Labour participation; position in the household

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Sex Age Position in household Labour force Employed labour force Professional status Employee Flexible employee (x 1 000)
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total persons 2,679
Single person 596
Parent 512
Parent in single-parent household 79
Partner in couple 900
Partner in couple with child(ren) 433
Partner in couple without child(ren) 467
Child living at home 1,041
Adult child 675
Minor child 366
Other household member 63
15 to 24 years Total persons 1,243
Single person 207
Parent 14
Parent in single-parent household 11
Partner in couple 51
Partner in couple with child(ren) 3
Partner in couple without child(ren) 48
Child living at home 952
Adult child 586
Minor child 366
Other household member 23
25 to 44 years Total persons 928
Single person 267
Parent 304
Parent in single-parent household 35
Partner in couple 506
Partner in couple with child(ren) 269
Partner in couple without child(ren) 237
Child living at home 87
Adult child 87
Minor child 0
Other household member 34
25 to 34 years Total persons 623
Single person 200
Parent 117
Parent in single-parent household 15
Partner in couple 295
Partner in couple with child(ren) 103
Partner in couple without child(ren) 192
Child living at home 83
Adult child 83
Minor child 0
Other household member 31
35 to 44 years Total persons 305
Single person 67
Parent 187
Parent in single-parent household 21
Partner in couple 211
Partner in couple with child(ren) 166
Partner in couple without child(ren) 45
Child living at home 4
Adult child 4
Minor child 0
Other household member 3
45 to 54 years Total persons 214
Single person 46
Parent 127
Parent in single-parent household 22
Partner in couple 138
Partner in couple with child(ren) 105
Partner in couple without child(ren) 33
Child living at home 2
Adult child 2
Minor child 0
Other household member 5
45 to 74 years Total persons 507
Single person 122
Parent 194
Parent in single-parent household 33
Partner in couple 343
Partner in couple with child(ren) 161
Partner in couple without child(ren) 182
Child living at home 3
Adult child 3
Minor child 0
Other household member 6
55 to 64 years Total persons 185
Single person 51
Parent 58
Parent in single-parent household 11
Partner in couple 121
Partner in couple with child(ren) 47
Partner in couple without child(ren) 74
Child living at home 1
Adult child 1
Minor child 0
Other household member 1
65 to 74 years Total persons 108
Single person 24
Parent 10
Parent in single-parent household 0
Partner in couple 84
Partner in couple with child(ren) 9
Partner in couple without child(ren) 75
Child living at home 0
Adult child 0
Minor child 0
Other household member 0
Male 15 to 74 years Total persons 1,276
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


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 November 13, 2025:
The figures for the 3rd quarter 2025 have been 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 in February 2026.

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.
Employee
A person who makes arrangements in a collective agreement for labour purposes and who is being paid in return.

When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.
Flexible employee
An employee with an employment contract for a limited period or a flexible number of hours. Enclosed here are:
-  Temporary employee, view on permanent
-  Temporary employee, >=1 year
-  Temporary employee, <1 year
-  On-call worker
-  Temporary agency worker
-  Permanent employee, flexible hours
-  Temporary employee, flexible hours

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