Netherlands (2025)
3.8
% of active men (15–74)
+0.3pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.3pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
17
years of data

Data

Netherlands Male Unemployment Rate (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of active men (15–74) YoY Change
2025 3.8 +0.3pp
2024 3.5 +0.1pp
2023 3.4 +0.1pp
2022 3.3 -0.7pp
2021 4 -0.6pp
2020 4.6 +0.3pp
2019 4.3 -0.4pp
2018 4.7 -0.7pp
2017 5.4 -1.1pp
2016 6.5 -0.9pp
2015 7.4 -0.6pp
2014 8 -0.1pp
2013 8.1 +1.7pp
2012 6.4 +0.8pp
2011 5.6 +0.1pp
2010 5.5 +0.7pp
2009 4.8 n/a

About this Dataset

Netherlands recorded 3.8 % of active men (15–74) in 2025. The latest change was +0.3pp. Across 2009–2025 the series ranges from 3.3 in 2022 to 8.1 in 2013.

This page tracks the male harmonised unemployment rate in Netherlands from 2005 to present.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the male harmonised unemployment rate in Netherlands from 2005 to present. 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 2009–2025 (17 observations).

The series peaked at 8.1 % of active men (15–74) in 2013 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3.3 in 2022. The latest reading of 3.8 in 2025 represents a change of +0.3pp.