Labour participation; young people

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Sex Age Formal Eduation Labour force and not in the labour force (x 1 000) Labour force Labour force (x 1 000) Labour force Employed labour force Employed labour force (x 1 000) Labour force Unemployed labour force (x 1 000) Labour force Unemployment rate (%) Not in the labour force (x 1 000) Net labour participation rate (%)
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Total 2,175 1,810 1,653 157 8.7 364 76.0
In formal education 1,620 1,310 1,188 122 9.3 310 73.4
Not in formal education 555 500 465 36 7.1 55 83.7
15 to 19 years Total 1,007 796 709 87 10.9 212 70.4
In formal education 918 722 642 79 11.0 196 70.0
Not in formal education 90 74 66 8 10.4 16 73.9
20 to 24 years Total 1,168 1,015 944 70 6.9 153 80.9
In formal education 702 588 546 42 7.2 114 77.7
Not in formal education 465 427 399 28 6.6 39 85.6
15 years Total 197 134 112 22 16.5 63 56.9
In formal education 193 132 111 22 16.4 61 57.2
Not in formal education 3 2 1 0 . 2 .
16 years Total 195 150 131 18 12.3 45 67.3
In formal education 192 148 130 18 12.3 44 67.6
Not in formal education 3 2 1 0 . 1 .
17 years Total 196 159 142 16 10.3 37 72.7
In formal education 188 154 138 16 10.2 35 73.2
Not in formal education 7 5 4 1 . 2 .
18 years Total 203 171 156 15 8.8 32 76.8
In formal education 172 145 133 12 8.3 27 77.1
Not in formal education 31 26 23 3 11.6 5 74.9
19 years Total 217 182 167 15 8.2 34 77.2
In formal education 172 143 132 11 8.0 29 76.6
Not in formal education 45 39 36 3 8.7 6 79.6
20 years Total 227 193 179 14 7.4 34 78.7
In formal education 171 144 133 11 7.4 27 78.0
Not in formal education 56 49 46 4 7.3 7 81.0
21 years Total 233 201 185 16 7.9 32 79.5
In formal education 160 135 124 11 8.0 25 77.4
Not in formal education 73 66 61 5 7.6 6 84.2
22 years Total 232 202 188 14 6.9 30 81.0
In formal education 145 123 114 9 7.4 22 78.6
Not in formal education 87 79 74 5 6.1 8 85.0
23 years Total 237 209 197 12 5.9 28 82.8
In formal education 124 104 98 6 5.5 20 79.3
Not in formal education 113 105 98 7 6.4 8 86.7
24 years Total 238 209 195 14 6.6 29 82.2
In formal education 102 82 76 6 7.2 20 74.7
Not in formal education 136 128 120 8 6.2 9 87.8
Male 15 to 24 years Total 1,105 919 838 81 8.8 186 75.9
In formal education 811 651 588 62 9.6 161 72.5
Not in formal education 294 269 250 19 7.1 25 85.0
15 to 19 years Total 516 406 361 45 11.2 110 69.9
In formal education 465 363 322 41 11.4 102 69.2
Not in formal education 51 43 39 4 9.4 8 75.8
20 to 24 years Total 589 513 478 36 7.0 76 81.1
In formal education 347 287 267 21 7.2 59 77.0
Not in formal education 242 226 211 15 6.6 17 87.0
15 years Total 101 71 60 11 15.5 30 59.5
In formal education 100 70 59 11 15.6 29 59.4
Not in formal education 1 1 1 0 . 0 .
16 years Total 100 76 65 11 14.0 24 65.5
In formal education 98 75 64 11 14.1 23 65.7
Not in formal education 2 1 1 0 . 1 .
17 years Total 101 80 72 8 10.0 21 71.2
In formal education 96 77 69 8 9.9 20 71.7
Not in formal education 4 3 3 0 . 1 .
18 years Total 104 87 79 8 9.0 17 76.0
In formal education 88 74 67 6 8.3 14 77.0
Not in formal education 17 14 12 2 . 3 71.2
19 years Total 110 92 84 8 8.5 18 76.3
In formal education 83 68 62 6 9.0 15 74.2
Not in formal education 27 24 23 2 7.2 3 82.7
20 years Total 115 97 89 8 7.9 18 77.8
In formal education 83 68 63 6 8.2 14 76.0
Not in formal education 32 28 26 2 7.3 4 82.5
21 years Total 117 102 93 8 8.3 15 79.6
In formal education 78 66 60 5 8.0 12 77.4
Not in formal education 39 36 33 3 8.9 3 84.1
22 years Total 117 102 95 6 6.3 16 81.2
In formal education 74 62 58 4 7.2 12 77.9
Not in formal education 43 40 38 2 4.9 4 87.0
23 years Total 120 106 99 7 6.3 14 83.0
In formal education 60 50 47 3 6.0 10 78.3
Not in formal education 60 56 52 4 6.5 4 87.8
24 years Total 120 107 100 7 6.1 13 83.6
In formal education 52 41 39 3 6.1 10 75.1
Not in formal education 69 66 62 4 6.2 3 90.0
Female 15 to 24 years Total 1,070 891 815 76 8.5 179 76.2
In formal education 808 659 600 59 9.0 149 74.2
Not in formal education 261 232 215 17 7.2 30 82.3
15 to 19 years Total 491 389 348 42 10.7 101 70.9
In formal education 453 359 321 38 10.6 94 70.8
Not in formal education 38 31 27 4 11.8 7 71.3
20 to 24 years Total 579 501 467 34 6.9 77 80.7
In formal education 356 301 279 21 7.1 55 78.5
Not in formal education 223 201 188 13 6.5 22 84.2
15 years Total 96 63 52 11 17.6 33 54.1
In formal education 94 62 51 11 17.4 32 54.8
Not in formal education 2 1 0 0 . 1 .
16 years Total 95 74 66 8 10.6 21 69.3
In formal education 94 73 65 8 10.5 21 69.6
Not in formal education 1 1 1 0 . 1 .
17 years Total 95 79 70 8 10.6 16 74.2
In formal education 92 77 69 8 10.6 15 74.7
Not in formal education 3 2 2 0 . 1 .
18 years Total 99 84 77 7 8.7 15 77.5
In formal education 85 71 65 6 8.4 13 77.2
Not in formal education 14 13 11 1 . 2 .
19 years Total 106 90 83 7 7.8 16 78.2
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.

Data available from: 2013

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

Changes as of February 14, 2025:
The figures for the fourth quarter and the year 2024 have been added.

Changes as of August 17, 2022:
None, this is a new table. This table has been compiled on the basis of the Labor Force Survey (LFS). Due to changes in the research design and the questionnaire of the LFS, the figures for 2021 are not automatically comparable with the figures up to and including 2020. The key figures in this table have therefore been made consistent with the (non-seasonally adjusted) figures in the table Arbeidsdeelname, kerncijfers seizoengecorrigeerd (see section 4), in which the outcomes for the period 2013-2020 have been recalculated to align with the outcomes from 2021. When further detailing the outcomes according to job and personal characteristics, there may nevertheless be differences from 2020 to 2021 as a result of the new method.

When will new figures be released?
New figures will be published in May 2025.

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.
Net labour participation rate
The percentage of the employed labour force in the population (labour force and 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.