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 Contributing family worker (x 1 000) Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Full-time (x 1 000) Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time Less than 20 working hours a week Less than 20 working hours a week (x 1 000) Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time Less than 20 working hours a week Less than 12 working hours a week (x 1 000) Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time Less than 20 working hours a week 12 to 19 working hours a week (x 1 000) Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time 20 to 34 working hours a week 20 to 34 working hours a week (x 1 000) Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time 20 to 34 working hours a week 20 to 27 working hours a week (x 1 000) Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time 20 to 34 working hours a week 28 to 34 working hours a week (x 1 000)
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total persons 26 5,084 1,518 859 658 3,244 1,384 1,860
Single person 1 1,163 266 145 121 557 217 340
Parent 10 2,085 257 88 169 1,518 653 866
Parent in single-parent household 0 178 31 15 16 191 79 111
Partner in couple 20 3,240 492 213 279 2,089 895 1,194
Partner in couple with child(ren) 10 1,907 225 73 152 1,328 573 755
Partner in couple without child(ren) 10 1,333 266 139 127 761 321 439
Child living at home 5 393 707 473 234 362 178 184
Adult child 4 371 373 211 162 314 144 170
Minor child 2 21 334 262 72 48 33 15
Other household member 0 110 21 13 8 46 15 31
15 to 24 years Total persons 6 386 859 565 294 409 208 201
Single person 1 75 141 84 57 73 42 32
Parent 0 6 6 3 2 11 4 6
Parent in single-parent household 0 3 4 3 1 6 3 3
Partner in couple 0 46 15 6 9 36 11 25
Partner in couple with child(ren) 0 3 1 0 1 5 1 4
Partner in couple without child(ren) 0 42 13 6 8 31 10 21
Child living at home 5 247 687 463 223 284 148 136
Adult child 3 225 353 201 152 236 115 121
Minor child 2 21 334 262 72 48 33 15
Other household member 0 15 13 9 4 11 5 6
25 to 44 years Total persons 4 2,449 223 85 138 1,352 497 855
Single person 0 636 44 19 25 217 63 154
Parent 3 926 127 42 84 817 345 472
Parent in single-parent household 0 49 13 5 8 81 36 46
Partner in couple 3 1,550 139 47 91 953 364 589
Partner in couple with child(ren) 3 877 114 37 77 736 310 426
Partner in couple without child(ren) 0 674 24 10 14 217 55 163
Child living at home 1 138 20 10 11 76 28 47
Adult child 1 138 20 10 11 76 28 47
Minor child 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other household member 0 76 8 4 4 25 6 19
25 to 34 years Total persons 2 1,335 116 47 69 634 219 415
Single person 0 409 32 15 17 130 38 92
Parent 1 236 41 13 28 263 121 142
Parent in single-parent household 0 11 4 2 2 27 14 13
Partner in couple 1 730 54 18 37 393 139 254
Partner in couple with child(ren) 1 225 37 11 26 236 107 129
Partner in couple without child(ren) 0 504 18 7 10 156 32 125
Child living at home 1 124 19 10 10 68 25 43
Adult child 1 124 19 10 10 68 25 43
Minor child 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other household member 0 62 6 3 3 16 3 12
35 to 44 years Total persons 2 1,114 107 37 70 718 278 440
Single person 0 228 12 4 8 87 25 62
Parent 2 689 86 29 56 554 224 330
Parent in single-parent household 0 38 8 3 6 54 22 33
Partner in couple 2 821 84 30 54 561 226 335
Partner in couple with child(ren) 2 651 77 27 51 500 203 297
Partner in couple without child(ren) 0 169 7 3 4 61 23 38
Child living at home 0 14 1 0 1 7 3 4
Adult child 0 14 1 0 1 7 3 4
Minor child 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other household member 0 14 1 1 1 9 2 7
45 to 54 years Total persons 5 1,114 109 41 68 640 276 364
Single person 0 201 16 7 9 78 29 49
Parent 4 739 74 26 48 465 203 262
Parent in single-parent household 0 81 8 4 4 70 28 42
Partner in couple 4 815 84 30 55 486 217 269
Partner in couple with child(ren) 4 658 66 22 44 395 175 219
Partner in couple without child(ren) 1 157 18 7 11 92 42 50
Child living at home 0 6 0 0 0 2 1 1
Adult child 0 6 0 0 0 2 1 1
Minor child 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other household member 0 12 0 0 0 4 1 3
45 to 74 years Total persons 17 2,249 436 210 226 1,483 679 804
Single person 0 452 81 43 38 267 113 154
Parent 7 1,153 124 43 82 691 303 388
Parent in single-parent household 0 126 15 7 8 103 41 63
Partner in couple 16 1,644 339 159 180 1,100 520 580
Partner in couple with child(ren) 7 1,027 110 36 74 587 262 325
Partner in couple without child(ren) 10 618 229 123 105 513 257 255
Child living at home 0 8 0 0 0 2 1 1
Adult child 0 8 0 0 0 2 1 1
Minor child 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other household member 0 19 1 0 0 10 4 5
55 to 64 years Total persons 9 1,017 172 64 108 694 317 377
Single person 0 220 33 13 19 156 63 93
Parent 3 394 40 13 28 208 92 116
Parent in single-parent household 0 44 6 2 3 31 12 19
Partner in couple 9 743 133 48 85 502 239 263
Partner in couple with child(ren) 3 350 34 10 24 177 79 97
Partner in couple without child(ren) 6 393 98 38 61 325 160 165
Child living at home 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Adult child 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Minor child 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other household member 0 7 0 0 0 4 3 2
65 to 74 years Total persons 3 118 155 105 50 149 86 63
Single person 0 30 33 23 10 34 22 12
Parent 0 20 10 4 6 18 8 10
Parent in single-parent household 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 2
Partner in couple 3 86 121 82 40 112 64 48
Partner in couple with child(ren) 0 19 9 3 6 16 8 8
Partner in couple without child(ren) 3 67 112 78 33 96 56 40
Child living at home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Adult child 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minor child 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other household member 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Male 15 to 74 years Total persons 11 3,641 597 371 226 948 305 643
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.
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.
Contributing family worker
A person who works, not on the basis of a an explicit employment contract, in the company or practice of the partner or parents.

When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.
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.

Part-time
The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 35 hours.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
Less than 20 working hours a week
The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 20 hours.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
Less than 20 working hours a week
The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 20 hours.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
Less than 12 working hours a week
The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 12 hours.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
12 to 19 working hours a week
The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 12 to 19 hours.

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

20 to 34 working hours a week
The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is is 20 to 34 hours.

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

20 to 34 working hours a week
The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 20 to 34 hours.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
20 to 27 working hours a week
The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 20 to 27 hours.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
28 to 34 working hours a week
The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 28 to 34 hours.

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.