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 93.81 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
93.81 %
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
30th
of 79 countries
All-time high
95.69 %
in 2017
All-time low
93.1 %
in 1999
Years of data
33
1992–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1992–2024

0204060801001992200820241992: 94.5 %1993: 94.2 %1994: 95 %1995: 93.8 %1996: 95.1 %1997: 95.3 %1998: 94.8 %1999: 93.1 %2000: 95 %2001: 94.9 %2002: 94.4 %2003: 94.8 %2004: 93.6 %2005: 94.6 %2006: 94.9 %2007: 93.7 %2008: 95.2 %2009: 95 %2010: 94.9 %2011: 93.6 %2012: 94.5 %2013: 94.3 %2014: 94.7 %2015: 95 %2016: 94.9 %2017: 95.7 %2018: 93.6 %2019: 94.7 %2020: 95.3 %2021: 94.1 %2022: 93.1 %2023: 93.7 %2024: 93.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) recorded 93.81 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 95.69 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 93.1 %, in 1999.

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 30th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1992 to 2024.
Year % Change
1992 94.5 %
1993 94.23 % -0.3%
1994 94.97 % +0.8%
1995 93.8 % -1.2%
1996 95.07 % +1.4%
1997 95.27 % +0.2%
1998 94.83 % -0.5%
1999 93.1 % -1.8%
2000 94.99 % +2.0%
2001 94.91 % -0.1%
2002 94.36 % -0.6%
2003 94.83 % +0.5%
2004 93.64 % -1.3%
2005 94.6 % +1.0%
2006 94.86 % +0.3%
2007 93.72 % -1.2%
2008 95.16 % +1.5%
2009 95.05 % -0.1%
2010 94.86 % -0.2%
2011 93.57 % -1.4%
2012 94.45 % +0.9%
2013 94.32 % -0.1%
2014 94.69 % +0.4%
2015 95.01 % +0.3%
2016 94.88 % -0.1%
2017 95.69 % +0.9%
2018 93.61 % -2.2%
2019 94.68 % +1.1%
2020 95.33 % +0.7%
2021 94.1 % -1.3%
2022 93.1 % -1.1%
2023 93.73 % +0.7%
2024 93.81 % +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 94.47 % 93.1 % 95.27 % 8
2000s 94.61 % 93.64 % 95.16 % 10
2010s 94.58 % 93.57 % 95.69 % 10
2020s 94.01 % 93.1 % 95.33 % 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

  1. 27 Georgia 94.01 % compare
  2. 28 Germany 94 % compare
  3. 29 Kyrgyzstan 93.92 % compare
  4. 31 Greece 93.67 % compare
  5. 32 Costa Rica 93.58 % compare
  6. 33 Belarus 93.55 % compare

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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 93.81 % 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 95.69 % in 2017.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The lowest recorded value was 93.1 % in 1999.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 30th 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 down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 data points, 1987–2025
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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.