🇳🇱Netherlands youth unemployment rate
Netherlands's youth unemployment rate is 8.5% as of June 2026, from official Eurostat data. It fell from 8.7% the previous month. Over the period shown it has ranged from 6.9% to 12.3%. That is 6.3 percentage points below the euro-area average of 14.8% — the 19th of 21 member states that report it.
Youth unemployment rate · Netherlands
8.5%
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▼ 0.2pp
Source: Eurostat (une_rt_m) · data through June 2026 · released 2026-07-16 · modifications: none
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Netherlands youth unemployment rate — frequently asked questions
- What is Netherlands's youth unemployment rate?
- Netherlands's youth unemployment rate is 8.5% as of June 2026, from official Eurostat data.
- How does Netherlands's youth unemployment rate compare with the euro area?
- It is the 19th-highest of 21 euro-area members that report it, against a euro-area average of 14.8%.
- Is Netherlands's youth unemployment rate rising or falling?
- It fell from 8.7% to 8.5% in the latest reading (June 2026).