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 Total 2023 1st quarter 2,169 1,777 1,633 144 8.1 392 75.3
Total male and female 15 to 24 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 1,647 1,307 1,194 113 8.7 340 72.5
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 522 469 439 31 6.6 52 84.0
Total male and female 15 to 19 years Total 2023 1st quarter 1,014 778 699 80 10.3 235 68.9
Total male and female 15 to 19 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 924 705 633 72 10.2 220 68.5
Total male and female 15 to 19 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 89 74 65 8 11.3 16 73.3
Total male and female 20 to 24 years Total 2023 1st quarter 1,156 998 934 64 6.4 157 80.8
Total male and female 20 to 24 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 723 603 561 42 6.9 120 77.6
Total male and female 20 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 433 396 373 23 5.7 37 86.2
Total male and female 15 years Total 2023 1st quarter 191 128 103 25 19.8 63 53.7
Total male and female 15 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 189 127 102 25 19.6 62 53.9
Total male and female 15 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 2 1 0 0 . 1 .
Total male and female 16 years Total 2023 1st quarter 194 143 129 13 9.3 52 66.6
Total male and female 16 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 191 141 128 13 8.9 50 67.1
Total male and female 16 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 3 2 1 1 . 1 .
Total male and female 17 years Total 2023 1st quarter 196 152 141 11 7.5 44 71.8
Total male and female 17 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 188 145 135 11 7.4 43 71.7
Total male and female 17 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 8 7 6 1 . 2 .
Total male and female 18 years Total 2023 1st quarter 208 167 151 16 9.6 41 72.4
Total male and female 18 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 177 142 129 13 8.9 35 73.1
Total male and female 18 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 31 25 21 3 . 6 68.2
Total male and female 19 years Total 2023 1st quarter 224 189 175 14 7.4 35 78.2
Total male and female 19 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 179 149 139 11 7.2 30 77.5
Total male and female 19 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 45 40 37 3 8.0 5 81.1
Total male and female 20 years Total 2023 1st quarter 228 189 176 13 6.8 39 77.2
Total male and female 20 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 171 140 131 9 6.6 31 76.5
Total male and female 20 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 57 49 45 4 7.4 8 79.3
Total male and female 21 years Total 2023 1st quarter 230 198 181 17 8.7 31 78.9
Total male and female 21 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 165 142 128 13 9.3 24 77.6
Total male and female 21 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 64 57 53 4 7.1 7 82.1
Total male and female 22 years Total 2023 1st quarter 235 208 197 11 5.4 27 83.8
Total male and female 22 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 154 132 125 7 5.0 22 81.4
Total male and female 22 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 81 76 72 5 6.1 5 88.3
Total male and female 23 years Total 2023 1st quarter 232 202 192 10 4.7 31 82.7
Total male and female 23 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 123 100 94 6 5.8 22 77.0
Total male and female 23 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 110 101 98 4 3.7 8 89.2
Total male and female 24 years Total 2023 1st quarter 230 201 187 13 6.7 29 81.4
Total male and female 24 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 110 89 82 7 7.7 21 74.5
Total male and female 24 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 121 112 106 7 5.9 8 87.7
Male 15 to 24 years Total 2023 1st quarter 1,101 908 837 71 7.8 193 76.0
Male 15 to 24 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 827 657 605 52 8.0 170 73.1
Male 15 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 274 251 232 19 7.6 23 84.6
Male 15 to 19 years Total 2023 1st quarter 517 398 358 40 10.2 119 69.2
Male 15 to 19 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 470 358 323 36 10.0 111 68.7
Male 15 to 19 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 47 40 35 5 12.0 7 74.1
Male 20 to 24 years Total 2023 1st quarter 584 510 479 31 6.0 75 82.0
Male 20 to 24 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 358 299 282 17 5.5 59 79.0
Male 20 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 227 211 197 14 6.7 16 86.8
Male 15 years Total 2023 1st quarter 98 64 53 10 16.4 34 54.7
Male 15 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 96 63 53 10 16.5 33 54.9
Male 15 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 1 0 0 0 . 1 .
