EU regions (NUTS 2) by young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29

Sicilia had the highest young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 of 232 regions in 2014, at 40.3%. Oberpfalz had the lowest, at 4.1%. The median was 14.3% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 15.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest40.3Sicilia

Lowest4.1Oberpfalz

Median14.3232 regions

European Union (27)15.7History

Top 40 regions, 2014

%. Source: Eurostat, Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 29 years (edat_lfse_22). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2014 (%)	Change on 2013
1	Sicilia	40.3	+0.8 pts
2	Severozapaden	39.3	+1.2 pts
3	Calabria	38	+2.2 pts
4	Campania	36.3	+0.1 pts
4	Sterea Elláda	36.3	-2.4 pts
6	Ceuta	35.7	+1.3 pts
7	Guyane Series break	35.5	n/a
8	Sardegna	34.2	+2.2 pts
9	Puglia	33.4	-0.7 pts
10	Peloponnisos	33.2	-1.7 pts
11	Yugoiztochen	32	-1.4 pts
12	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	29.8	-5.7 pts
12	Basilicata	29.8	-2 pts
14	Ipeiros	29.7	+0.2 pts
15	La Réunion Series break	29.6	n/a
16	Martinique Series break	29.4	n/a
17	Thessalia	29.2	+0.3 pts
18	Dytiki Elláda	28.2	-1.6 pts
18	Guadeloupe Series break	28.2	n/a
20	Molise	28.1	-1.1 pts
21	Centru	27.9	+2.1 pts
22	Sud-Est	27	+1.1 pts
23	Dytiki Makedonia	26.8	-9.3 pts
24	Voreio Aigaio	26.6	+2.5 pts
25	Kriti	26.3	-0.2 pts
26	Severen tsentralen	26.2	-1.4 pts
27	Canary Islands	25.6	-3 pts
27	Kentriki Makedonia	25.6	-1.4 pts
29	Andalusia	25.5	-2.6 pts
29	Yuzhen tsentralen	25.5	-3 pts
31	Ionia Nisia	25.2	+0.3 pts
32	Região Autónoma dos Açores	25.1	-0.2 pts
33	Sud-Muntenia	24.7	-0.5 pts
34	Lazio	24.3	+1 pts
35	Abruzzo	24.2	+1.3 pts
35	Attiki	24.2	-1.9 pts
37	Umbria	23	+4.1 pts
38	Severoiztochen	22.8	-5.2 pts
39	Castilla-La Mancha	22.5	-2.7 pts
40	Balearic Islands	22.4	+1.2 pts
40	Região Autónoma da Madeira	22.4	-1.2 pts
42	Jadranska Hrvatska	22.1	+0.6 pts
43	Notio Aigaio	22	-3.2 pts
44	Valencian Community	21.7	-0.2 pts
45	Észak-Magyarország	21.6	-2.9 pts
45	Extremadura	21.6	-5.5 pts
45	Liguria	21.6	+0.5 pts
48	Podkarpackie	21.4	-1 pts
49	Piemonte	21.3	-1.2 pts
50	Észak-Alföld	21.2	-1.8 pts
51	Melilla Low reliability	21.1	-11 pts
52	Region of Murcia	21	-1 pts
53	Prov. Hainaut	20.9	+0.3 pts
53	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	20.9	-3.4 pts
55	Východné Slovensko	20.7	-0.6 pts
56	Emilia-Romagna	20.6	+1.7 pts
57	Marche	20.3	+0.1 pts
58	Catalonia	20.1	-3 pts
58	Champagne-Ardenne Series break	20.1	+1.6 pts
58	Stredné Slovensko	20.1	-1.4 pts
58	Toscana	20.1	+0.4 pts
58	Warmińsko-mazurskie	20.1	-0.6 pts
63	Lubuskie	20	-0.7 pts
64	Sud-Vest Oltenia	19.8	-1.1 pts
65	Kýpros	19.5	-0.9 pts
66	Aragon	19.4	+0.4 pts
67	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	19.1	0 pts
68	Nord-Pas de Calais Series break	18.9	-1.8 pts
69	Galicia	18.8	-0.5 pts
69	Picardie Series break	18.8	0 pts
71	Świętokrzyskie	18.7	-1 pts
72	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	18.3	+1.2 pts
72	Southern	18.3	-1.1 pts
74	Kujawsko-pomorskie	18.2	-0.5 pts
74	Lombardia	18.2	-0.1 pts
76	Dél-Dunántúl	18.1	-2.2 pts
76	Severozápad	18.1	-1.9 pts
78	Prov. Liège	18	+1.2 pts
79	Cantabria	17.9	-0.7 pts
79	Northern and Western	17.9	-1.7 pts
81	Asturias	17.8	-4.6 pts
81	Castile and León	17.8	-0.2 pts
81	Lubelskie	17.8	+0.5 pts
84	Zachodniopomorskie	17.7	-1.3 pts
85	Eastern and Midland	17.4	-0.7 pts
86	La Rioja	17.3	-1.2 pts
86	Languedoc-Roussillon Series break	17.3	+0.3 pts
86	Vest	17.3	+0.1 pts
89	Poitou-Charentes Series break	17.1	+0.7 pts
