Labour participation; position in the household

Labour participation; position in the household

Sex Age Position in household Periods Gross labour participation rate (%) Net labour participation rate (%)
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total persons 2023 75.8 73.1
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person 2023 70.2 67.0
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent 2023 88.3 86.7
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household 2023 79.0 75.9
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple 2023 75.9 74.5
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2023 89.4 88.0
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2023 62.2 60.9
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Child living at home 2023 82.7 75.5
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Adult child 2023 85.4 79.4
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Minor child 2023 76.6 66.7
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Other household member 2023 82.2 77.5
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Total persons 2023 83.4 76.5
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Single person 2023 85.3 79.1
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Parent 2023 75.9 69.7
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Parent in single-parent household 2023 82.2 73.5
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Partner in couple 2023 89.0 85.7
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2023 . .
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2023 92.0 88.8
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Child living at home 2023 82.5 75.2
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Adult child 2023 85.8 80.0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Minor child 2023 76.6 66.7
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Other household member 2023 84.9 78.7
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Total persons 2023 90.1 87.5
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Single person 2023 86.7 83.1
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Parent 2023 90.3 88.5
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Parent in single-parent household 2023 79.1 74.9
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Partner in couple 2023 92.6 90.9
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2023 91.3 89.7
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2023 95.3 93.4
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Child living at home 2023 84.2 77.8
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Adult child 2023 84.2 77.8
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Minor child 2023 . .
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Other household member 2023 89.3 84.2
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Total persons 2023 90.2 87.2
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Single person 2023 88.3 84.4
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Parent 2023 88.3 86.3
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Parent in single-parent household 2023 67.9 62.9
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Partner in couple 2023 93.2 91.4
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2023 90.2 88.5
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2023 95.8 93.9
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Child living at home 2023 85.0 78.6
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Adult child 2023 85.0 78.6
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Minor child 2023 . .
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Other household member 2023 90.0 85.4
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Total persons 2023 89.9 87.8
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Single person 2023 84.1 81.0
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Parent 2023 91.1 89.4
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Parent in single-parent household 2023 84.0 80.2
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Partner in couple 2023 92.1 90.5
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2023 91.8 90.3
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2023 93.9 91.8
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Child living at home 2023 73.2 66.2
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Adult child 2023 73.2 66.2
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Minor child 2023 . .
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Other household member 2023 86.9 80.5
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Total persons 2023 87.7 86.1
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Single person 2023 78.2 75.8
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Parent 2023 90.6 89.3
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Parent in single-parent household 2023 84.0 82.2
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Partner in couple 2023 90.7 89.5
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2023 91.4 90.2
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2023 88.3 87.1
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Child living at home 2023 . .
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Adult child 2023 . .
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Minor child 2023 . .
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Other household member 2023 75.1 72.7
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Total persons 2023 63.6 62.3
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Single person 2023 54.8 52.8
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Parent 2023 86.6 85.3
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household 2023 78.7 76.8
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Partner in couple 2023 65.6 64.5
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2023 87.7 86.5
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2023 50.4 49.4
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Child living at home 2023 . .
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Adult child 2023 . .
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Minor child 2023 . .
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Other household member 2023 61.2 59.1
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Total persons 2023 76.8 75.0
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Single person 2023 69.9 66.9
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Parent 2023 84.7 83.4
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Parent in single-parent household 2023 77.3 74.9
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Partner in couple 2023 79.2 77.8
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2023 85.7 84.5
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2023 75.8 74.4
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Child living at home 2023 . .
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Adult child 2023 . .
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Minor child 2023 . .
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Other household member 2023 68.2 66.6
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Total persons 2023 18.7 17.9
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Single person 2023 17.7 16.9
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Parent 2023 35.0 34.3
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household 2023 32.1 31.7
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Partner in couple 2023 18.9 18.2
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2023 35.7 34.9
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2023 18.0 17.3
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Child living at home 2023 . .
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Adult child 2023 . .
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Minor child 2023 . .
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Other household member 2023 . .
Male 15 to 74 years Total persons 2023 79.9 77.2
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.


This table contains quarterly and yearly figures on labour participation by position in the household 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 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 November 15, 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.