Labour participation; young people

Labour participation; young people

Sex Age Formal Eduation Periods Labour force Employed labour force Professional status Professional status is unknown (x 1 000)
Total male and female 15 to 24 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Total male and female 15 to 19 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Total male and female 15 to 19 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Total male and female 20 to 24 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Total male and female 20 to 24 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Total male and female 15 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Total male and female 15 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Total male and female 16 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Total male and female 16 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Total male and female 17 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Total male and female 17 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Total male and female 18 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Total male and female 18 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Total male and female 19 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Total male and female 19 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Total male and female 20 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Total male and female 20 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Total male and female 21 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Total male and female 21 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Total male and female 22 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Total male and female 22 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Total male and female 23 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Total male and female 23 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Total male and female 24 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Total male and female 24 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Male 15 to 24 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Male 15 to 24 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Male 15 to 19 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Male 15 to 19 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Male 20 to 24 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Male 20 to 24 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Male 15 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Male 15 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Male 16 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Male 16 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Male 17 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Male 17 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Male 18 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Male 18 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Male 19 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Male 19 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Male 20 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Male 20 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Male 21 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Male 21 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Male 22 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Male 22 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Male 23 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Male 23 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Male 24 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Male 24 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Female 15 to 24 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Female 15 to 24 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Female 15 to 19 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Female 15 to 19 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Female 20 to 24 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Female 20 to 24 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Female 15 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Female 15 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Female 16 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Female 16 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Female 17 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Female 17 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Female 18 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Female 18 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Female 19 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Female 19 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Female 20 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Female 20 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Female 21 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Female 21 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Female 22 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Female 22 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Female 23 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Female 23 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Female 24 years In formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
Female 24 years Not in formal education 2024 1st quarter 0
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 May 15, 2024:
The figures for 1st quarter 2024 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 August 2024.

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.
Professional status
Classification of the employed labour force into:
Employee
-  permanent
-  flexible
Self-employed
-  without employees (solo self-employed)
-  with employees
-  contributing family worker

When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.
Professional status is unknown