Netherlands (2025)
8.8
% of active youth (15–24)
+0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
17
years of data

Data

Netherlands Youth Unemployment Rate (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of active youth (15–24) YoY Change
2025 8.8 +0.1pp
2024 8.7 +0.5pp
2023 8.2 +0.6pp
2022 7.6 -1.7pp
2021 9.3 -1.3pp
2020 10.6 +2.1pp
2019 8.5 -0.4pp
2018 8.9 -1.5pp
2017 10.4 -1.7pp
2016 12.1 -0.4pp
2015 12.5 -1.3pp
2014 13.8 -0.4pp
2013 14.2 +1.3pp
2012 12.9 +1.5pp
2011 11.4 -1pp
2010 12.4 +0.8pp
2009 11.6 n/a

About this Dataset

Netherlands recorded 8.8 % of active youth (15–24) in 2025. The latest change was +0.1pp. Across 2009–2025 the series ranges from 7.6 in 2022 to 14.2 in 2013.

This page tracks youth unemployment (under-25) in Netherlands from 2005 to present. Show the severity of the post-2008 crisis and the recovery trajectory.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks youth unemployment (under-25) in Netherlands from 2005 to present. Show the severity of the post-2008 crisis and the recovery trajectory. 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 14.2 % of active youth (15–24) in 2013 and reached its lowest recorded value of 7.6 in 2022. The latest reading of 8.8 in 2025 represents a change of +0.1pp.