Netherlands Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024

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 2022 was 72.22%, a 2.97% increase from 2021.
  • Netherlands labor force participation rate for 2021 was 69.24%, a 0.49% increase from 2020.
  • Netherlands labor force participation rate for 2020 was 68.76%, a 1.27% decline from 2019.
  • Netherlands labor force participation rate for 2019 was 70.02%, a 1.14% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 78.63%
Netherlands 72.22%
Australia 70.90%
New Zealand 66.18%
Switzerland 65.41%
Qatar 65.04%
Canada 64.39%
Norway 63.85%
Denmark 61.49%
Austria 57.04%
Sweden 56.75%
Malta 56.59%
Ireland 54.81%
Finland 53.68%
Germany 53.47%
United Kingdom 51.59%
United States 50.55%
Bahamas 50.08%
Japan 49.19%
Channel Islands 49.02%
UAE 47.75%
Estonia 46.11%
Panama 45.41%
Guam 44.99%
Uruguay 44.93%
Israel 44.61%
Macao 43.05%
Barbados 42.99%
Cyprus 41.49%
Bahrain 41.35%
France 40.39%
Brunei 39.74%
French Polynesia 38.61%
Oman 37.93%
Singapore 37.08%
Trinidad and Tobago 37.04%
Lithuania 36.99%
Argentina 36.81%
Slovenia 36.16%
New Caledonia 36.12%
Croatia 35.79%
Latvia 35.66%
Hong Kong 35.07%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.27%
Spain 33.13%
Luxembourg 32.37%
Poland 31.42%
Belgium 30.83%
Hungary 30.37%
Portugal 30.33%
Chile 29.16%
South Korea 29.00%
Czech Republic 28.11%
Slovak Republic 27.38%
Italy 26.11%
Kuwait 25.64%
Puerto Rico 23.40%
Greece 22.67%
Saudi Arabia 20.70%
Netherlands Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 72.22% 2.97%
2021 69.24% 0.49%
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% 0.74%
1990 59.68% 0.74%