Young persons neither in employment nor … citizenship degree in Netherlands
Netherlands: Young persons neither in employment nor … citizenship degree was 3.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3.9%
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
46th
of 47 countries
All-time high
6.4%
in 2005
All-time low
2.6%
in 2021
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by in Netherlands, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 3.9% for young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by in 2025.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by in Netherlands peaked at 6.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2021.
Netherlands ranks 46th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Young persons neither in employment nor … citizenship degree in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.3% | — |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +20.8% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -23.4% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +28.2% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -42.2% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +17.9% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 3.9% | +8.3% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 3.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.2%, 42% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 3.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 45% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.9% | 6.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.0% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 4.5% | 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 young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by in Netherlands?
- Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by in Netherlands was 3.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by?
- Netherlands ranks 46th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. 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 Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by citizenship and degree of urbanisation (NEET rates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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