NL · 2016 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Netherlands, 2016
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
12.1%
Netherlands, 2016
▼ 3.2% vs 2015 (12.5%)
Analysis
In 2016, Netherlands's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 3.2% compared to 2015, reaching 12.1%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 20.7%.
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 grown by 6.1% (from 11.4% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#23 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
58.5%
EU-27: 20.7%
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a