NL · 2024 · tesem120
Unemployment rate by sex
Netherlands, 2024
Unemployment rate by sex
7.40
Netherlands, 2024
▲ 2.8% vs 2023 (7.20)
Analysis
In 2024, Netherlands's unemployment rate by sex increased by 2.8% compared to 2023, reaching 7.40.
Netherlands accounts for 62.7% of the EU-27 total of 11.8.
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 15.9% (from 8.80 in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
62.7%
EU-27: 11.8
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem120