Labor force, female, per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.2698 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in Netherlands, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.2698 units per person for labor force, female, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Netherlands peaked at 0.2708 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2301 units per person, in 1990.
Netherlands ranks 11th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2301 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2318 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2337 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2344 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2348 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2345 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2361 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2379 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2396 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2419 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2444 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2467 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2479 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2484 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2481 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2476 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2492 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2506 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2523 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2522 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2532 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2546 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2574 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2577 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.255 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2576 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2583 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.259 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2606 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2633 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2642 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.265 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2681 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2708 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2703 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2698 units per person | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2355 units per person | 0.2301 units per person | 0.2419 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2487 units per person | 0.2444 units per person | 0.2523 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2577 units per person | 0.2532 units per person | 0.2633 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.268 units per person | 0.2642 units per person | 0.2708 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More gender data for Netherlands
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,769 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.232 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 89,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 85,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 86,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 90,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 90,804 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 95,138 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Netherlands?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Netherlands was 0.2698 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2708 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2301 units per person in 1990.
- How does Netherlands rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, female 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, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.