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 5,013
Single person 1,120
Parent 2,061
Parent in single-parent household 176
Partner in couple 3,225
Partner in couple with child(ren) 1,885
Partner in couple without child(ren) 1,341
Child living at home 384
Adult child 370
Minor child 13
Other household member 108
15 to 24 years Total persons 369
Single person 72
Parent 5
Parent in single-parent household 2
Partner in couple 46
Partner in couple with child(ren) 3
Partner in couple without child(ren) 43
Child living at home 239
Adult child 226
Minor child 13
Other household member 10
25 to 44 years Total persons 2,425
Single person 618
Parent 914
Parent in single-parent household 44
Partner in couple 1,544
Partner in couple with child(ren) 871
Partner in couple without child(ren) 673
Child living at home 138
Adult child 138
Minor child 0
Other household member 82
25 to 34 years Total persons 1,310
Single person 400
Parent 211
Parent in single-parent household 8
Partner in couple 717
Partner in couple with child(ren) 203
Partner in couple without child(ren) 515
Child living at home 124
Adult child 124
Minor child 0
Other household member 60
35 to 44 years Total persons 1,115
Single person 218
Parent 704
Parent in single-parent household 35
Partner in couple 826
Partner in couple with child(ren) 668
Partner in couple without child(ren) 158
Child living at home 14
Adult child 14
Minor child 0
Other household member 21
45 to 54 years Total persons 1,113
Single person 192
Parent 749
Parent in single-parent household 83
Partner in couple 823
Partner in couple with child(ren) 666
Partner in couple without child(ren) 157
Child living at home 4
Adult child 4
Minor child 0
Other household member 11
45 to 74 years Total persons 2,219
Single person 430
Parent 1,141
Parent in single-parent household 130
Partner in couple 1,636
Partner in couple with child(ren) 1,011
Partner in couple without child(ren) 625
Child living at home 6
Adult child 6
Minor child 0
Other household member 17
55 to 64 years Total persons 985
Single person 214
Parent 372
Parent in single-parent household 46
Partner in couple 718
Partner in couple with child(ren) 326
Partner in couple without child(ren) 392
Child living at home 2
Adult child 2
Minor child 0
Other household member 5
65 to 74 years Total persons 121
Single person 25
Parent 20
Parent in single-parent household 1
Partner in couple 94
Partner in couple with child(ren) 19
Partner in couple without child(ren) 76
Child living at home 0
Adult child 0
Minor child 0
Other household member 0
Male 15 to 74 years Total persons 3,580
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.
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.