Netherlands vs United States of America: Unemployed population — Unemployment

Netherlands
396.12 Persons
in 2025
United States of America
6,761 Persons
in 2024
Netherlands rank
6th
United States of America rank
3rd

Unemployed population — Unemployment over time

  • Netherlands
  • United States of America
05.0k10.0k15.0k195519902025

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 6,761 Persons against 396.12 Persons in Netherlands, a difference of 6,365 Persons.

That makes United States of America's figure about 17.1 times Netherlands's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 10 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 272.4 Persons 6,933 Persons 6,661 Persons United States of America
1980s 586.34 Persons 8,304 Persons 7,717 Persons United States of America
1990s 442.89 Persons 7,569 Persons 7,126 Persons United States of America
2000s 331.47 Persons 8,265 Persons 7,934 Persons United States of America
2010s 494.66 Persons 9,750 Persons 9,255 Persons United States of America
2020s 369.17 Persons 8,082 Persons 7,712 Persons United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployed population — unemployment, Netherlands or United States of America?
United States of America, at 6,761 Persons against 396.12 Persons in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in unemployed population — unemployment between Netherlands and United States of America?
6,365 Persons, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States of America?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and United States of America rank globally for unemployed population — unemployment?
Netherlands ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 10 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Unemployed population — Unemployment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 2,160 data points, 1955–2025
Last refreshed

The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.