Labour participation; young people, 2003-2022

Labour participation; young people, 2003-2022

Sex Age Formal Education Periods Labour force Unemployment rate (%)
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Total 2022 1st quarter 7.6
Total male and female 15 to 24 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 8.0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 6.5
Total male and female 15 to 19 years Total 2022 1st quarter 9.8
Total male and female 15 to 19 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 9.4
Total male and female 15 to 19 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 11.9
Total male and female 20 to 24 years Total 2022 1st quarter 5.8
Total male and female 20 to 24 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 6.4
Total male and female 20 to 24 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 4.8
Total male and female 15 years Total 2022 1st quarter 21.6
Total male and female 15 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 19.9
Total male and female 15 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter .
Total male and female 16 years Total 2022 1st quarter 9.6
Total male and female 16 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 9.1
Total male and female 16 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter .
Total male and female 17 years Total 2022 1st quarter 6.3
Total male and female 17 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 6.9
Total male and female 17 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter .
Total male and female 18 years Total 2022 1st quarter 7.0
Total male and female 18 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 7.0
Total male and female 18 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter .
Total male and female 19 years Total 2022 1st quarter 7.7
Total male and female 19 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 7.4
Total male and female 19 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 9.1
Total male and female 20 years Total 2022 1st quarter 5.5
Total male and female 20 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 5.8
Total male and female 20 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 4.7
Total male and female 21 years Total 2022 1st quarter 4.9
Total male and female 21 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 5.6
Total male and female 21 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 3.3
Total male and female 22 years Total 2022 1st quarter 7.4
Total male and female 22 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 6.7
Total male and female 22 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 8.4
Total male and female 23 years Total 2022 1st quarter 6.5
Total male and female 23 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 7.1
Total male and female 23 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 5.6
Total male and female 24 years Total 2022 1st quarter 4.8
Total male and female 24 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 7.9
Total male and female 24 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 2.7
Male 15 to 24 years Total 2022 1st quarter 7.4
Male 15 to 24 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 7.8
Male 15 to 24 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 6.2
Male 15 to 19 years Total 2022 1st quarter 9.6
Male 15 to 19 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 9.2
Male 15 to 19 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 11.7
Male 20 to 24 years Total 2022 1st quarter 5.5
Male 20 to 24 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 6.3
Male 20 to 24 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 4.4
Male 15 years Total 2022 1st quarter 23.4
Male 15 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 21.7
Male 15 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter .
Male 16 years Total 2022 1st quarter 6.8
Male 16 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 5.7
Male 16 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter .
Male 17 years Total 2022 1st quarter 7.4
Male 17 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 8.0
Male 17 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter .
Male 18 years Total 2022 1st quarter 6.1
Male 18 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 6.0
Male 18 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter .
Male 19 years Total 2022 1st quarter 7.1
Male 19 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 7.0
Male 19 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter .
Male 20 years Total 2022 1st quarter 4.5
Male 20 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 5.0
Male 20 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter .
Male 21 years Total 2022 1st quarter 6.4
Male 21 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 7.2
Male 21 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter .
Male 22 years Total 2022 1st quarter 4.6
Male 22 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 5.2
Male 22 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 3.8
Male 23 years Total 2022 1st quarter 5.8
Male 23 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 5.5
Male 23 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 6.2
Male 24 years Total 2022 1st quarter 6.4
Male 24 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 9.6
Male 24 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 4.3
Female 15 to 24 years Total 2022 1st quarter 7.8
Female 15 to 24 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 8.2
Female 15 to 24 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 6.8
Female 15 to 19 years Total 2022 1st quarter 9.9
Female 15 to 19 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 9.6
Female 15 to 19 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 12.2
Female 20 to 24 years Total 2022 1st quarter 6.1
Female 20 to 24 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 6.6
Female 20 to 24 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 5.3
Female 15 years Total 2022 1st quarter 19.5
Female 15 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 17.6
Female 15 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter .
Female 16 years Total 2022 1st quarter 12.5
Female 16 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 12.7
Female 16 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter .
Female 17 years Total 2022 1st quarter 5.2
Female 17 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 5.8
Female 17 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter .
Female 18 years Total 2022 1st quarter 7.8
Female 18 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 7.9
Female 18 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter .
Female 19 years Total 2022 1st quarter 8.4
Source: CBS.
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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.
Unemployment rate
The unemployed labour force as a percentage of the (employed and 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.