# Netherlands Activity (participation) rate, age 15-64, % of population, SA

Netherlands Activity (participation) rate, age 15-64, % of population, SA was 85.5% in Q2 2026, down 0.10 percentage points from Q1 2026 and down 0.2 percentage points from a year earlier.
That is the lowest reading since Q1 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 82.1% (Q4 2016) to 85.8% (Q3 2025), averaging 84.0%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `NL.ACTRATE.Q.SA`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: % of population
- Coverage: 2009-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (70 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/netherlands/activity-participation-rate-age-15-64-pct-of-population-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 85.5% |
| Q1 2026 | 85.6% |
| Q4 2025 | 85.6% |
| Q3 2025 | 85.8% |
| Q2 2025 | 85.7% |
| Q1 2025 | 85.5% |
| Q4 2024 | 85.3% |
| Q3 2024 | 85.6% |
| Q2 2024 | 85.6% |
| Q1 2024 | 85.4% |
| Q4 2023 | 85.4% |
| Q3 2023 | 85.7% |
| Q2 2023 | 85.5% |
| Q1 2023 | 85.3% |
| Q4 2022 | 85.0% |
| Q3 2022 | 84.9% |
| Q2 2022 | 84.7% |
| Q1 2022 | 84.3% |
| Q4 2021 | 84.0% |
| Q3 2021 | 83.9% |
| Q2 2021 | 83.5% |
| Q1 2021 | 83.3% |
| Q4 2020 | 83.6% |
| Q3 2020 | 83.5% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/NL.ACTRATE.Q.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/NL.ACTRATE.Q.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```