Labor force, total, per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5721 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, total, per capita in Netherlands, 1990–2025
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 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Labor force, total, per capita in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5416 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.5431 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5442 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5444 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5442 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.544 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5451 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5463 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5475 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.549 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5508 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5518 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5514 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.55 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5485 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5478 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5488 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5501 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5513 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5497 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5481 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5481 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5524 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5534 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.55 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5541 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.554 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.554 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5576 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5617 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5615 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5623 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5691 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5745 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5733 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.5721 units per person | -0.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.5721 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5147 units per person, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.5721 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5074 units per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 South 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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.064 units per person (2023)
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 186 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 ÷ 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)
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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.