Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020) was 83 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Netherlands, 2003–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 83 for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Netherlands peaked at 264 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 83, in 2020.
That places Netherlands 21st out of 47 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 85 | — |
| 2004 | 130 | +52.9% |
| 2005 | 189 | +45.4% |
| 2006 | 175 | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 132 | -24.6% |
| 2008 | 107 | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 95 | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 116 | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 140 | +20.7% |
| 2012 | 170 | +21.4% |
| 2013 | 226 | +32.9% |
| 2014 | 258 | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 264 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 223 | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 173 | -22.4% |
| 2018 | 128 | -26.0% |
| 2019 | 95 | -25.8% |
| 2020 | 83 | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 130.43 | 85 | 189 | 7 |
| 2010s | 179.3 | 95 | 264 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83 | 83 | 83 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 19 Slovakia 87 compare
- 19 Slovakia 87 compare
- 21 Netherlands 83 compare
- 23 Bulgaria 76 compare
- 23 Switzerland 76 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Netherlands?
- Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Netherlands was 83 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 264 in 2015.
- What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 83 in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data?
- Netherlands ranks 21st out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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