Unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational in Netherlands
Netherlands: Unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational was 3.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
3.9%
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
33rd
of 42 countries
All-time high
4.2%
in 2021
All-time low
3.5%
in 2022
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational in Netherlands, 2021–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational in Netherlands stood at 3.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 7.1% over five years.
That places Netherlands 33rd out of 42 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4.2% | — |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 3.9% | +5.4% |
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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 rates by migration status, citizenship and educational in Netherlands?
- Unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational in Netherlands was 3.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational?
- Netherlands ranks 33rd out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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