Labour participation; key figures

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Labour participation; key figures
Sex Age Highest educational level Periods Gross labour participation rate (%) Net labour participation rate (%)
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total 2023 75.8 73.1
Total male and female 15 to 74 years 1 Lower education 2023 60.3 56.9
Total male and female 15 to 74 years 2 Intermediate education 2023 77.9 75.4
Total male and female 15 to 74 years 3 Higher education 2023 85.0 82.7
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Unknown 2023 53.1 50.9
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Total 2023 83.4 76.5
Total male and female 15 to 24 years 1 Lower education 2023 78.0 69.4
Total male and female 15 to 24 years 2 Intermediate education 2023 86.5 81.0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years 3 Higher education 2023 89.6 83.8
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Unknown 2023 . .
Total male and female 15 to 64 years Total 2023 85.5 82.4
Total male and female 15 to 64 years 1 Lower education 2023 73.7 69.4
Total male and female 15 to 64 years 2 Intermediate education 2023 86.5 83.8
Total male and female 15 to 64 years 3 Higher education 2023 92.0 89.5
Total male and female 15 to 64 years Unknown 2023 61.3 58.9
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Total 2023 90.1 87.5
Total male and female 25 to 44 years 1 Lower education 2023 74.6 71.2
Total male and female 25 to 44 years 2 Intermediate education 2023 89.6 87.2
Total male and female 25 to 44 years 3 Higher education 2023 94.5 91.9
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Unknown 2023 72.3 69.3
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Total 2023 90.4 87.3
Total male and female 25 to 34 years 1 Lower education 2023 73.7 69.0
Total male and female 25 to 34 years 2 Intermediate education 2023 89.2 86.3
Total male and female 25 to 34 years 3 Higher education 2023 94.6 91.7
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Unknown 2023 . .
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Total 2023 89.8 87.6
Total male and female 35 to 44 years 1 Lower education 2023 75.3 72.8
Total male and female 35 to 44 years 2 Intermediate education 2023 90.1 88.2
Total male and female 35 to 44 years 3 Higher education 2023 94.3 92.2
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Unknown 2023 . .
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Total 2023 87.6 86.1
Total male and female 45 to 54 years 1 Lower education 2023 74.5 73.0
Total male and female 45 to 54 years 2 Intermediate education 2023 88.9 87.5
Total male and female 45 to 54 years 3 Higher education 2023 93.4 91.7
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Unknown 2023 52.6 51.5
Total male and female 45 to 64 years Total 2023 82.0 80.4
Total male and female 45 to 64 years 1 Lower education 2023 70.0 68.5
Total male and female 45 to 64 years 2 Intermediate education 2023 83.9 82.3
Total male and female 45 to 64 years 3 Higher education 2023 88.9 87.2
Total male and female 45 to 64 years Unknown 2023 53.2 51.3
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Total 2023 63.6 62.3
Total male and female 45 to 74 years 1 Lower education 2023 47.9 46.8
Total male and female 45 to 74 years 2 Intermediate education 2023 67.0 65.7
Total male and female 45 to 74 years 3 Higher education 2023 74.4 72.7
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Unknown 2023 41.8 40.2
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Total 2023 76.7 75.0
Total male and female 55 to 64 years 1 Lower education 2023 67.2 65.6
Total male and female 55 to 64 years 2 Intermediate education 2023 79.3 77.5
Total male and female 55 to 64 years 3 Higher education 2023 83.3 81.4
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Unknown 2023 53.7 51.2
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Total 2023 18.8 18.1
Total male and female 65 to 74 years 1 Lower education 2023 14.9 14.5
Total male and female 65 to 74 years 2 Intermediate education 2023 19.1 18.4
Total male and female 65 to 74 years 3 Higher education 2023 24.8 23.6
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Unknown 2023 . .
Total male and female 15 to 19 years Total 2023 79.3 70.9
Total male and female 15 to 19 years 1 Lower education 2023 77.5 68.5
Total male and female 15 to 19 years 2 Intermediate education 2023 84.9 77.9
Total male and female 15 to 19 years 3 Higher education 2023 . .
Total male and female 15 to 19 years Unknown 2023 . .
Total male and female 20 to 24 years Total 2023 86.8 81.3
Total male and female 20 to 24 years 1 Lower education 2023 80.4 73.6
Total male and female 20 to 24 years 2 Intermediate education 2023 87.1 82.0
Total male and female 20 to 24 years 3 Higher education 2023 89.7 83.9
Total male and female 20 to 24 years Unknown 2023 . .
Total male and female 25 to 29 years Total 2023 90.0 86.4
Total male and female 25 to 29 years 1 Lower education 2023 71.4 66.4
Total male and female 25 to 29 years 2 Intermediate education 2023 89.0 85.6
Total male and female 25 to 29 years 3 Higher education 2023 94.0 90.5
Total male and female 25 to 29 years Unknown 2023 . .
Total male and female 30 to 34 years Total 2023 90.8 88.2
Total male and female 30 to 34 years 1 Lower education 2023 75.3 70.9
Total male and female 30 to 34 years 2 Intermediate education 2023 89.4 87.0
Total male and female 30 to 34 years 3 Higher education 2023 95.1 93.0
Total male and female 30 to 34 years Unknown 2023 . .
Total male and female 35 to 39 years Total 2023 89.9 87.6
Total male and female 35 to 39 years 1 Lower education 2023 73.2 70.3
Total male and female 35 to 39 years 2 Intermediate education 2023 90.1 88.2
Total male and female 35 to 39 years 3 Higher education 2023 94.7 92.4
Total male and female 35 to 39 years Unknown 2023 . .
Total male and female 40 to 44 years Total 2023 89.6 87.6
Total male and female 40 to 44 years 1 Lower education 2023 77.1 75.0
Total male and female 40 to 44 years 2 Intermediate education 2023 90.2 88.2
Total male and female 40 to 44 years 3 Higher education 2023 94.0 92.0
Total male and female 40 to 44 years Unknown 2023 . .
Total male and female 45 to 49 years Total 2023 89.0 87.2
Total male and female 45 to 49 years 1 Lower education 2023 75.1 73.0
Total male and female 45 to 49 years 2 Intermediate education 2023 89.7 88.0
Total male and female 45 to 49 years 3 Higher education 2023 94.0 92.4
Total male and female 45 to 49 years Unknown 2023 . .
Total male and female 50 to 54 years Total 2023 86.5 85.1
Total male and female 50 to 54 years 1 Lower education 2023 74.1 72.9
Total male and female 50 to 54 years 2 Intermediate education 2023 88.3 87.1
Total male and female 50 to 54 years 3 Higher education 2023 92.9 91.1
Total male and female 50 to 54 years Unknown 2023 . .
Total male and female 55 to 59 years Total 2023 83.7 82.1
Total male and female 55 to 59 years 1 Lower education 2023 73.9 72.1
Total male and female 55 to 59 years 2 Intermediate education 2023 86.4 84.8
Total male and female 55 to 59 years 3 Higher education 2023 89.1 87.5
Total male and female 55 to 59 years Unknown 2023 . .
Source: CBS.
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This table contains quarterly and yearly figures on labour participation in the Netherlands. The population of 15 to 74 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 level of 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 years 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 May 15, 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.