ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Netherlands (Kingdom of the): ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 88.5 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) stood at 88.5 %. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 88.5 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.98 %, in 1994.
That places Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1st out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 53.17 % | — |
| 1993 | 57.12 % | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 50.98 % | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 63.55 % | +24.7% |
| 1996 | 67.52 % | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 59.34 % | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 62.41 % | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 66.52 % | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 71.65 % | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 76.33 % | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 68.86 % | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 73.55 % | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 62.85 % | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 70.87 % | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 68.56 % | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 68.62 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 70.09 % | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 73.63 % | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 67.91 % | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 76.46 % | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 73.29 % | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 73.19 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 71.87 % | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 70.38 % | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 75.06 % | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 75.83 % | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 76.06 % | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 75.03 % | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 80.5 % | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 85.29 % | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 88.24 % | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 86.19 % | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 88.5 % | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.08 % | 50.98 % | 67.52 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 70.5 % | 62.85 % | 76.33 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.51 % | 67.91 % | 76.46 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.74 % | 80.5 % | 88.5 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- 1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 71.46 % compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 41.32 % compare
- 2 Iceland 83.38 % compare
- 2 Viet Nam 41.9 % compare
- 3 Cabo Verde 19.76 % compare
- 3 Republic of Moldova 40.02 % compare
- 3 Switzerland 74.32 % compare
- 4 Australia 73.06 % compare
- 4 Türkiye 29.65 % compare
More economy & growth data for Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices -0.5188 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 4.42 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local -0.5188 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 4.31 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 20.32 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 19.76 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 20.32 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 19.76 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 188,221 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 169,643 million SLC (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 88.5 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.98 % in 1994.
- How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 1st out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.