Unemployment by sex and age - annual data

In 2024, Netherlands's unemployment by sex and age increased by 2.8% compared to 2023, reaching 3.7%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 5.9%.

Netherlands ranks 23rd 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 4.4% in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.