Labour participation; position in the household

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Sex Age Position in household Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Full-time (x 1 000)
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total persons 5,084
Single person 1,163
Parent 2,085
Parent in single-parent household 178
Partner in couple 3,240
Partner in couple with child(ren) 1,907
Partner in couple without child(ren) 1,333
Child living at home 393
Adult child 371
Minor child 21
Other household member 110
15 to 24 years Total persons 386
Single person 75
Parent 6
Parent in single-parent household 3
Partner in couple 46
Partner in couple with child(ren) 3
Partner in couple without child(ren) 42
Child living at home 247
Adult child 225
Minor child 21
Other household member 15
25 to 44 years Total persons 2,449
Single person 636
Parent 926
Parent in single-parent household 49
Partner in couple 1,550
Partner in couple with child(ren) 877
Partner in couple without child(ren) 674
Child living at home 138
Adult child 138
Minor child 0
Other household member 76
25 to 34 years Total persons 1,335
Single person 409
Parent 236
Parent in single-parent household 11
Partner in couple 730
Partner in couple with child(ren) 225
Partner in couple without child(ren) 504
Child living at home 124
Adult child 124
Minor child 0
Other household member 62
35 to 44 years Total persons 1,114
Single person 228
Parent 689
Parent in single-parent household 38
Partner in couple 821
Partner in couple with child(ren) 651
Partner in couple without child(ren) 169
Child living at home 14
Adult child 14
Minor child 0
Other household member 14
45 to 54 years Total persons 1,114
Single person 201
Parent 739
Parent in single-parent household 81
Partner in couple 815
Partner in couple with child(ren) 658
Partner in couple without child(ren) 157
Child living at home 6
Adult child 6
Minor child 0
Other household member 12
45 to 74 years Total persons 2,249
Single person 452
Parent 1,153
Parent in single-parent household 126
Partner in couple 1,644
Partner in couple with child(ren) 1,027
Partner in couple without child(ren) 618
Child living at home 8
Adult child 8
Minor child 0
Other household member 19
55 to 64 years Total persons 1,017
Single person 220
Parent 394
Parent in single-parent household 44
Partner in couple 743
Partner in couple with child(ren) 350
Partner in couple without child(ren) 393
Child living at home 2
Adult child 2
Minor child 0
Other household member 7
65 to 74 years Total persons 118
Single person 30
Parent 20
Parent in single-parent household 1
Partner in couple 86
Partner in couple with child(ren) 19
Partner in couple without child(ren) 67
Child living at home 0
Adult child 0
Minor child 0
Other household member 0
Male 15 to 74 years Total persons 3,641
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.
Working hours
The number of hours someone works in a normal or average working week.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.

Full-time
The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 35 hours or more.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.