NL · 2021 · tesem120
Unemployment rate by sex
Netherlands, 2021
Unemployment rate by sex
8.40
Netherlands, 2021
▼ 14.3% vs 2020 (9.80)
Analysis
In 2021, Netherlands's unemployment rate by sex decreased by 14.3% compared to 2020, reaching 8.40.
Netherlands accounts for 59.2% of the EU-27 total of 14.2.
Netherlands ranks 22nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 40.0% (from 14.0 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
59.2%
EU-27: 14.2
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem120