Labour participation; young people

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Labour participation; young people
Sex Age Formal Eduation Periods Gross labour participation rate (%) Net labour participation rate (%)
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Total 2023 83.4 76.5
Total male and female 15 to 24 years In formal education 2023 81.1 73.8
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 90.4 84.5
Total male and female 15 to 19 years Total 2023 79.3 70.9
Total male and female 15 to 19 years In formal education 2023 79.0 70.6
Total male and female 15 to 19 years Not in formal education 2023 82.6 74.1
Total male and female 20 to 24 years Total 2023 86.8 81.3
Total male and female 20 to 24 years In formal education 2023 83.7 78.0
Total male and female 20 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 92.0 86.6
Total male and female 15 years Total 2023 70.4 58.2
Total male and female 15 years In formal education 2023 70.6 58.4
Total male and female 15 years Not in formal education 2023 . .
Total male and female 16 years Total 2023 77.7 67.9
Total male and female 16 years In formal education 2023 78.0 68.4
Total male and female 16 years Not in formal education 2023 . .
Total male and female 17 years Total 2023 81.3 74.0
Total male and female 17 years In formal education 2023 81.3 73.9
Total male and female 17 years Not in formal education 2023 . .
Total male and female 18 years Total 2023 82.2 74.7
Total male and female 18 years In formal education 2023 82.2 75.4
Total male and female 18 years Not in formal education 2023 82.1 70.7
Total male and female 19 years Total 2023 84.3 78.3
Total male and female 19 years In formal education 2023 83.7 77.8
Total male and female 19 years Not in formal education 2023 86.6 80.2
Total male and female 20 years Total 2023 83.3 77.8
Total male and female 20 years In formal education 2023 81.9 76.6
Total male and female 20 years Not in formal education 2023 87.7 81.4
Total male and female 21 years Total 2023 86.1 79.9
Total male and female 21 years In formal education 2023 84.5 78.6
Total male and female 21 years Not in formal education 2023 90.2 83.4
Total male and female 22 years Total 2023 87.4 82.3
Total male and female 22 years In formal education 2023 84.5 79.6
Total male and female 22 years Not in formal education 2023 92.5 87.1
Total male and female 23 years Total 2023 88.3 82.7
Total male and female 23 years In formal education 2023 84.1 78.1
Total male and female 23 years Not in formal education 2023 93.0 87.9
Total male and female 24 years Total 2023 89.1 83.9
Total male and female 24 years In formal education 2023 83.6 77.4
Total male and female 24 years Not in formal education 2023 93.4 89.2
Male 15 to 24 years Total 2023 83.7 76.8
Male 15 to 24 years In formal education 2023 80.7 73.7
Male 15 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 92.5 85.9
Male 15 to 19 years Total 2023 79.2 71.1
Male 15 to 19 years In formal education 2023 78.5 70.4
Male 15 to 19 years Not in formal education 2023 86.5 77.1
Male 20 to 24 years Total 2023 87.6 81.8
Male 20 to 24 years In formal education 2023 83.7 78.0
Male 20 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 93.8 87.8
Male 15 years Total 2023 68.2 58.0
Male 15 years In formal education 2023 68.4 58.1
Male 15 years Not in formal education 2023 . .
Male 16 years Total 2023 78.4 69.4
Male 16 years In formal education 2023 78.6 69.7
Male 16 years Not in formal education 2023 . .
Male 17 years Total 2023 81.5 73.6
Male 17 years In formal education 2023 81.2 73.3
Male 17 years Not in formal education 2023 . .
Male 18 years Total 2023 81.2 72.8
Male 18 years In formal education 2023 80.3 73.1
Male 18 years Not in formal education 2023 86.6 71.0
Male 19 years Total 2023 85.9 80.2
Male 19 years In formal education 2023 84.7 79.1
Male 19 years Not in formal education 2023 89.6 83.6
Male 20 years Total 2023 84.6 79.2
Male 20 years In formal education 2023 82.0 76.9
Male 20 years Not in formal education 2023 92.2 85.7
Male 21 years Total 2023 86.7 80.9
Male 21 years In formal education 2023 84.3 78.8
Male 21 years Not in formal education 2023 92.2 85.7
Male 22 years Total 2023 88.8 83.2
Male 22 years In formal education 2023 85.1 80.4
Male 22 years Not in formal education 2023 94.7 87.8
Male 23 years Total 2023 88.5 81.9
Male 23 years In formal education 2023 83.8 76.8
Male 23 years Not in formal education 2023 93.9 87.8
Male 24 years Total 2023 89.5 83.8
Male 24 years In formal education 2023 83.2 76.5
Male 24 years Not in formal education 2023 94.9 89.9
Female 15 to 24 years Total 2023 83.0 76.2
Female 15 to 24 years In formal education 2023 81.4 74.0
Female 15 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 88.1 83.1
Female 15 to 19 years Total 2023 79.5 70.7
Female 15 to 19 years In formal education 2023 79.6 70.8
Female 15 to 19 years Not in formal education 2023 77.7 70.3
Female 20 to 24 years Total 2023 86.0 80.9
Female 20 to 24 years In formal education 2023 83.7 78.1
Female 20 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 90.0 85.4
Female 15 years Total 2023 72.7 58.5
Female 15 years In formal education 2023 72.9 58.6
Female 15 years Not in formal education 2023 . .
Female 16 years Total 2023 76.9 66.4
Female 16 years In formal education 2023 77.3 67.0
Female 16 years Not in formal education 2023 . .
Female 17 years Total 2023 81.1 74.3
Female 17 years In formal education 2023 81.4 74.6
Female 17 years Not in formal education 2023 . .
Female 18 years Total 2023 83.2 76.7
Female 18 years In formal education 2023 84.3 77.9
Female 18 years Not in formal education 2023 . .
Female 19 years Total 2023 82.6 76.3
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.

Data available from: 2013

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

Changes as of February 14, 2024:
The figures for 4th quarter and year 2023 are added.

Changes as of August 17, 2022:
None, this is a new table. This table has been compiled on the basis of the Labor Force Survey (LFS). Due to changes in the research design and the questionnaire of the LFS, the figures for 2021 are not automatically comparable with the figures up to and including 2020. The key figures in this table have therefore been made consistent with the (non-seasonally adjusted) figures in the table Arbeidsdeelname, kerncijfers seizoengecorrigeerd (see section 4), in which the outcomes for the period 2013-2020 have been recalculated to align with the outcomes from 2021. When further detailing the outcomes according to job and personal characteristics, there may nevertheless be differences from 2020 to 2021 as a result of the new method.

When will new figures be released?
New figures will be published in May 2024.

Description topics

Gross labour participation rate
The percentage of the (employed and unemployed) labour force in the population (labour force and not in the 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.
Net labour participation rate
The percentage of the employed labour force in the population (labour force and not in the 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.