Netherlands Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Netherlands youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 8.94%, a 1.03% increase from 2022.
  • Netherlands youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 7.91%, a 1.66% decline from 2021.
  • Netherlands youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 9.57%, a 0.45% increase from 2020.
  • Netherlands youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 9.13%, a 2.38% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
French Polynesia 37.31%
New Caledonia 32.57%
Spain 28.70%
Greece 26.57%
Uruguay 26.16%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 25.55%
Barbados 24.87%
Bahamas 23.57%
Italy 22.73%
Chile 22.05%
Sweden 21.57%
Portugal 20.25%
Slovak Republic 19.41%
Croatia 19.24%
Luxembourg 18.99%
Brunei 18.62%
Argentina 18.00%
Cyprus 17.45%
France 17.13%
Estonia 17.09%
Panama 16.59%
Saudi Arabia 16.25%
Belgium 16.09%
Finland 15.92%
Kuwait 14.99%
Lithuania 13.90%
Puerto Rico 13.65%
Channel Islands 13.47%
Guam 12.88%
Hungary 12.76%
United Kingdom 12.54%
Latvia 12.50%
Denmark 11.66%
Poland 11.58%
Norway 10.95%
Austria 10.93%
New Zealand 10.72%
UAE 10.65%
Canada 10.59%
Ireland 10.54%
Hong Kong 10.45%
Trinidad and Tobago 10.12%
Slovenia 9.91%
Malta 9.34%
Iceland 9.16%
Netherlands 8.94%
Australia 8.57%
Singapore 8.29%
Czech Republic 8.28%
Switzerland 8.00%
United States 7.90%
Macao 6.97%
Oman 6.85%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.96%
Bahrain 5.82%
South Korea 5.37%
Japan 4.09%
Qatar 0.60%
Netherlands Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 8.94% 1.03%
2022 7.91% -1.66%
2021 9.57% 0.45%
2020 9.13% 2.38%
2019 6.74% -0.43%
2018 7.17% -1.70%
2017 8.87% -1.95%
2016 10.81% -0.44%
2015 11.25% -1.48%
2014 12.73% -0.45%
2013 13.18% 1.46%
2012 11.72% 1.71%
2011 10.01% -1.08%
2010 11.08% 0.88%
2009 10.21% 1.62%
2008 8.59% -0.78%
2007 9.38% -0.65%
2006 10.03% -1.85%
2005 11.87% 3.86%
2004 8.01% 1.42%
2003 6.60% 2.01%
2002 4.59% 0.21%
2001 4.38% -0.88%
2000 5.26% -2.13%
1999 7.40% -1.38%
1998 8.77% -1.00%
1997 9.77% -1.69%
1996 11.46% -0.67%
1995 12.13% 0.80%
1994 11.34% 0.89%
1993 10.45% 2.31%
1992 8.13% -2.98%
1991 11.11% -2.98%