Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 in Netherlands
The unemployment rate in Netherlands was 3.9% of the labour force in 2025.
Netherlands, 2025
3.9%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
6.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
6.0%
Position in 2025
28th of 34
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 in Netherlands over time
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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Netherlands | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.9% | 6.0% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | 6.0% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | 6.1% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | 7.1% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | 7.2% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | 8.3% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | 9.3% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | 10.2% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | 11.0% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | 11.6% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | 11.1% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | 10.1% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | 10.1% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | 9.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 3.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 7.9%, the figure has changed by −4.0 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Netherlands has the 28th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 6.0%.
More for Netherlands
All statistics for Netherlands
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
8.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
0.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
4.0%
September 2026 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
83.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
79.6%
2025 · Eurostat