Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Netherlands
Netherlands: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 3.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Netherlands, 1975–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Netherlands is 3.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Netherlands peaked at 14.4% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2001.
That places Netherlands 126th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.0% | 5.9% | 6.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 6.5% | 14.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 3.6% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.1% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 3.4% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Netherlands?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Netherlands was 3.9% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 1986.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Netherlands ranks 126th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.