Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands
Netherlands: Unemployment by sex and age - annual data was 396 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
396
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
11th
of 45 countries
All-time high
769
in 2014
All-time low
350
in 2022
Years of data
17
2009–2025
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands stood at 396.
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 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 350, in 2022.
That places Netherlands 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 490 | — |
| 2010 | 544 | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 543 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 625 | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 756 | +21.0% |
| 2014 | 769 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 723 | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 647 | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 547 | -15.5% |
| 2018 | 459 | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 423 | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 466 | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 408 | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 350 | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 359 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 372 | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 396 | +6.5% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 396 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 209, 1.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 396 is above the median for high income countries, which is 212.5, 1.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 490 | 490 | 490 | 1 |
| 2010s | 603.6 | 423 | 769 | 10 |
| 2020s | 391.83 | 350 | 466 | 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 unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands?
- Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands was 396 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 in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment by sex and age - annual data recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 350 in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for unemployment by sex and age - annual data?
- Netherlands ranks 11th out of 45 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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