NL · 2021 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Netherlands, 2021
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
4.2%
Netherlands, 2021
▼ 14.3% vs 2020 (4.9%)
Analysis
In 2021, Netherlands's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 14.3% compared to 2020, reaching 4.2%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 7.1%.
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 7.0% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
59.2%
EU-27: 7.1%
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a