Unemployed population — Unemployment in Netherlands
Netherlands: Unemployed population — Unemployment was 396.12 Persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployed population — Unemployment in Netherlands, 1975–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 396.12 Persons for unemployed population — unemployment in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed population — unemployment in Netherlands peaked at 689 Persons in 1984 and was at its lowest, 185.8 Persons, in 2001.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Unemployed population — Unemployment in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 260 Persons | — |
| 1976 | 278 Persons | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 271 Persons | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 273 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 280 Persons | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 326 Persons | +16.4% |
| 1981 | 480 Persons | +47.2% |
| 1982 | 655 Persons | +36.5% |
| 1983 | 666.3 Persons | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 689 Persons | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 600.9 Persons | -12.8% |
| 1986 | 605 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 648.6 Persons | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 613.6 Persons | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 579 Persons | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 526.4 Persons | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 507.5 Persons | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 389 Persons | -23.3% |
| 1993 | 445.3 Persons | +14.5% |
| 1994 | 517.2 Persons | +16.1% |
| 1995 | 522.8 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 475.6 Persons | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 419.1 Persons | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 340.2 Persons | -18.8% |
| 1999 | 285.8 Persons | -16.0% |
| 2000 | 238.88 Persons | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 185.8 Persons | -22.2% |
| 2002 | 231.47 Persons | +24.6% |
| 2003 | 310.48 Persons | +34.1% |
| 2004 | 387.07 Persons | +24.7% |
| 2005 | 488.6 Persons | +26.2% |
| 2006 | 419 Persons | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 354.68 Persons | -15.4% |
| 2008 | 317.75 Persons | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 380.98 Persons | +19.9% |
| 2010 | 435.3 Persons | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 434.3 Persons | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 515.8 Persons | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 646.95 Persons | +25.4% |
| 2014 | 659.7 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 613.85 Persons | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 538.5 Persons | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 437.55 Persons | -18.7% |
| 2018 | 350.43 Persons | -19.9% |
| 2019 | 314.23 Persons | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 356.62 Persons | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 407.93 Persons | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 350.23 Persons | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 358.57 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 372.5 Persons | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 396.12 Persons | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 272.4 Persons | 260 Persons | 280 Persons | 5 |
| 1980s | 586.34 Persons | 326 Persons | 689 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 442.89 Persons | 285.8 Persons | 526.4 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 331.47 Persons | 185.8 Persons | 488.6 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 494.66 Persons | 314.23 Persons | 659.7 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 373.66 Persons | 350.23 Persons | 407.93 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 3 United States 6,761 Persons compare
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- 4 Türkiye 2,970 Persons compare
- 4 Russia 3,626 Persons compare
- 5 Spain 2,608 Persons compare
- 5 Poland 557.9 Persons compare
- 6 France 2,433 Persons compare
- 7 Colombia 2,326 Persons compare
- 7 Lithuania 107.83 Persons compare
- 8 Japan 1,758 Persons compare
- 8 Latvia 65.8 Persons compare
- 9 United Kingdom 1,740 Persons compare
- 9 Estonia 56.17 Persons compare
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 655.76 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 433.18 Persons (2022)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 13,426 Thousand persons (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)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 30.4 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 76.2% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed population — unemployment in Netherlands?
- Unemployed population — unemployment in Netherlands was 396.12 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 689 Persons in 1984.
- What is the lowest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 185.8 Persons in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for unemployed population — unemployment?
- Netherlands ranks 6th out of 10 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed population — unemployment rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.