Labour participation; position in the household

Changed on: 12/02/2026 02:00

Labour participation; position in the household
Sex	Age	Position in household	Periods	Labour force and not in the labour force (x 1 000)	Labour force Labour force (x 1 000)	Labour force Employed labour force Employed labour force (x 1 000)	Labour force Unemployed labour force (x 1 000)	Not in the labour force (x 1 000)
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Total persons	2025	13,426	10,229	9,833	396	3,197
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Single person	2025	2,996	2,082	1,984	98	914
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Parent	2025	4,478	3,937	3,858	80	541
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Parent in single-parent household	2025	507	396	381	15	111
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Partner in couple	2025	7,795	5,981	5,850	131	1,814
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2025	3,971	3,541	3,477	65	430
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2025	3,824	2,440	2,373	66	1,384
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Child living at home	2025	1,902	1,582	1,441	141	319
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Adult child	2025	1,317	1,139	1,053	86	178
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Minor child	2025	585	444	389	55	141
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Other household member	2025	226	188	177	11	39
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Total persons	2025	2,169	1,807	1,648	160	362
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Single person	2025	383	317	291	27	66
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Parent	2025	31	25	22	3	6
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Parent in single-parent household	2025	18	14	13	2	4
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Partner in couple	2025	116	106	98	8	10
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2025	13	10	9	1	2
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2025	103	96	89	7	8
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Child living at home	2025	1,604	1,329	1,209	120	275
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Adult child	2025	1,019	885	820	66	134
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Minor child	2025	585	444	389	55	141
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Other household member	2025	48	41	38	3	8
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Total persons	2025	4,606	4,157	4,023	135	449
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Single person	2025	1,065	930	890	40	136
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Parent	2025	2,139	1,928	1,886	43	211
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Parent in single-parent household	2025	183	141	135	6	41
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Partner in couple	2025	2,948	2,727	2,664	63	221
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2025	1,956	1,787	1,750	36	169
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2025	992	940	913	27	52
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Child living at home	2025	283	244	224	20	40
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Adult child	2025	283	244	224	20	40
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Minor child	2025	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Other household member	2025	127	116	110	6	11
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Total persons	2025	2,373	2,162	2,083	79	211
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Single person	2025	668	598	574	24	70
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Parent	2025	625	553	540	13	72
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Parent in single-parent household	2025	51	37	35	2	14
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Partner in couple	2025	1,302	1,214	1,183	31	88
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2025	575	516	505	11	59
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2025	728	698	679	20	29
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Child living at home	2025	257	225	207	18	33
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Adult child	2025	257	225	207	18	33
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Minor child	2025	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Other household member	2025	94	88	83	5	6
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Total persons	2025	2,233	1,995	1,940	55	238
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Single person	2025	397	331	316	15	66
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Parent	2025	1,513	1,375	1,346	29	138
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Parent in single-parent household	2025	132	105	100	4	27
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Partner in couple	2025	1,646	1,513	1,480	32	133
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2025	1,381	1,271	1,246	25	111
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2025	264	242	235	7	23
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Child living at home	2025	26	19	17	2	7
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Adult child	2025	26	19	17	2	7
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Minor child	2025	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Other household member	2025	32	28	27	1	5
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Total persons	2025	2,199	1,918	1,875	43	281
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Single person	2025	401	312	301	11	89
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Parent	2025	1,442	1,298	1,276	23	143
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Parent in single-parent household	2025	190	157	153	5	32
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Partner in couple	2025	1,575	1,425	1,400	26	150
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2025	1,252	1,141	1,123	18	111
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2025	323	284	277	8	39
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Child living at home	2025	11	7	6	1	4
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Adult child	2025	11	7	6	1	4
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Minor child	2025	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Other household member	2025	22	16	16	1	6
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Total persons	2025	6,651	4,264	4,162	102	2,387
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Single person	2025	1,548	835	803	32	713
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Parent	2025	2,308	1,984	1,950	34	324
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Parent in single-parent household	2025	306	240	233	7	66
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Partner in couple	2025	4,731	3,148	3,088	60	1,583
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2025	2,002	1,744	1,717	27	258
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2025	2,729	1,404	1,371	33	1,325
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Child living at home	2025	15	10	9	1	5
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Adult child	2025	15	10	9	1	5
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Minor child	2025	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Other household member	2025	51	31	29	2	20
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Total persons	2025	2,473	1,923	1,878	45	550
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Single person	2025	608	427	410	17	181
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Parent	2025	744	639	629	10	105
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Parent in single-parent household	2025	97	78	76	2	19
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Partner in couple	2025	1,747	1,402	1,377	25	345
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2025	647	561	553	8	86
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2025	1,100	841	824	17	259
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Child living at home	2025	4	3	3	0	1
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Adult child	2025	4	3	3	0	1
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Minor child	2025	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Other household member	2025	18	13	12	1	5
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Total persons	2025	1,979	423	409	14	1,556
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Single person	2025	539	96	92	4	444
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Parent	2025	123	47	46	1	76
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Parent in single-parent household	2025	19	5	4	0	15
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Partner in couple	2025	1,409	321	312	9	1,088
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2025	104	42	41	1	61
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2025	1,305	278	270	8	1,027
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Child living at home	2025	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Adult child	2025	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Minor child	2025	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Other household member	2025	12	2	2	1	9
Male	15 to 74 years	Total persons	2025	6,714	5,382	5,180	202	1,331
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

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 February 12, 2026:
The figures for the 4th quarter of 2025 and the annual figures for 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 May 2026.

Description topics

Labour force and not in the labour force

People who are part of the employed labour force, the unemployed labour force or who are not in the 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.

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.

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.

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.

Unemployed labour force: People who don’t have paid work, recently looked for work and are directly available for it.

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.

Not in the labour force

People who don’t have paid work, who haven’t recently looked for work recently or are not directly available for it.

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.