Labour participation; young people, 2003-2022

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Sex Age Formal Education Labour force and not in the labour force (x 1 000) Labour force Labour force (x 1 000) Labour force Unemployed labour force (x 1 000) Labour force Unemployment rate (%) Labour force Employed labour force Employed labour force (x 1 000) Not in the labour force (x 1 000)
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Total 2,137 1,708 130 7.6 1,578 429
In formal education 1,608 1,243 100 8.0 1,144 365
Not in formal education 528 464 30 6.5 434 64
15 to 19 years Total 1,016 767 75 9.8 692 249
In formal education 876 659 62 9.4 597 217
Not in formal education 140 108 13 11.9 95 32
20 to 24 years Total 1,121 941 55 5.8 886 180
In formal education 733 584 38 6.4 547 148
Not in formal education 388 357 17 4.8 339 32
15 years Total 191 118 25 21.6 92 74
In formal education 162 98 19 19.9 79 64
Not in formal education 29 20 6 . 14 9
16 years Total 193 141 14 9.6 128 52
In formal education 171 128 12 9.1 116 43
Not in formal education 22 14 2 . 12 8
17 years Total 199 157 10 6.3 147 42
In formal education 179 141 10 6.9 132 38
Not in formal education 19 16 0 . 15 4
18 years Total 211 168 12 7.0 157 43
In formal education 182 144 10 7.0 134 38
Not in formal education 29 24 2 . 23 5
19 years Total 221 182 14 7.7 168 38
In formal education 181 148 11 7.4 137 33
Not in formal education 40 35 3 9.1 32 5
20 years Total 224 185 10 5.5 175 38
In formal education 179 145 8 5.8 136 34
Not in formal education 45 41 2 4.7 39 4
21 years Total 229 189 9 4.9 180 40
In formal education 169 135 7 5.6 127 34
Not in formal education 60 54 2 3.3 52 6
22 years Total 226 188 14 7.4 174 37
In formal education 147 115 8 6.7 107 32
Not in formal education 78 73 6 8.4 67 5
23 years Total 224 191 12 6.5 178 34
In formal education 139 113 8 7.1 105 26
Not in formal education 85 77 4 5.6 73 8
24 years Total 218 188 9 4.8 179 31
In formal education 98 76 6 7.9 70 22
Not in formal education 120 112 3 2.7 108 9
Male 15 to 24 years Total 1,086 861 64 7.4 797 225
In formal education 806 614 48 7.8 566 193
Not in formal education 280 247 15 6.2 232 33
15 to 19 years Total 518 390 37 9.6 352 129
In formal education 441 328 30 9.2 298 113
Not in formal education 77 61 7 11.7 54 16
20 to 24 years Total 568 471 26 5.5 445 96
In formal education 365 285 18 6.3 268 80
Not in formal education 202 186 8 4.4 178 17
15 years Total 98 64 15 23.4 49 34
In formal education 85 55 12 21.7 43 30
Not in formal education 14 10 3 . 6 4
16 years Total 99 72 5 6.8 67 27
In formal education 86 65 4 5.7 61 22
Not in formal education 12 7 1 . 6 5
17 years Total 102 77 6 7.4 71 24
In formal education 91 69 6 8.0 63 22
Not in formal education 11 8 0 . 8 2
18 years Total 108 82 5 6.1 77 26
In formal education 92 69 4 6.0 65 23
Not in formal education 16 13 1 . 12 3
19 years Total 112 94 7 7.1 87 18
In formal education 87 71 5 7.0 66 16
Not in formal education 25 23 2 . 21 2
20 years Total 113 92 4 4.5 88 21
In formal education 88 69 3 5.0 65 19
Not in formal education 25 24 1 . 23 2
21 years Total 116 96 6 6.4 89 21
In formal education 86 68 5 7.2 63 18
Not in formal education 30 27 1 . 26 3
22 years Total 114 92 4 4.6 88 22
In formal education 76 56 3 5.2 53 19
Not in formal education 39 36 1 3.8 34 3
23 years Total 114 97 6 5.8 92 16
In formal education 67 55 3 5.5 52 12
Not in formal education 47 42 3 6.2 40 4
24 years Total 110 94 6 6.4 88 16
In formal education 49 37 4 9.6 34 12
Not in formal education 61 56 2 4.3 54 5
Female 15 to 24 years Total 1,050 847 66 7.8 781 204
In formal education 802 630 51 8.2 578 172
Not in formal education 249 217 15 6.8 203 31
15 to 19 years Total 497 377 37 9.9 340 120
In formal education 435 331 32 9.6 299 104
Not in formal education 63 46 6 12.2 41 16
20 to 24 years Total 553 470 29 6.1 441 84
In formal education 367 299 20 6.6 279 69
Not in formal education 186 171 9 5.3 162 15
15 years Total 93 53 10 19.5 43 40
In formal education 78 43 8 17.6 36 34
Not in formal education 15 10 3 . 7 5
16 years Total 94 69 9 12.5 60 25
In formal education 85 63 8 12.7 55 22
Not in formal education 10 6 1 . 6 3
17 years Total 97 80 4 5.2 76 17
In formal education 88 72 4 5.8 68 16
Not in formal education 9 7 0 . 7 1
18 years Total 104 86 7 7.8 80 17
In formal education 90 76 6 7.9 70 15
Not in formal education 13 11 1 . 10 3
19 years Total 109 88 7 8.4 81 20
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains quarterly and yearly figures on labour participation of young people in the Netherlands. The population of 15 to 24 years of age (excluding the institutionalized population) is divided into the employed labour force, the unemployed labour force and those not in the labour force. The employed labour force is subdivided on the basis of the professional status and the average working hours. A division by sex, age and whether they are in education is available.

Due to changes in the survey design and the questionnaire of the Labour Force Survey (LFS), a revision of the figures for 2021 was carried out in the first quarter of 2022.
As a result, the numbers of 2021 and later will not be comparable to the years 2003-2020.

Data available for 2003-2022

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.

Changes as of August 17, 2022:
None, the table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be released?
Not applicable. This table has been replaced, see paragraph 3 for a link to the new table.

Description topics

Labour force and not in the labour force
People who are part of the employed labour force, the unemployed labour force or who are not in the labour force.

This definition concerns people who live in the Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.
Labour force
People
- who have paid work (employed labour force), or
- who don’t have paid work, recently looked for work and are directly available for it (unemployed labour force).

This definition concerns people who live in the Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.
Labour force
People
- who have paid work (employed labour force), or
- who don’t have paid work, recently looked for work and are directly available for it (unemployed labour force).

This definition concerns people who live in the Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.
Employed labour force
People who have paid work.

This definition concerns people who live in the Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.
Employed labour force
People who have paid work.

This definition concerns people who live in the Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.
Unemployed labour force
People who don’t have paid work, recently looked for work and are directly available for it.

This definition concerns people who live in the Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.
Unemployment rate
The unemployed labour force as a percentage of the (employed and unemployed) labour force.

This definition concerns people who live in the Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old.
Not in the labour force
People who don’t have paid work, who haven’t recently looked for work recently or are not directly available for it.

This definition concerns people who live in the Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.