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 80.55 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
80.55 %
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
7th
of 79 countries
All-time high
80.55 %
in 2024
All-time low
26.69 %
in 1992
Years of data
33
1992–2024

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

204060801992200820241992: 26.7 %1993: 31 %1994: 30.9 %1995: 31.1 %1996: 36.1 %1997: 34.6 %1998: 36.4 %1999: 37.9 %2000: 40.6 %2001: 38 %2002: 41.4 %2003: 48.2 %2004: 45.7 %2005: 45 %2006: 44.3 %2007: 48.8 %2008: 55.2 %2009: 56.6 %2010: 51.5 %2011: 58.2 %2012: 59.1 %2013: 61.7 %2014: 65.5 %2015: 68.1 %2016: 69 %2017: 70.4 %2018: 70.5 %2019: 72.1 %2020: 73.4 %2021: 75 %2022: 74.2 %2023: 76.9 %2024: 80.5 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) is 80.55 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 80.55 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.69 %, in 1992.

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 7th of 79 countries on this measure, 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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1992 to 2024.
Year % Change
1992 26.69 %
1993 30.97 % +16.0%
1994 30.89 % -0.3%
1995 31.09 % +0.6%
1996 36.13 % +16.2%
1997 34.59 % -4.3%
1998 36.41 % +5.3%
1999 37.94 % +4.2%
2000 40.6 % +7.0%
2001 38 % -6.4%
2002 41.42 % +9.0%
2003 48.18 % +16.3%
2004 45.73 % -5.1%
2005 44.96 % -1.7%
2006 44.33 % -1.4%
2007 48.76 % +10.0%
2008 55.17 % +13.1%
2009 56.59 % +2.6%
2010 51.52 % -9.0%
2011 58.2 % +13.0%
2012 59.11 % +1.6%
2013 61.67 % +4.3%
2014 65.52 % +6.2%
2015 68.14 % +4.0%
2016 68.99 % +1.2%
2017 70.41 % +2.1%
2018 70.46 % +0.1%
2019 72.14 % +2.4%
2020 73.44 % +1.8%
2021 74.98 % +2.1%
2022 74.21 % -1.0%
2023 76.92 % +3.7%
2024 80.55 % +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.09 % 26.69 % 37.94 % 8
2000s 46.37 % 38 % 56.59 % 10
2010s 64.62 % 51.52 % 72.14 % 10
2020s 76.02 % 73.44 % 80.55 % 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

  1. 4 Sweden 82.77 % compare
  2. 4 Türkiye 49.62 % compare
  3. 5 New Zealand 82.7 % compare
  4. 6 Switzerland 80.66 % compare
  5. 8 Zambia 80.46 % compare
  6. 9 Armenia 79.96 % compare
  7. 9 Ecuador 79.96 % 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 80.55 % 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 80.55 % 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 26.69 % in 1992.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 7th 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 22.9%. 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 — 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 — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,536 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.