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Netherlands · Annual SERIES

Unemployment in Netherlands

Share of the labor force without work who are available for and seeking employment, from the ILO modeled estimates series.

3.87%% of the labor force (modeled ILO estimate)
2025Observation year

+0.17 pp from 2024

Netherlands
Unemployment in Netherlands, 2000–2025% of the labor force (modeled ILO estimate). Underlying figures are available in the data table.1.43.14.86.48.1200020052010201520202025

% of the labor force (modeled ILO estimate) · World Bank · Missing observations remain gaps.

Underlying data

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Unemployment · Netherlands · % of the labor force (modeled ILO estimate)
YearValueStatus & source note
20253.874present
20243.7present
20233.535present
20223.526present
20214.209present
20203.82present
20193.379present
20183.832present
20174.837present
20166.007present
20156.872present
20147.419present
20137.241present
20125.821present
20114.977present
20104.991present
20094.352present
20083.658present
20074.153present
20065.007present
20055.872present
20044.646present
20033.593present
20022.554present
20012.119present
20002.725present

Definition & method

ILO modeled estimates combine nationally reported observations with modeled values and projections to provide consistent series coverage. The labor force includes employed and unemployed people.

Share of the labor force without work who are available for and seeking employment, from the ILO modeled estimates series.

What to keep in mind

  • This is the modeled ILO series, not the national headline unemployment release.
  • People outside the labor force are excluded from the denominator.
  • WDI does not identify every imputed observation in this response. Cross-country ranking and comparison are disabled because ILO warns against comparing imputed observations.
  • Differences between rates are measured in percentage points.
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