176 | 106 | 70 | 141 | 64 | 77 |
| Female | 20 to 24 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 44 | 160 | 100 | 60 | 75 | 47 | 28 |
| Female | 20 to 24 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 81 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 66 | 17 | 49 |
| Female | 15 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 0 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Female | 15 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 0 | 36 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Female | 15 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Female | 16 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 0 | 56 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Female | 16 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 0 | 51 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Female | 16 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Female | 17 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 2 | 65 | 48 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Female | 17 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 1 | 59 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Female | 17 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Female | 18 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 5 | 62 | 43 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| Female | 18 years | In formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 5 | 56 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| Female | 18 years | Not in formal education | 2022 1st quarter | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Female | 19 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 6 | 58 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||||||
Dataset is not available.
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.- Part-time
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 35 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.- Less than 20 working hours a week
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 20 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.- Less than 20 working hours a week
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 20 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
- Less than 12 working hours a week
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 12 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
- 12 to 19 working hours a week
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 12 to 19 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
- 20 to 34 working hours a week
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is is 20 to 34 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.- 20 to 34 working hours a week
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 20 to 34 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
- 20 to 27 working hours a week
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 20 to 27 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
- 28 to 34 working hours a week
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 28 to 34 hours.
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.