Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) was 0.4 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Youth long-term unemployment rate in Netherlands, 1983–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.4 for youth long-term unemployment rate in 2025.
The figure is down 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth long-term unemployment rate in Netherlands peaked at 7 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 2022.
That places Netherlands 32nd out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 7 | — |
| 1985 | 5.1 | -27.1% |
| 1987 | 1.8 | -64.7% |
| 1988 | 1.6 | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 1.4 | -12.5% |
| 1990 | 1.1 | -21.4% |
| 1991 | 1.2 | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 1 | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 1.6 | +60.0% |
| 1994 | 2 | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 1.6 | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 2 | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 2.3 | +15.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | -56.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3 | -66.7% |
| 2003 | 1 | +233.3% |
| 2004 | 1.2 | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 1.8 | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 2.3 | +27.8% |
| 2007 | 1.3 | -43.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9 | -30.8% |
| 2009 | 1.2 | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 1.3 | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 1.4 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.5 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 2.1 | +40.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 1.8 | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | -44.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7 | -30.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 | -42.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7 | +75.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5 | -28.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2 | -60.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4 | +100.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.4 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.8, 11% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.45, 9% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +233.3% | 0.3 | 1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.38 | 1.4 | 7 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.47 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.42 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 29 Switzerland 1.4 compare
- 30 Germany 1.2 compare
- 31 Türkiye 0.5 compare
- 32 Netherlands 0.4 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)
- 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 youth long-term unemployment rate in Netherlands?
- Youth long-term unemployment rate in Netherlands was 0.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth long-term unemployment rate recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1983.
- What is the lowest youth long-term unemployment rate recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for youth long-term unemployment rate?
- Netherlands ranks 32nd out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth long-term unemployment rate rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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