Youth employment rate by country of birth in Netherlands
Netherlands: Youth employment rate by country of birth was 70.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Youth employment rate by country of birth in Netherlands, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 70.6% for youth employment rate by country of birth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate by country of birth in Netherlands peaked at 70.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 1995.
That places Netherlands 1st out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Youth employment rate by country of birth in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 37.2% | — |
| 1996 | 38.1% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 41.4% | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 46.3% | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 49.8% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 58.6% | +17.7% |
| 2001 | 60.9% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 57.8% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 54.6% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 49.2% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 53.3% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 51.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 51.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 50.4% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 51.6% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 52.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 54.5% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 56.3% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 64.9% | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 70.9% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 70.4% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 70.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.6% | 37.2% | 49.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 49.2% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 49.6% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 56.3% | 70.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 Netherlands 70.6% compare
- 3 Iceland 64.0% compare
- 4 Switzerland 49.2% compare
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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth employment rate by country of birth in Netherlands?
- Youth employment rate by country of birth in Netherlands was 70.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth employment rate by country of birth recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate by country of birth recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 1995.
- How does Netherlands rank for youth employment rate by country of birth?
- Netherlands ranks 1st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth employment rate by country of birth rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Youth employment rate by country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).