90	Opolskie	17	-1.3 pts
91	Veneto	16.8	-1.4 pts
92	Dél-Alföld	16.7	-2.7 pts
92	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	16.7	+1.5 pts
92	Západné Slovensko	16.7	-0.4 pts
95	Navarre	16.6	-1.1 pts
96	Algarve	16.2	-2.7 pts
97	Bucureşti-Ilfov	16.1	+1.6 pts
97	Prov. Namur	16.1	-2.6 pts
99	Haute-Normandie Series break	15.9	+0.3 pts
100	Lorraine Series break	15.7	-1.2 pts
101	Norte	15.6	-1.5 pts
101	Pomorskie	15.6	-0.3 pts
103	Community of Madrid	15.5	-1.2 pts
104	Latvija	15.2	-0.4 pts
105	Mazowiecki regionalny	15.1	-1.4 pts
105	Nord-Vest	15.1	+1.1 pts
105	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Series break	15.1	+0.1 pts
108	Dolnośląskie	15	-1 pts
109	Moravskoslezsko	14.9	-0.7 pts
110	Vzhodna Slovenija	14.8	+0.1 pts
110	Wielkopolskie	14.8	-0.7 pts
110	Yugozapaden	14.8	-0.9 pts
113	Małopolskie	14.6	-1 pts
114	Pest	14.5	-2.6 pts
115	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	14.4	-1 pts
116	Podlaskie	14.3	-0.7 pts
117	Prov. Luxembourg (BE)	14.2	+1.2 pts
118	Közép-Dunántúl	14.1	-0.9 pts
119	Basque Country	14	-0.4 pts
119	Prov. Brabant wallon	14	+1.3 pts
119	Śląskie	14	-0.2 pts
122	Eesti	13.8	-0.5 pts
123	Alsace Series break	13.7	-0.2 pts
124	Bourgogne Series break	13.5	+1.5 pts
124	Nord-Est	13.5	-1.2 pts
126	Łódzkie	13.4	-0.9 pts
127	Basse-Normandie Series break	13.3	+0.7 pts
128	Limousin Series break	13.2	+5 pts
128	Midi-Pyrénées Series break	13.2	+1.6 pts
130	Aquitaine Series break	13	-0.4 pts
130	Etelä-Suomi	13	+1.5 pts
130	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	13	+0.3 pts
133	Franche-Comté Series break	12.9	-0.1 pts
133	Nyugat-Dunántúl	12.9	-2.5 pts
133	Wien	12.9	+0.9 pts
136	Länsi-Suomi	12.5	+0.6 pts
137	Berlin	12.4	+1 pts
137	Sachsen-Anhalt	12.4	+0.1 pts
139	Ile-de-France Series break	12.3	-0.4 pts
140	Střední Morava	12.2	-1 pts
141	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	12	+0.9 pts
142	Bremen	11.7	-2 pts
142	Budapest	11.7	-0.8 pts
144	Auvergne Series break	11.6	-1.4 pts
144	Düsseldorf	11.6	+0.3 pts
144	Malta	11.6	+0.7 pts
147	Corse Low reliability	11.5	-0.5 pts
148	Prov. Limburg (BE)	11.4	-2 pts
148	Severovýchod	11.4	-0.2 pts
150	Rhône-Alpes Series break	11.2	+0.2 pts
151	Jihovýchod	11.1	-0.6 pts
151	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	11.1	+1.8 pts
153	Zahodna Slovenija	11	+0.2 pts
154	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	10.9	-1.5 pts
155	Arnsberg	10.8	-0.7 pts
156	Jihozápad	10.7	-0.2 pts
157	Flevoland	10.6	+0.3 pts
158	Norra Mellansverige	10.5	+0.6 pts
158	Pays de la Loire Series break	10.5	-0.9 pts
158	Střední Čechy	10.5	-1.3 pts
161	Centre - Val de Loire Series break	10.4	-1.9 pts
161	Friesland (NL)	10.4	+2 pts
161	Prov. Antwerpen	10.4	-3.2 pts
164	Brandenburg	10.3	-0.7 pts
164	Leipzig	10.3	-0.4 pts
164	Saarland	10.3	-0.4 pts
167	Bratislavský kraj	10.1	-1.4 pts
167	Schleswig-Holstein	10.1	+0.9 pts
169	Braunschweig	10	+0.8 pts
169	Niederösterreich	10	+2 pts
171	Dresden	9.8	+0.1 pts
171	Hamburg	9.8	+1.1 pts
171	Münster	9.8	+0.2 pts
174	Darmstadt	9.6	+0.9 pts
174	Helsinki-Uusimaa	9.6	+1.3 pts
176	Chemnitz	9.5	-0.6 pts
177	Kärnten	9.4	-0.4 pts
178	Drenthe	9.3	+1.4 pts
178	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	9.3	-0.7 pts
178	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	9.3	-0.6 pts
178	Syddanmark	9.3	-0.4 pts
182	Hannover	9.2	-0.4 pts
182	Köln	9.2	+0.5 pts
182	Nordjylland	9.2	-0.6 pts
185	Zeeland	9	+1.9 pts
186	Burgenland Low reliability	8.9	+0.2 pts
186	Sjælland	8.9	+0.2 pts
188	Detmold	8.8	-1.2 pts
188	Kassel	8.8	+0.2 pts
188	Sostinės regionas	8.8	-0.4 pts
