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 1,126 315
Single person 228 52
Parent 492 183
Parent in single-parent household 51 12
Partner in couple 783 247
Partner in couple with child(ren) 441 171
Partner in couple without child(ren) 342 77
Child living at home 46 2
Adult child 40 2
Minor child 6 0
Other household member 18 2
15 to 24 years Total persons 54 2
Single person 19 0
Parent 0 0
Parent in single-parent household 0 0
Partner in couple 7 1
Partner in couple with child(ren) 0 0
Partner in couple without child(ren) 6 1
Child living at home 25 1
Adult child 19 1
Minor child 6 0
Other household member 4 1
25 to 44 years Total persons 363 107
Single person 73 15
Parent 196 73
Parent in single-parent household 12 3
Partner in couple 249 86
Partner in couple with child(ren) 183 69
Partner in couple without child(ren) 65 17
Child living at home 20 2
Adult child 20 2
Minor child 0 0
Other household member 10 0
25 to 34 years Total persons 143 32
Single person 38 6
Parent 39 14
Parent in single-parent household 3 1
Partner in couple 77 22
Partner in couple with child(ren) 36 14
Partner in couple without child(ren) 42 9
Child living at home 17 2
Adult child 17 2
Minor child 0 0
Other household member 7 0
35 to 44 years Total persons 221 75
Single person 35 9
Parent 157 58
Parent in single-parent household 9 3
Partner in couple 171 64
Partner in couple with child(ren) 148 56
Partner in couple without child(ren) 23 8
Child living at home 2 0
Adult child 2 0
Minor child 0 0
Other household member 3 0
45 to 54 years Total persons 272 95
Single person 41 16
Parent 183 69
Parent in single-parent household 21 6
Partner in couple 207 73
Partner in couple with child(ren) 162 63
Partner in couple without child(ren) 45 9
Child living at home 1 0
Adult child 1 0
Minor child 0 0
Other household member 3 0
45 to 74 years Total persons 708 207
Single person 136 37
Parent 296 110
Parent in single-parent household 39 9
Partner in couple 528 160
Partner in couple with child(ren) 258 101
Partner in couple without child(ren) 270 59
Child living at home 1 0
Adult child 1 0
Minor child 0 0
Other household member 4 1
55 to 64 years Total persons 295 90
Single person 58 17
Parent 97 37
Parent in single-parent household 15 3
Partner in couple 221 69
Partner in couple with child(ren) 82 34
Partner in couple without child(ren) 139 35
Child living at home 1 0
Adult child 1 0
Minor child 0 0
Other household member 1 0
65 to 74 years Total persons 141 22
Single person 37 3
Parent 17 4
Parent in single-parent household 3 0
Partner in couple 100 19
Partner in couple with child(ren) 14 4
Partner in couple without child(ren) 86 15
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 687 226
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 August 13, 2026:
The figures for the 2nd quarter of 2026 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 November 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.