Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Netherlands
Netherlands: Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data was 83 Thousand persons in 2020. ▲ Rising
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Netherlands, 2003–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 83 Thousand persons 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 Thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 83 Thousand persons, in 2020.
That places Netherlands 19th out of 45 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 in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 85 Thousand persons | — |
| 2004 | 130 Thousand persons | +52.9% |
| 2005 | 189 Thousand persons | +45.4% |
| 2006 | 175 Thousand persons | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 132 Thousand persons | -24.6% |
| 2008 | 107 Thousand persons | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 95 Thousand persons | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 116 Thousand persons | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 140 Thousand persons | +20.7% |
| 2012 | 170 Thousand persons | +21.4% |
| 2013 | 226 Thousand persons | +32.9% |
| 2014 | 258 Thousand persons | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 264 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 223 Thousand persons | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 173 Thousand persons | -22.4% |
| 2018 | 128 Thousand persons | -26.0% |
| 2019 | 95 Thousand persons | -25.8% |
| 2020 | 83 Thousand persons | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 130.43 Thousand persons | 85 Thousand persons | 189 Thousand persons | 7 |
| 2010s | 179.3 Thousand persons | 95 Thousand persons | 264 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 83 Thousand persons | 83 Thousand persons | 83 Thousand persons | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 17 Slovakia 87 Thousand persons compare
- 17 Slovakia 87 Thousand persons compare
- 19 Netherlands 83 Thousand persons compare
- 21 Bulgaria 76 Thousand persons compare
- 21 Switzerland 76 Thousand persons compare
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- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 76.2% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 30.4 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
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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 Thousand persons 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 Thousand persons in 2015.
- What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 83 Thousand persons in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data?
- Netherlands ranks 19th out of 45 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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