Male 16 years Total 2023 1st quarter 100 73 66 7 9.3 27 66.3
Male 16 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 99 73 66 7 9.3 26 66.7
Male 16 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 1 0 0 0 . 1 .
Male 17 years Total 2023 1st quarter 101 79 73 6 7.8 22 72.2
Male 17 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 96 75 69 6 7.5 21 72.1
Male 17 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 4 4 3 0 . 1 .
Male 18 years Total 2023 1st quarter 106 85 75 11 12.8 21 70.2
Male 18 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 90 72 64 8 10.9 18 71.0
Male 18 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 16 14 11 3 . 3 .
Male 19 years Total 2023 1st quarter 113 97 91 6 6.5 16 80.5
Male 19 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 88 76 71 5 6.6 13 79.9
Male 19 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 25 22 20 1 . 3 .
Male 20 years Total 2023 1st quarter 115 96 90 6 5.7 19 78.5
Male 20 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 85 69 65 4 5.8 16 76.5
Male 20 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 30 27 26 1 . 3 84.1
Male 21 years Total 2023 1st quarter 116 101 93 8 7.8 15 80.6
Male 21 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 81 70 64 5 7.6 11 79.6
Male 21 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 35 32 29 3 8.4 3 82.8
Male 22 years Total 2023 1st quarter 119 109 104 5 4.4 10 87.6
Male 22 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 74 66 64 2 3.2 8 86.5
Male 22 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 45 43 40 3 6.4 2 89.4
Male 23 years Total 2023 1st quarter 118 102 96 6 5.6 16 81.5
Male 23 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 64 52 49 3 5.5 12 76.9
Male 23 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 53 49 47 3 5.7 4 87.1
Male 24 years Total 2023 1st quarter 117 102 95 7 6.6 15 81.5
Male 24 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 54 43 40 2 5.6 12 74.0
Male 24 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 62 59 55 4 7.4 3 88.1
Female 15 to 24 years Total 2023 1st quarter 1,068 869 796 73 8.4 199 74.5
Female 15 to 24 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 820 650 589 61 9.4 170 71.8
Female 15 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 248 219 207 12 5.5 29 83.4
Female 15 to 19 years Total 2023 1st quarter 497 380 341 39 10.4 116 68.6
Female 15 to 19 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 455 347 311 36 10.4 108 68.3
Female 15 to 19 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 42 34 30 4 10.4 8 72.4
Female 20 to 24 years Total 2023 1st quarter 571 489 455 34 6.9 83 79.6
Female 20 to 24 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 365 304 279 25 8.3 62 76.2
Female 20 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 206 185 176 8 4.6 21 85.7
Female 15 years Total 2023 1st quarter 94 64 49 15 23.3 29 52.6
Female 15 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 93 64 49 15 22.8 29 52.9
Female 15 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 1 0 0 0 . 0 .
Female 16 years Total 2023 1st quarter 94 70 63 6 9.3 25 67.0
Female 16 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 93 68 63 6 8.5 24 67.5
Female 16 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 2 1 1 1 . 0 .
Female 17 years Total 2023 1st quarter 96 74 68 5 7.1 22 71.3
Female 17 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 92 71 66 5 7.2 21 71.3
Female 17 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 4 3 3 0 . 1 .
Female 18 years Total 2023 1st quarter 102 81 76 5 6.3 21 74.7
Female 18 years In formal education 2023 1st quarter 87 70 65 5 6.8 17 75.3
Female 18 years Not in formal education 2023 1st quarter 15 11 11 0 . 4 .
Female 19 years Total 2023 1st quarter 111 92 84 8 8.3 19 75.9
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 16, 2023:
The figures for 1st quarter 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 on August 16, 2023.

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.