Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands
Netherlands: Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands, 1988–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands is 0.7%, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands peaked at 0.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1988.
That places Netherlands 31st out of 111 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.6% | — |
| 1989 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands?
- Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1988.
- How does Netherlands rank for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total?
- Netherlands ranks 31st out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
- Is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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