Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels was 9,899 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in Netherlands, 1971–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in Netherlands stood at 9,899 Persons. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in Netherlands peaked at 9,899 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,427 Persons, in 1971.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3,427 Persons | — |
| 1972 | 3,499 Persons | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 3,583 Persons | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 3,645 Persons | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 3,680 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 3,749 Persons | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 3,817 Persons | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 3,873 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 3,961 Persons | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 4,063 Persons | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 4,034 Persons | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 4,042 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 3,979 Persons | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 4,008 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 4,094 Persons | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 4,164 Persons | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 5,931 Persons | +42.4% |
| 1988 | 6,097 Persons | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 6,214 Persons | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 6,422 Persons | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 6,576 Persons | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 6,660 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 6,708 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 6,750 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 6,889 Persons | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 7,011 Persons | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 7,231 Persons | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 7,436 Persons | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 7,611 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 7,795 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 7,900 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 8,000 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 7,792 Persons | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 7,772 Persons | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 7,828 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 7,950 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 8,183 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 8,372 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 8,375 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8,290 Persons | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 8,291 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8,345 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 8,453 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 8,404 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 8,484 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 8,594 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 8,772 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 8,964 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 9,147 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 9,144 Persons | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 9,282 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 9,587 Persons | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 9,781 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 9,898 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 9,899 Persons | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +42.4% | 4,164 Persons | 5,931 Persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,693 Persons | 3,427 Persons | 3,961 Persons | 9 |
| 1980s | 4,663 Persons | 3,979 Persons | 6,214 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,929 Persons | 6,422 Persons | 7,611 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,997 Persons | 7,772 Persons | 8,375 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,574 Persons | 8,290 Persons | 9,147 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,598 Persons | 9,144 Persons | 9,899 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 5 Türkiye 32,566 Persons compare
- 5 Brazil 103,224 Persons compare
- 6 Russian Federation 71,973 Persons compare
- 7 Japan 68,280 Persons compare
- 7 Poland 17,241 Persons compare
- 8 Mexico 59,440 Persons compare
- 9 Germany 42,553 Persons compare
- 9 Lithuania 1,463 Persons compare
- 10 Slovenia 996.46 Persons compare
- 10 Thailand 39,807 Persons compare
- 11 Latvia 889.52 Persons compare
- 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 33,322 Persons compare
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- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 13,426 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 13,426 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 30.4 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in Netherlands?
- Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in Netherlands was 9,899 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 9,899 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,427 Persons in 1971.
- How does Netherlands rank for employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels?
- Netherlands ranks 8th out of 12 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels — Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains labour force data on labour market status - population, labour force, unemployment and employment - by sex and by detailed age groups and standard age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Information for all countries and all LFS subjects may be found in the attached file LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.