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Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by youth unemployment rate, 2025

Zuid-Holland had the highest youth unemployment rate of 11 regions in 2025, at 11.4%. Limburg (NL) had the lowest, at 6.4%. The median was 8.1% and the figure for the Netherlands was 8.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest11.4Zuid-Holland
Lowest6.4Limburg (NL)
Median8.111 regions
Netherlands8.8History

All regions, 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Zuid-HollandZuid-Holland: 11.4 %11.4GroningenGroningen: 9.7 %9.7UtrechtUtrecht: 9.5 %9.5Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 8.8 %8.8OverijsselOverijssel: 8.4 %8.4FlevolandFlevoland: 8.1 %8.1Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 7.8 %7.8Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 7.6 %7.6GelderlandGelderland: 7.6 %7.6DrentheDrenthe: 7.4 %7.4Limburg (NL)Limburg (NL): 6.4 %6.4
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Zuid-Holland11.4+1.1 pts
2Groningen9.7-2.5 pts
3Utrecht9.5+0.4 pts
4Noord-Holland8.8+0.1 pts
5Overijssel8.4+1.5 pts
6Flevoland8.1-1.7 pts
7Noord-Brabant7.8+0.7 pts
8Friesland (NL)7.6-0.2 pts
8Gelderland7.6-0.5 pts
10Drenthe7.4-3.1 pts
11Limburg (NL)6.4-1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed people under 25 as a percentage of the labour force under 25.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. 1 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2025 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 24 (lfst_r_lfu3rt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu3rt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which region has the highest youth unemployment rate?

Zuid-Holland, with 11.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest youth unemployment rate?

Limburg (NL), with 6.4% in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 24 (lfst_r_lfu3rt). Retrieved 2026-10-08. 1 regions have no value for 2025 and are not ranked.

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