Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Netherlands
Netherlands: Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in was 4.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Netherlands, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Netherlands is 4.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Netherlands peaked at 7.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2022.
Netherlands ranks 31st of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7.5% | — |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +29.8% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 4.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.8%, 66% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 4.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.6%, 68% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.5% | 7.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.3% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,256 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.03 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.834 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 130,584 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 94,797 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.4 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Netherlands?
- Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Netherlands was 4.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population in jobless private households - % of persons living in recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest population in jobless private households - % of persons living in recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for population in jobless private households - % of persons living in?
- Netherlands ranks 31st out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in jobless private households - % of persons living in rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in private households where no-one is employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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