Netherlands (2025)
396.1
thousands of persons
+6.3% YoY
YoY Change
+6.3%
thousands of persons
Trend
up
Series length
21
years of data

Data

Netherlands Long-Term Unemployment (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year thousands of persons YoY Change
2025 396.1 +6.3%
2024 372.5 +3.9%
2023 358.6 +2.4%
2022 350.2 -14.1%
2021 407.9 +14.4%
2020 356.6 +13.5%
2019 314.2 -10.3%
2018 350.4 -19.9%
2017 437.5 -18.8%
2016 538.5 -12.3%
2015 613.8 -7.0%
2014 659.7 +2.0%
2013 647 +25.4%
2012 515.8 +18.8%
2011 434.3 -0.2%
2010 435.3 +14.3%
2009 381 +19.9%
2008 317.8 -10.4%
2007 354.7 -15.3%
2006 419 -14.2%

About this Dataset

Netherlands recorded 396.1 thousands of persons in 2025. The latest change was +23.6. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 314.2 in 2019 to 659.7 in 2014.

This page tracks long-term unemployment (jobless 12+ months, thousands of persons) in Netherlands from 2005 to present. Show structural versus cyclical patterns.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks long-term unemployment (jobless 12+ months, thousands of persons) in Netherlands from 2005 to present. Show structural versus cyclical patterns. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations).

The series peaked at 659.7 thousands of persons in 2014 and reached its lowest recorded value of 314.2 in 2019. The latest reading of 396.1 in 2025 represents a change of +23.6.