Netherlands labour force participation rate history: choose a year or date to look up past values. Preview the observations and download your selection.
- History starts
- January 2003
- History ends
- August 2026
- Frequency
- Monthly observations
- Unit
- Percent
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12 observations · January 2020 to December 2020
| Date or period | Value · Percent | Source |
|---|---|---|
| January 2020 | 73.6% | Statistics Netherlands (CBS) |
| February 2020 | 73.5% | Statistics Netherlands (CBS) |
| March 2020 | 73.3% | Statistics Netherlands (CBS) |
| April 2020 | 72.4% | Statistics Netherlands (CBS) |
| May 2020 | 72.4% | Statistics Netherlands (CBS) |
| June 2020 | 73.1% | Statistics Netherlands (CBS) |
| July 2020 | 73.3% | Statistics Netherlands (CBS) |
| August 2020 | 73.3% | Statistics Netherlands (CBS) |
| September 2020 | 73.2% | Statistics Netherlands (CBS) |
| October 2020 | 73.4% | Statistics Netherlands (CBS) |
| November 2020 | 73.4% | Statistics Netherlands (CBS) |
| December 2020 | 73.3% | Statistics Netherlands (CBS) |
Netherlands labour force participation rate history by year
Full history →| Year | Average | High | Low | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to date) | 76.2% | 76.3%January 2026 | 76.0%June 2026 | ▼ −0.2 |
| 2025 | 76.2% | 76.4%September 2025 | 76.0%January 2025 | ▲ +0.2 |
| 2024 | 76.0% | 76.2%April 2024 | 75.6%October 2024 | ▼ −0.2 |
| 2023 | 75.7% | 76.0%December 2023 | 75.6%January 2023 | ▲ +0.4 |
| 2022 | 74.8% | 75.5%December 2022 | 74.1%January 2022 | ▲ +1.4 |
| 2021 | 73.5% | 74.0%October 2021 | 73.0%March 2021 | ▲ +0.9 |
| 2020 | 73.2% | 73.6%January 2020 | 72.4%April 2020 | ▼ −0.3 |
| 2019 | 73.3% | 73.5%October 2019 | 73.1%February 2019 | ▲ +0.3 |
| 2018 | 72.6% | 73.1%December 2018 | 72.2%February 2018 | ▲ +0.8 |
| 2017 | 72.2% | 72.3%July 2017 | 72.1%February 2017 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 72.2% | 72.3%April 2016 | 72.1%January 2016 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | 72.4% | 72.6%January 2015 | 72.2%November 2015 | ▼ −0.4 |
| 2014 | 72.2% | 72.4%January 2014 | 72.0%June 2014 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | 72.7% | 72.9%October 2013 | 72.4%December 2013 | ▼ −0.3 |
| 2012 | 72.7% | 72.8%January 2012 | 72.6%March 2012 | ▼ −0.1 |
| 2011 | 72.2% | 72.8%November 2011 | 71.7%May 2011 | ▲ +0.7 |
| 2010 | 72.4% | 72.6%January 2010 | 72.3%March 2010 | ▼ −0.2 |
| 2009 | 72.9% | 73.2%February 2009 | 72.6%October 2009 | ▼ −0.5 |
| 2008 | 72.7% | 72.9%November 2008 | 72.3%January 2008 | ▲ +0.6 |
| 2007 | 71.8% | 72.1%September 2007 | 71.2%January 2007 | ▲ +0.9 |
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