Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Netherlands
Netherlands: Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG was 3.87 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Netherlands, 1991–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Netherlands is 3.87, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Netherlands peaked at 7.42 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.12, in 2001.
Netherlands ranks 52nd of 69 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.29 | — |
| 1992 | 5.55 | -23.7% |
| 1993 | 6.29 | +13.2% |
| 1994 | 7.16 | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 7.16 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.42 | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 5.51 | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 4.39 | -20.3% |
| 1999 | 3.62 | -17.6% |
| 2000 | 2.73 | -24.8% |
| 2001 | 2.12 | -22.2% |
| 2002 | 2.55 | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 3.59 | +40.7% |
| 2004 | 4.65 | +29.3% |
| 2005 | 5.87 | +26.4% |
| 2006 | 5.01 | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 4.15 | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 3.66 | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 4.35 | +19.0% |
| 2010 | 4.99 | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 4.98 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 5.82 | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 7.24 | +24.4% |
| 2014 | 7.42 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 6.87 | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 6.01 | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 4.84 | -19.5% |
| 2018 | 3.83 | -20.8% |
| 2019 | 3.38 | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 3.82 | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 4.21 | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 3.53 | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 3.54 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 3.7 | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 3.87 | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.93 | 3.62 | 7.29 | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.87 | 2.12 | 5.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.54 | 3.38 | 7.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.78 | 3.53 | 4.21 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Netherlands?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Netherlands was 3.87 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.42 in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.12 in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Netherlands ranks 52nd out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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