Netherlands Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Netherlands labor force participation rate for 2023 was 71.41%, a 2.06% increase from 2022.
  • Netherlands labor force participation rate for 2022 was 69.35%, a 0.35% decline from 2021.
  • Netherlands labor force participation rate for 2021 was 69.70%, a 0.95% increase from 2020.
  • Netherlands labor force participation rate for 2020 was 68.76%, a 1.27% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 76.74%
Netherlands 71.41%
New Zealand 68.93%
Australia 67.83%
Norway 65.12%
Switzerland 64.63%
Canada 64.28%
Denmark 63.95%
Qatar 60.64%
Austria 59.29%
Sweden 58.68%
United Kingdom 55.03%
Finland 54.94%
Ireland 54.56%
Germany 54.33%
Malta 54.17%
United States 51.04%
Japan 49.84%
Channel Islands 49.44%
Bahamas 48.41%
Israel 47.61%
Panama 46.01%
Uruguay 45.93%
UAE 45.86%
Guam 45.05%
Estonia 44.08%
Cyprus 43.65%
France 42.76%
Barbados 42.37%
Bahrain 41.18%
Macao 39.78%
Brunei 38.35%
French Polynesia 38.20%
Argentina 37.73%
Oman 36.74%
Trinidad and Tobago 36.58%
Slovenia 36.34%
New Caledonia 35.83%
Singapore 35.61%
Portugal 35.46%
Luxembourg 35.05%
Latvia 34.74%
Lithuania 34.00%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.80%
Spain 32.94%
Poland 32.11%
Hong Kong 31.98%
Belgium 31.45%
Hungary 31.16%
Croatia 30.49%
Chile 29.93%
Czech Republic 28.52%
Saudi Arabia 27.72%
Slovak Republic 27.56%
South Korea 27.04%
Italy 26.39%
Greece 24.85%
Kuwait 24.43%
Puerto Rico 23.02%
Netherlands Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 71.41% 2.06%
2022 69.35% -0.35%
2021 69.70% 0.95%
2020 68.76% -1.27%
2019 70.02% 1.14%
2018 68.89% 0.52%
2017 68.37% 0.15%
2016 68.22% -0.27%
2015 68.49% 1.12%
2014 67.37% -1.85%
2013 69.22% -0.01%
2012 69.23% 1.12%
2011 68.11% -0.17%
2010 68.28% -1.77%
2009 70.05% -0.29%
2008 70.34% 0.74%
2007 69.60% 2.39%
2006 67.22% -0.13%
2005 67.35% -4.69%
2004 72.04% -1.57%
2003 73.61% -0.36%
2002 73.97% 0.35%
2001 73.61% 1.41%
2000 72.21% 4.45%
1999 67.76% 1.59%
1998 66.17% 3.03%
1997 63.13% 1.96%
1996 61.17% -0.90%
1995 62.07% 1.41%
1994 60.66% 0.10%
1993 60.55% -0.45%
1992 61.01% 0.58%
1991 60.43% 0.58%