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 1,147 314
Single person 236 43
Parent 511 188
Parent in single-parent household 51 8
Partner in couple 789 257
Partner in couple with child(ren) 460 180
Partner in couple without child(ren) 329 77
Child living at home 52 5
Adult child 48 5
Minor child 4 0
Other household member 18 1
15 to 24 years Total persons 53 2
Single person 14 0
Parent 0 0
Parent in single-parent household 0 0
Partner in couple 6 0
Partner in couple with child(ren) 0 0
Partner in couple without child(ren) 5 0
Child living at home 30 1
Adult child 26 1
Minor child 4 0
Other household member 3 0
25 to 44 years Total persons 395 112
Single person 87 16
Parent 208 77
Parent in single-parent household 13 2
Partner in couple 262 91
Partner in couple with child(ren) 196 75
Partner in couple without child(ren) 67 16
Child living at home 21 3
Adult child 21 3
Minor child 0 0
Other household member 12 1
25 to 34 years Total persons 162 33
Single person 47 8
Parent 47 13
Parent in single-parent household 3 0
Partner in couple 87 22
Partner in couple with child(ren) 44 13
Partner in couple without child(ren) 42 9
Child living at home 17 3
Adult child 17 3
Minor child 0 0
Other household member 9 0
35 to 44 years Total persons 233 79
Single person 40 7
Parent 161 63
Parent in single-parent household 10 2
Partner in couple 176 69
Partner in couple with child(ren) 151 62
Partner in couple without child(ren) 24 8
Child living at home 4 0
Adult child 4 0
Minor child 0 0
Other household member 3 0
45 to 54 years Total persons 275 92
Single person 42 11
Parent 190 71
Parent in single-parent household 22 3
Partner in couple 209 77
Partner in couple with child(ren) 168 68
Partner in couple without child(ren) 40 9
Child living at home 1 0
Adult child 1 0
Minor child 0 0
Other household member 2 0
45 to 74 years Total persons 699 200
Single person 135 27
Parent 302 112
Parent in single-parent household 38 6
Partner in couple 521 166
Partner in couple with child(ren) 264 105
Partner in couple without child(ren) 257 61
Child living at home 1 1
Adult child 1 1
Minor child 0 0
Other household member 3 1
55 to 64 years Total persons 293 93
Single person 65 13
Parent 98 37
Parent in single-parent household 14 2
Partner in couple 213 76
Partner in couple with child(ren) 84 35
Partner in couple without child(ren) 129 41
Child living at home 0 1
Adult child 0 1
Minor child 0 0
Other household member 1 1
65 to 74 years Total persons 131 16
Single person 28 2
Parent 14 4
Parent in single-parent household 3 1
Partner in couple 99 13
Partner in couple with child(ren) 11 3
Partner in couple without child(ren) 88 10
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 703 233
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 May 21, 2026:
The figures for the 1st 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 August 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.