Youth unemployment rate by country of birth in Netherlands
Netherlands: Youth unemployment rate by country of birth was 10.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Youth unemployment rate by country of birth in Netherlands, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 10.7% for youth unemployment rate by country of birth in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate by country of birth in Netherlands peaked at 17.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2001.
That places Netherlands 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Youth unemployment rate by country of birth in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 15.5% | — |
| 1996 | 17.0% | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 14.5% | -14.7% |
| 1998 | 13.2% | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | -35.0% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | -17.9% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +26.5% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +25.6% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +26.9% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -19.1% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +36.3% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 10.7% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 12.0% | 17.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 6.4% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 8.0% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.0% | 12.4% | 6 |
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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)
- 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 unemployment rate by country of birth in Netherlands?
- Youth unemployment rate by country of birth in Netherlands was 10.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth unemployment rate by country of birth recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment rate by country of birth recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for youth unemployment rate by country of birth?
- Netherlands ranks 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth unemployment rate by country of birth rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. 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 Youth unemployment rate by country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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