191	Limburg (NL)	8.7	-0.5 pts
191	Thüringen	8.7	-0.2 pts
193	Praha	8.5	-0.1 pts
194	Sydsverige	8.4	+0.1 pts
195	Bretagne Series break	8.3	-1.6 pts
195	Lüneburg	8.3	+0.6 pts
195	Vorarlberg Low reliability	8.3	+1.3 pts
198	Midtjylland	8.2	-0.1 pts
198	Weser-Ems	8.2	+0.3 pts
200	Koblenz	8.1	-1.1 pts
200	Warszawski stołeczny	8.1	-0.3 pts
202	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	8	-2.2 pts
203	Västsverige	7.9	+0.1 pts
204	Östra Mellansverige	7.8	-0.4 pts
205	Oberösterreich	7.7	+0.8 pts
205	Steiermark	7.7	-0.7 pts
207	Overijssel	7.3	0 pts
208	Freiburg	7.2	+0.9 pts
208	Mellersta Norrland	7.2	-1.5 pts
208	Övre Norrland	7.2	-1.3 pts
208	Småland med öarna	7.2	-0.6 pts
208	Tirol	7.2	+0.2 pts
213	Gießen	7.1	+0.1 pts
213	Mittelfranken	7.1	+0.5 pts
215	Groningen	7	-1.2 pts
216	Noord-Holland	6.8	-0.1 pts
216	Stockholm	6.8	+0.4 pts
218	Salzburg	6.7	+0.7 pts
219	Noord-Brabant	6.6	-0.2 pts
220	Hovedstaden	6.5	-0.2 pts
220	Karlsruhe	6.5	-0.1 pts
220	Luxembourg	6.5	-0.7 pts
223	Gelderland	6.4	-0.7 pts
223	Stuttgart	6.4	-0.2 pts
225	Trier	6.3	-1.3 pts
226	Schwaben	6.1	-0.5 pts
227	Oberfranken	5.8	-0.1 pts
228	Oberbayern	5.4	0 pts
229	Niederbayern	5.1	-0.8 pts
229	Unterfranken	5.1	-0.6 pts
231	Tübingen	4.8	-0.6 pts
232	Oberpfalz	4.1	-1.4 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 15 to 29 who are not employed and received no formal or non-formal education or training in the four weeks before the survey, as a percentage of all people aged 15 to 29 (EU Labour Force Survey).

Counts both unemployed young people and those outside the labour force. The denominator is the whole age group, so it is not the youth unemployment rate. The EU target is below 9% by 2030.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. 11 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 29 years (edat_lfse_22). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_22/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 29 years (edat_lfse_22) (EU regions (NUTS 2) by young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_22/default/table

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Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 29 years (edat_lfse_22), EU regions (NUTS 2) by young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29, 2014. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_22/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/neet-rate-15-29/eu-regions?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 29 years (edat_lfse_22). EU regions (NUTS 2) by young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_22/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/neet-rate-15-29/eu-regions?period=2014.

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@misc{eurostat_eu_regions_nuts_2_2014,
  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 29 years (edat\_lfse\_22): EU regions (NUTS 2) by young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29, 2014}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_22/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/neet-rate-15-29/eu-regions?period=2014. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 29 years (edat\_lfse\_22). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat\_lfse\_22/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which region has the highest young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29?

Sicilia, with 40.3% in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29?

Oberpfalz, with 4.1% in 2014.

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