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 2024 1st quarter 75.9 73.0
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 69.9 66.5
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 88.2 86.6
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter 77.5 74.3
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 76.3 74.8
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 89.5 88.1
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 63.0 61.4
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter 82.4 74.7
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter 85.6 78.7
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter 75.1 65.9
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter 83.4 79.5
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 82.5 75.3
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 82.5 75.8
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 78.1 75.3
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter . .
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 92.0 87.8
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter . .
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 93.5 88.8
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter 81.8 74.2
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter 85.6 78.8
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter 75.1 65.9
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter 84.7 78.9
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 90.1 87.2
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 86.9 82.8
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 89.7 87.8
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter 74.9 71.1
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 92.6 90.7
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 91.2 89.5
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 95.4 93.1
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter 86.6 78.8
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter 86.6 78.8
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter . .
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter 88.2 84.3
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 90.7 87.3
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 87.9 83.8
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 88.4 86.3
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter 63.9 59.9
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 93.5 91.5
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 90.5 88.5
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 96.1 94.0
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter 87.4 79.4
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter 87.4 79.4
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter . .
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter 91.3 87.0
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 89.4 87.0
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 85.2 81.1
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 90.3 88.5
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter 78.7 75.0
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 91.8 90.0
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 91.5 89.9
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 93.4 90.7
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter . .
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter . .
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter . .
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter . .
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 87.7 86.1
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 78.6 75.9
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 90.9 89.5
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter 84.7 81.8
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 90.7 89.5
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 91.7 90.5
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 87.0 85.9
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter . .
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter . .
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter . .
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter . .
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 64.1 62.7
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 55.2 53.1
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 86.9 85.6
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter 79.4 76.8
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 66.1 64.9
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 87.9 86.7
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 51.1 49.9
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter . .
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter . .
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter . .
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter 67.2 65.5
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 77.3 75.4
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 70.8 67.7
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 85.4 84.0
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter 76.3 74.1
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 79.5 78.0
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 86.6 85.4
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 75.9 74.2
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter . .
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter . .
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter . .
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter . .
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 20.2 19.4
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 18.9 18.3
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 33.4 32.6
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter . .
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 20.3 19.5
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 31.6 30.8
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 19.7 18.9
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter . .
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter . .
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter . .
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter . .
Male 15 to 74 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 80.1 77.1
Source: CBS.
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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 May 15, 2024:
The figures for 1st quarter 2024 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 August 12, 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.