Labor force, total, per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5721 units per person in 2025. β¬ Flat
Labor force, total, per capita in Netherlands, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Netherlands is 0.5721 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Netherlands peaked at 0.5745 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5416 units per person, in 1990.
Netherlands ranks 14th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5449 units per person | 0.5416 units per person | 0.549 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.55 units per person | 0.5478 units per person | 0.5518 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5533 units per person | 0.5481 units per person | 0.5617 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5688 units per person | 0.5615 units per person | 0.5745 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 11 Republic of Korea 0.5778 units per person compare
- 12 New Zealand 0.5777 units per person compare
- 13 Bahrain 0.5746 units per person compare
- 15 Thailand 0.5707 units per person compare
- 16 Jamaica 0.5685 units per person compare
- 17 Switzerland 0.5681 units per person compare
More education data for Netherlands
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Netherlands?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Netherlands was 0.5721 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5745 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5416 units per person in 1990.
- How does Netherlands rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 14th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.