Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands
Netherlands: Unemployment by sex and age - annual data was 396 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands stood at 396 Thousand persons.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands peaked at 769 Thousand persons in 2014 and was at its lowest, 350 Thousand persons, in 2022.
Netherlands ranks 11th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 490 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 544 Thousand persons | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 543 Thousand persons | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 625 Thousand persons | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 756 Thousand persons | +21.0% |
| 2014 | 769 Thousand persons | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 723 Thousand persons | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 647 Thousand persons | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 547 Thousand persons | -15.5% |
| 2018 | 459 Thousand persons | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 423 Thousand persons | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 466 Thousand persons | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 408 Thousand persons | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 350 Thousand persons | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 359 Thousand persons | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 372 Thousand persons | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 396 Thousand persons | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 490 Thousand persons | 490 Thousand persons | 490 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 603.6 Thousand persons | 423 Thousand persons | 769 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 391.83 Thousand persons | 350 Thousand persons | 466 Thousand persons | 6 |
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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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands?
- Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands was 396 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by sex and age - annual data recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 769 Thousand persons in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment by sex and age - annual data recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 350 Thousand persons in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for unemployment by sex and age - annual data?
- Netherlands ranks 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment by sex and age - annual data rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. 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 Unemployment by sex and age - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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