Labour participation; position in the household

Changed on: 21/05/2026 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	2026KW02	13,447	10,231	9,846	385	3,216
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Single person	2026KW02	3,121	2,170	2,067	103	951
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Parent	2026KW02	4,432	3,857	3,781	76	575
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Parent in single-parent household	2026KW02	530	402	388	14	128
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Partner in couple	2026KW02	7,683	5,896	5,778	118	1,787
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2026KW02	3,902	3,456	3,393	62	447
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2026KW02	3,780	2,440	2,384	56	1,340
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Child living at home	2026KW02	1,900	1,577	1,437	140	323
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Adult child	2026KW02	1,312	1,124	1,052	72	188
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Minor child	2026KW02	588	453	385	68	135
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Other household member	2026KW02	214	186	176	10	28
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Total persons	2026KW02	2,163	1,803	1,652	151	361
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Single person	2026KW02	406	337	316	22	69
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Parent	2026KW02	21	15	14	1	6
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Parent in single-parent household	2026KW02	13	9	8	1	4
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Partner in couple	2026KW02	108	97	93	4	11
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2026KW02	8	6	6	0	2
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2026KW02	100	91	87	4	9
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Child living at home	2026KW02	1,597	1,324	1,201	122	273
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Adult child	2026KW02	1,009	871	817	54	138
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Minor child	2026KW02	588	453	385	68	135
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Other household member	2026KW02	40	36	34	2	4
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Total persons	2026KW02	4,636	4,170	4,038	132	466
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Single person	2026KW02	1,107	965	917	48	142
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Parent	2026KW02	2,104	1,882	1,847	36	222
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Parent in single-parent household	2026KW02	177	130	125	6	47
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Partner in couple	2026KW02	2,928	2,706	2,651	56	222
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2026KW02	1,927	1,752	1,722	30	175
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2026KW02	1,001	954	929	25	46
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Child living at home	2026KW02	287	242	226	16	45
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Adult child	2026KW02	287	242	226	16	45
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Minor child	2026KW02	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Other household member	2026KW02	137	126	120	6	11
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Total persons	2026KW02	2,378	2,167	2,091	76	210
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Single person	2026KW02	692	619	585	34	74
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Parent	2026KW02	587	519	508	11	68
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Parent in single-parent household	2026KW02	50	36	33	3	14
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Partner in couple	2026KW02	1,275	1,196	1,172	24	79
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2026KW02	537	483	475	8	54
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2026KW02	738	713	697	15	26
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Child living at home	2026KW02	260	221	207	15	39
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Adult child	2026KW02	260	221	207	15	39
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Minor child	2026KW02	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Other household member	2026KW02	100	95	93	2	5
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Total persons	2026KW02	2,259	2,003	1,947	55	256
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Single person	2026KW02	415	346	332	14	68
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Parent	2026KW02	1,518	1,364	1,339	25	154
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Parent in single-parent household	2026KW02	127	94	91	3	33
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Partner in couple	2026KW02	1,653	1,511	1,479	32	142
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2026KW02	1,391	1,269	1,247	22	121
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2026KW02	262	242	232	10	21
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Child living at home	2026KW02	27	21	19	2	6
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Adult child	2026KW02	27	21	19	2	6
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Minor child	2026KW02	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Other household member	2026KW02	37	31	26	4	6
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Total persons	2026KW02	2,163	1,886	1,842	44	277
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Single person	2026KW02	415	324	313	12	90
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Parent	2026KW02	1,407	1,270	1,244	26	138
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Parent in single-parent household	2026KW02	198	165	159	6	33
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Partner in couple	2026KW02	1,521	1,375	1,349	26	146
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2026KW02	1,209	1,104	1,084	20	105
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2026KW02	312	271	265	6	41
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Child living at home	2026KW02	11	9	8	0	3
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Adult child	2026KW02	11	9	8	0	3
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Minor child	2026KW02	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Other household member	2026KW02	17	13	12	1	5
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Total persons	2026KW02	6,647	4,258	4,156	102	2,390
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Single person	2026KW02	1,608	868	834	33	741
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Parent	2026KW02	2,307	1,960	1,920	40	347
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Parent in single-parent household	2026KW02	340	263	255	8	77
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Partner in couple	2026KW02	4,646	3,092	3,034	58	1,554
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2026KW02	1,967	1,697	1,665	32	269
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2026KW02	2,679	1,395	1,369	26	1,285
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Child living at home	2026KW02	16	11	10	1	5
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Adult child	2026KW02	16	11	10	1	5
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Minor child	2026KW02	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Other household member	2026KW02	37	25	23	1	12
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Total persons	2026KW02	2,480	1,913	1,866	47	567
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Single person	2026KW02	628	426	407	19	202
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Parent	2026KW02	756	636	624	13	120
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Parent in single-parent household	2026KW02	115	90	88	2	26
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Partner in couple	2026KW02	1,715	1,384	1,358	26	331
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2026KW02	641	547	536	11	94
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2026KW02	1,074	837	823	15	237
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Child living at home	2026KW02	4	3	2	1	2
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Adult child	2026KW02	4	3	2	1	2
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Minor child	2026KW02	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Other household member	2026KW02	17	11	11	0	6
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Total persons	2026KW02	2,005	458	449	10	1,546
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Single person	2026KW02	565	117	114	3	448
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Parent	2026KW02	144	54	53	1	89
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Parent in single-parent household	2026KW02	26	8	7	0	19
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Partner in couple	2026KW02	1,410	332	326	6	1,077
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2026KW02	117	47	45	1	71
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2026KW02	1,293	286	281	5	1,007
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Child living at home	2026KW02	1	0	0	0	1
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Adult child	2026KW02	1	0	0	0	1
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Minor child	2026KW02	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Other household member	2026KW02	3	1	1	0	2
Male	15 to 74 years	Total persons	2026KW02	6,721	5,387	5,188	199	1,334
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 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 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.