Labour participation; young people

Labour participation; young people

Sex Age Formal Eduation Periods Labour force and not in the labour force (x 1 000) Labour force Labour force (x 1 000) Labour force Employed labour force Employed labour force (x 1 000) Labour force Unemployed labour force (x 1 000) Labour force Unemployment rate (%) Not in the labour force (x 1 000) Net labour participation rate (%)
Total male and female 15 to 24 years In formal education 2023 1,636 1,326 1,208 118 8.9 310 73.8
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 534 482 451 31 6.5 51 84.5
Total male and female 15 to 19 years In formal education 2023 920 727 649 78 10.7 193 70.6
Total male and female 15 to 19 years Not in formal education 2023 89 74 66 8 10.4 16 74.1
Total male and female 20 to 24 years In formal education 2023 716 599 559 40 6.7 117 78.0
Total male and female 20 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 444 409 385 24 5.8 36 86.6
Total male and female 15 years In formal education 2023 190 134 111 23 17.3 56 58.4
Total male and female 15 years Not in formal education 2023 3 2 1 0 . 1 .
Total male and female 16 years In formal education 2023 190 148 130 18 12.3 42 68.4
Total male and female 16 years Not in formal education 2023 3 2 1 1 . 1 .
Total male and female 17 years In formal education 2023 188 153 139 14 9.1 35 73.9
Total male and female 17 years Not in formal education 2023 8 6 6 1 . 1 .
Total male and female 18 years In formal education 2023 175 144 132 12 8.3 31 75.4
Total male and female 18 years Not in formal education 2023 31 25 22 4 13.9 6 70.7
Total male and female 19 years In formal education 2023 176 147 137 10 7.0 29 77.8
Total male and female 19 years Not in formal education 2023 44 38 36 3 7.3 6 80.2
Total male and female 20 years In formal education 2023 173 141 132 9 6.5 31 76.6
Total male and female 20 years Not in formal education 2023 57 50 46 4 7.2 7 81.4
Total male and female 21 years In formal education 2023 164 139 129 10 7.0 25 78.6
Total male and female 21 years Not in formal education 2023 66 59 55 4 7.5 6 83.4
Total male and female 22 years In formal education 2023 151 128 120 7 5.8 23 79.6
Total male and female 22 years Not in formal education 2023 83 77 72 4 5.9 6 87.1
Total male and female 23 years In formal education 2023 124 104 97 7 7.1 20 78.1
Total male and female 23 years Not in formal education 2023 110 103 97 6 5.5 8 87.9
Total male and female 24 years In formal education 2023 104 87 80 6 7.4 17 77.4
Total male and female 24 years Not in formal education 2023 129 120 115 5 4.5 8 89.2
Male 15 to 24 years In formal education 2023 823 665 607 58 8.7 159 73.7
Male 15 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 278 257 239 19 7.2 21 85.9
Male 15 to 19 years In formal education 2023 466 366 328 38 10.3 100 70.4
Male 15 to 19 years Not in formal education 2023 50 43 38 5 10.9 7 77.1
Male 20 to 24 years In formal education 2023 357 299 279 20 6.8 58 78.0
Male 20 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 228 214 201 14 6.4 14 87.8
Male 15 years In formal education 2023 97 67 57 10 15.1 31 58.1
Male 15 years Not in formal education 2023 1 1 1 0 . 1 .
Male 16 years In formal education 2023 98 77 68 9 11.4 21 69.7
Male 16 years Not in formal education 2023 2 1 1 0 . 1 .
Male 17 years In formal education 2023 96 78 71 8 9.8 18 73.3
Male 17 years Not in formal education 2023 4 4 3 0 . 1 .
Male 18 years In formal education 2023 89 72 65 6 8.9 18 73.1
Male 18 years Not in formal education 2023 16 14 11 3 . 2 71.0
Male 19 years In formal education 2023 86 72 68 5 6.6 13 79.1
Male 19 years Not in formal education 2023 26 23 22 2 6.8 3 83.6
Male 20 years In formal education 2023 86 70 66 4 6.2 15 76.9
Male 20 years Not in formal education 2023 30 27 25 2 7.0 2 85.7
Male 21 years In formal education 2023 81 68 64 4 6.6 13 78.8
Male 21 years Not in formal education 2023 35 33 30 2 7.0 3 85.7
Male 22 years In formal education 2023 74 63 59 3 5.5 11 80.4
Male 22 years Not in formal education 2023 45 42 39 3 7.3 2 87.8
Male 23 years In formal education 2023 63 53 49 4 8.3 10 76.8
Male 23 years Not in formal education 2023 55 52 48 3 6.4 3 87.8
Male 24 years In formal education 2023 54 45 41 4 8.1 9 76.5
Male 24 years Not in formal education 2023 64 61 57 3 5.3 3 89.9
Female 15 to 24 years In formal education 2023 812 661 601 60 9.1 151 74.0
Female 15 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 256 225 212 13 5.7 30 83.1
Female 15 to 19 years In formal education 2023 454 361 321 40 11.1 93 70.8
Female 15 to 19 years Not in formal education 2023 40 31 28 3 9.6 9 70.3
Female 20 to 24 years In formal education 2023 358 300 280 20 6.6 59 78.1
Female 20 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 216 194 184 10 5.0 22 85.4
Female 15 years In formal education 2023 93 68 55 13 19.6 25 58.6
Female 15 years Not in formal education 2023 1 1 1 0 . 1 .
Female 16 years In formal education 2023 93 72 62 9 13.2 21 67.0
Female 16 years Not in formal education 2023 2 1 0 0 . 1 .
Female 17 years In formal education 2023 92 75 68 6 8.3 17 74.6
Female 17 years Not in formal education 2023 3 3 2 0 . 1 .
Female 18 years In formal education 2023 86 72 67 5 7.6 13 77.9
Female 18 years Not in formal education 2023 15 12 11 1 . 3 .
Female 19 years In formal education 2023 91 75 69 6 7.5 16 76.5
Female 19 years Not in formal education 2023 18 15 14 1 . 3 75.4
Female 20 years In formal education 2023 87 71 66 5 6.8 16 76.2
Female 20 years Not in formal education 2023 27 23 21 2 7.4 5 76.8
Female 21 years In formal education 2023 84 71 65 5 7.4 13 78.4
Female 21 years Not in formal education 2023 30 27 25 2 8.1 4 80.8
Female 22 years In formal education 2023 78 65 61 4 6.1 12 78.8
Female 22 years Not in formal education 2023 38 34 33 1 4.1 4 86.3
Female 23 years In formal education 2023 61 51 48 3 5.9 10 79.4
Female 23 years Not in formal education 2023 55 51 49 2 4.5 4 88.0
Female 24 years In formal education 2023 50 42 39 3 6.7 8 78.4
Female 24 years Not in formal education 2023 65 60 57 2 3.7 5 88.6
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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.

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

Labour force and not in the labour force
People who are part of the employed labour force, the unemployed labour force or who are 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. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.
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.
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.
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.
Unemployed labour force
People who don’t have paid work, recently looked for work and are directly available for it.

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.
Not in the labour force
People who don’t have paid work, who haven’t recently looked for work recently or are not directly available for it.

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.
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.