Labour participation; position in the household

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Sex Age Position in household Labour force Employed labour force Professional status Self-employed person Self-employed without employees (x 1 000) Labour force Employed labour force Professional status Self-employed person Self-employed with employees (x 1 000)
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total persons 1,190 311
Single person 227 45
Parent 535 186
Parent in single-parent household 55 7
Partner in couple 825 252
Partner in couple with child(ren) 480 179
Partner in couple without child(ren) 346 73
Child living at home 60 5
Adult child 57 5
Minor child 4 0
Other household member 22 2
15 to 24 years Total persons 60 1
Single person 15 0
Parent 1 0
Parent in single-parent household 0 0
Partner in couple 5 0
Partner in couple with child(ren) 1 0
Partner in couple without child(ren) 4 0
Child living at home 36 0
Adult child 33 0
Minor child 4 0
Other household member 4 1
25 to 44 years Total persons 408 113
Single person 77 18
Parent 222 76
Parent in single-parent household 18 2
Partner in couple 278 88
Partner in couple with child(ren) 205 74
Partner in couple without child(ren) 73 14
Child living at home 23 4
Adult child 23 4
Minor child 0 0
Other household member 12 1
25 to 34 years Total persons 161 32
Single person 34 9
Parent 56 10
Parent in single-parent household 5 0
Partner in couple 94 18
Partner in couple with child(ren) 51 10
Partner in couple without child(ren) 43 8
Child living at home 21 4
Adult child 21 4
Minor child 0 0
Other household member 7 1
35 to 44 years Total persons 246 81
Single person 43 9
Parent 166 66
Parent in single-parent household 12 2
Partner in couple 184 69
Partner in couple with child(ren) 154 64
Partner in couple without child(ren) 30 6
Child living at home 3 0
Adult child 3 0
Minor child 0 0
Other household member 5 0
45 to 54 years Total persons 291 87
Single person 44 9
Parent 197 65
Parent in single-parent household 23 4
Partner in couple 221 73
Partner in couple with child(ren) 174 62
Partner in couple without child(ren) 47 11
Child living at home 0 1
Adult child 0 1
Minor child 0 0
Other household member 2 0
45 to 74 years Total persons 722 196
Single person 136 27
Parent 311 110
Parent in single-parent household 37 4
Partner in couple 542 164
Partner in couple with child(ren) 274 105
Partner in couple without child(ren) 268 59
Child living at home 1 1
Adult child 1 1
Minor child 0 0
Other household member 6 0
55 to 64 years Total persons 302 87
Single person 61 12
Parent 100 39
Parent in single-parent household 12 1
Partner in couple 225 74
Partner in couple with child(ren) 87 38
Partner in couple without child(ren) 138 36
Child living at home 0 0
Adult child 0 0
Minor child 0 0
Other household member 3 0
65 to 74 years Total persons 129 22
Single person 30 5
Parent 15 5
Parent in single-parent household 2 0
Partner in couple 97 17
Partner in couple with child(ren) 13 5
Partner in couple without child(ren) 84 12
Child living at home 0 0
Adult child 0 0
Minor child 0 0
Other household member 0 0
Male 15 to 74 years Total persons 739 237
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.
Self-employed person
A person who works for his/her own account and risk
-  in an own company or practice (self-employed entrepreneur), or
-  as an owner-manager, or
-  in the company or practice of a family member (contributing family worker), or
-  as another self-employed person (for example in an independent profession).

When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.
Self-employed without employees
A person who works for his/her own account and risk
-  in an own company or practice (self-employed entrepreneur), or
-  as an owner-manager, or
-  as another self-employed person (for example in an independent profession), and
-  who has no employees.

When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.
Self-employed with employees
A person who works for his/her own account and risk
-  in an own company or practice (self-employed entrepreneur), or
-  as an owner-manager, and
-  who has employees.
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When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.