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 86.61 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
86.61 %
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
13th
of 79 countries
All-time high
86.61 %
in 2024
All-time low
44.25 %
in 2001
Years of data
33
1992–2024

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

0204060801992200820241992: 45.5 %1993: 44.4 %1994: 47 %1995: 46.6 %1996: 51.1 %1997: 50.3 %1998: 49.9 %1999: 50.9 %2000: 54.9 %2001: 44.2 %2002: 53.9 %2003: 63.2 %2004: 58.8 %2005: 55.4 %2006: 54.2 %2007: 61.7 %2008: 60.8 %2009: 68 %2010: 59.3 %2011: 66.5 %2012: 70 %2013: 75.3 %2014: 77 %2015: 78.9 %2016: 82.5 %2017: 83.2 %2018: 80.9 %2019: 84.1 %2020: 80.3 %2021: 85.7 %2022: 81.4 %2023: 85.2 %2024: 86.6 %

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

Analysis

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) recorded 86.61 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 86.61 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.25 %, in 2001.

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 13th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Male — Value in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1992 to 2024.
Year % Change
1992 45.53 %
1993 44.37 % -2.5%
1994 46.96 % +5.8%
1995 46.65 % -0.7%
1996 51.11 % +9.6%
1997 50.26 % -1.7%
1998 49.94 % -0.6%
1999 50.88 % +1.9%
2000 54.87 % +7.8%
2001 44.25 % -19.4%
2002 53.91 % +21.8%
2003 63.23 % +17.3%
2004 58.82 % -7.0%
2005 55.37 % -5.9%
2006 54.17 % -2.2%
2007 61.69 % +13.9%
2008 60.83 % -1.4%
2009 68.05 % +11.9%
2010 59.31 % -12.8%
2011 66.53 % +12.2%
2012 70.01 % +5.2%
2013 75.34 % +7.6%
2014 76.95 % +2.1%
2015 78.86 % +2.5%
2016 82.46 % +4.6%
2017 83.24 % +0.9%
2018 80.93 % -2.8%
2019 84.12 % +3.9%
2020 80.33 % -4.5%
2021 85.73 % +6.7%
2022 81.41 % -5.0%
2023 85.16 % +4.6%
2024 86.61 % +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 48.21 % 44.37 % 51.11 % 8
2000s 57.52 % 44.25 % 68.05 % 10
2010s 75.78 % 59.31 % 84.12 % 10
2020s 83.85 % 80.33 % 86.61 % 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

  1. 10 Zambia 87.51 % compare
  2. 11 New Zealand 87.28 % compare
  3. 12 Jamaica 86.74 % compare
  4. 14 Mexico 86.38 % compare
  5. 15 Switzerland 86.28 % compare
  6. 16 Sweden 86.08 % 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 86.61 % 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 86.61 % 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 44.25 % in 2001.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 13th 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 12.6%. 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, 55 to 64, 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, 55 to 64, 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, 1,535 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.