Labour participation; position in the household

Labour participation; position in the household

Sex Age Position in household Periods 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 2024 1st quarter 5,051 1,594 926 668 3,121 1,363 1,758
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 1,149 291 166 124 543 195 348
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 2,058 281 98 182 1,472 678 795
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter 154 34 15 19 163 69 94
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 3,271 507 217 290 2,076 940 1,136
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 1,905 246 83 164 1,309 609 700
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 1,366 261 134 127 767 332 435
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter 353 739 515 224 296 145 152
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter 343 393 234 160 269 126 143
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter 11 346 281 65 27 18 9
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter 125 23 13 10 43 14 29
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 367 904 615 289 368 180 188
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 80 146 90 55 71 39 33
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 7 9 4 4 8 4 4
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter 3 7 4 3 4 2 2
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 46 14 7 7 39 14 25
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 4 2 1 1 4 2 2
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 42 12 6 6 34 12 23
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter 223 720 503 216 244 122 121
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter 213 374 223 151 217 104 112
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter 11 346 281 65 27 18 9
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter 14 18 11 7 11 3 8
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 2,425 238 101 138 1,291 507 784
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 602 55 30 25 208 57 152
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 963 131 43 88 794 369 425
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter 57 11 5 6 70 32 38
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 1,549 150 54 96 938 390 548
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 906 120 38 82 724 337 387
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 643 30 16 15 214 52 161
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter 126 19 11 8 52 22 30
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter 126 19 11 8 52 22 30
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter 90 4 2 2 24 8 16
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 1,305 127 60 67 618 221 397
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 375 41 24 17 128 34 93
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 250 45 16 29 264 127 138
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter 12 3 1 2 15 7 8
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 727 63 24 39 409 153 256
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 237 42 15 28 250 120 130
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 489 20 9 11 159 33 126
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter 117 18 10 8 47 20 27
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter 117 18 10 8 47 20 27
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter 74 3 1 1 20 7 13
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 1,119 111 40 71 673 286 387
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 227 14 6 8 81 22 58
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 713 85 27 58 530 242 287
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter 45 8 3 5 55 25 30
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 822 87 30 57 529 237 292
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 668 77 23 54 475 217 257
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 154 10 7 3 55 19 35
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter 9 1 1 0 4 2 3
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter 9 1 1 0 4 2 3
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter 16 1 0 1 4 1 3
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 1,154 129 49 80 670 283 387
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 225 18 9 9 89 30 59
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 738 86 28 58 479 212 266
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter 63 9 3 5 61 22 38
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 851 101 36 65 518 230 288
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 674 78 25 53 418 190 228
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 177 23 11 12 99 40 59
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter 12 1 1 0 2 1 2
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 2,260 452 211 241 1,462 675 786
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 466 90 46 44 264 100 164
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 1,088 141 51 90 670 304 366
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter 93 17 7 10 90 35 55
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 1,676 343 156 187 1,099 537 563
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 995 125 44 81 581 269 311
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 681 218 112 106 519 268 251
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter 4 0 0 0 1 1 0
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter 4 0 0 0 1 1 0
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter 20 2 1 1 8 3 5
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 997 176 68 108 669 317 352
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 210 38 15 23 143 51 92
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 339 46 16 30 183 88 95
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter 27 6 2 4 28 12 16
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 751 131 50 81 495 252 243
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 311 40 14 26 156 77 79
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 439 91 36 55 339 175 164
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter 8 1 0 1 4 2 2
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 109 147 94 53 122 75 48
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 31 34 22 12 32 19 13
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 12 9 6 2 8 4 5
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter 3 2 2 1 2 1 1
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 74 111 70 41 87 55 32
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 9 7 5 2 7 2 4
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 65 104 65 39 81 52 28
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
Male 15 to 74 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 3,620 649 417 233 890 290 600
Source: CBS.
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Dataset is not available.


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 15, 2024:
The figures for 1st quarter 2024 are 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 on August 12, 2024.

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.

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.