Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Netherlands
The youth unemployment rate in Netherlands was 8.8% in 2025.
Netherlands, 2025
8.8%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
15.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.8%
Position in 2025
32nd of 34
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Netherlands over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Netherlands | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.8% | 15.2% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | 15.0% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | 14.6% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | 14.6% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | 16.7% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | 17.6% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | 15.7% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | 16.7% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | 18.6% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | 20.7% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | 22.4% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | 24.1% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | 25.2% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | 24.4% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | 22.5% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | 22.4% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | 21.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 8.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 12.5%, the figure has changed by −3.7 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Netherlands has the 32nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 15.2%.
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3.9%
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NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
5.3%
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ILO estimate of youth unemployment
8.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Long-term unemployment rate
0.5%
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Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
83.4%
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Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
79.6%
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