EU regions (NUTS 2) by young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29
Calabria had the highest young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 of 235 regions in 2016, at 38.2%. Drenthe had the lowest, at 4.4%. The median was 13.3% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 14.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2016 (%) | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calabria | 38.2 | -1.7 pts |
| 2 | Sicilia | 38.1 | -1.2 pts |
| 3 | Severozapaden | 37.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 4 | Guyane | 36 | +0.2 pts |
| 5 | Campania | 35.3 | 0 pts |
| 6 | Puglia | 31.2 | -1.9 pts |
| 7 | Sterea Elláda | 31.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 8 | Sardegna | 30.5 | -1.3 pts |
| 9 | Peloponnisos | 30.3 | -1.4 pts |
| 10 | La Réunion | 27.8 | -2.8 pts |
| 11 | Notio Aigaio | 27.3 | +5.2 pts |
| 12 | Melilla Low reliability | 27.1 | +1.2 pts |
| 12 | Sud-Est | 27.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 12 | Yugoiztochen | 27.1 | -1.7 pts |
| 15 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 27 | -1.8 pts |
| 16 | Ceuta Low reliability | 26.6 | -7.8 pts |
| 16 | Guadeloupe | 26.6 | -2 pts |
| 18 | Basilicata | 26.4 | -2.3 pts |
| 18 | Dytiki Makedonia | 26.4 | -1.5 pts |
| 20 | Molise | 26.3 | +1.3 pts |
| 21 | Centru | 26.2 | -3.5 pts |
| 22 | Thessalia | 25.7 | -2.4 pts |
| 23 | Martinique | 25.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 24 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 25.4 | +1.7 pts |
| 25 | Sud-Muntenia | 25.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 26 | Dytiki Elláda | 25.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 27 | Abruzzo | 24.7 | -2.2 pts |
| 28 | Voreio Aigaio | 24.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 29 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | 24.2 | -0.8 pts |
| 30 | Panonska Hrvatska | 24.1 | |
| 31 | Ionia Nisia | 23.6 | -2.2 pts |
| 32 | Severen tsentralen | 23.2 | -3 pts |
| 33 | Andalusia | 22.7 | -1.4 pts |
| 34 | Extremadura | 22.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 35 | Lazio | 22.5 | -1.3 pts |
| 36 | Kentriki Makedonia | 22.1 | -1.8 pts |
| 36 | Východné Slovensko | 22.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 38 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 21.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 39 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 21.1 | +1.1 pts |
| 40 | Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break | 21 | +0.7 pts |
| 41 | Kriti | 20.9 | -3.7 pts |
| 42 | Canary Islands | 20.8 | -3.4 pts |
| 43 | Ipeiros | 20.5 | -6.2 pts |
| 44 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 20.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 44 | Severoiztochen | 20.4 | -1.3 pts |
| 46 | Castilla-La Mancha | 20.3 | -2.1 pts |
| 46 | Champagne-Ardenne | 20.3 | -1.4 pts |
| 48 | Picardie | 20 | +2.5 pts |
| 48 | Piemonte | 20 | 0 pts |
| 50 | Balearic Islands | 19.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 51 | Észak-Alföld | 19.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 52 | Marche | 19.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 53 | Észak-Magyarország | 19.1 | -1.4 pts |
| 53 | Zachodniopomorskie Series break | 19.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 55 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 18.9 | 0 pts |
| 55 | Prov. Hainaut | 18.9 | -3.1 pts |
| 57 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 18.7 | -2.3 pts |
| 57 | Region of Murcia | 18.7 | -3.8 pts |
| 59 | Asturias | 18.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 60 | Podkarpackie Series break | 18.3 | -2.5 pts |
| 61 | Kýpros | 18 | -0.5 pts |
| 61 | Toscana | 18 | -0.6 pts |
| 63 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 17.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 64 | Umbria | 17.7 | -2.8 pts |
| 64 | Valencian Community | 17.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 64 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 17.7 | -1.8 pts |
| 67 | Attiki | 17.6 | -2.7 pts |
| 67 | Liguria | 17.6 | -2.9 pts |
| 69 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 17.5 | -3.5 pts |
| 69 | Vest | 17.5 | -1.1 pts |
| 71 | Świętokrzyskie Series break | 17.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 72 | Catalonia | 16.9 | -1.5 pts |
| 72 | Lombardia | 16.9 | -1.7 pts |
| 72 | Lubuskie Series break | 16.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 75 | Haute-Normandie | 16.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 75 | Severozápad | 16.6 | -3 pts |
| 77 | Lubelskie Series break | 16.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 77 | Prov. Liège | 16.5 | -2.9 pts |
| 79 | Dél-Dunántúl | 16.2 | -1.9 pts |
| 80 | Nord-Vest | 16.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 81 | Mazowiecki regionalny Series break | 15.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 81 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 15.9 | 0 pts |
| 83 | Emilia-Romagna | 15.7 | -3.4 pts |
| 83 | Galicia | 15.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 83 | Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break | 15.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 86 | Cantabria | 15.6 | +0.9 pts |
| 86 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 15.6 | 0 pts |
| 86 | Veneto | 15.6 | -1.4 pts |
| 89 | Lorraine | 15.4 | +0.7 pts |
| 90 | Algarve | 15.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 90 | Alsace | 15.2 | +1 pts |
| 90 | Dél-Alföld | 15.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 93 | Eastern and Midland | 15 | -0.5 pts |
| 94 | Aragon | 14.8 | -1.8 pts |
| 94 | Castile and León | 14.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 94 | Community of Madrid | 14.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 94 | La Rioja | 14.8 | -2.8 pts |
| 94 | Stredné Slovensko | 14.8 | -2.9 pts |
| 99 | Poitou-Charentes | 14.7 | +1 pts |
| 100 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 14.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 100 | Northern and Western | 14.6 | -3.7 pts |
| 100 | Podlaskie Series break | 14.6 | +1.7 pts |
| 100 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 14.6 | |
| 104 | Yugozapaden | 14.5 | +1.7 pts |
| 105 | Prov. Namur | 14.4 | -1.4 pts |
| 106 | Grad Zagreb | 14.3 | |
| 107 | Eesti | 14.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 107 | Franche-Comté | 14.1 | -2.6 pts |
| 107 | Navarre | 14.1 | +1.8 pts |
| 107 | Opolskie Series break | 14.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 111 | Centre - Val de Loire | 13.9 | +1.3 pts |
| 112 | Southern | 13.8 | -3.4 pts |
| 113 | Pomorskie Series break | 13.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 114 | Dolnośląskie Series break | 13.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 114 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 13.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 116 | Nord-Est | 13.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 116 | Wien | 13.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 118 | Latvija | 13.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 119 | Corse Low reliability | 13 | -4.2 pts |
| 120 | Ile-de-France | 12.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 121 | Etelä-Suomi | 12.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 121 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | 12.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 123 | Basse-Normandie | 12.6 | +1.6 pts |
| 123 | Moravskoslezsko | 12.6 | -1.8 pts |
| 123 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) | 12.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 123 | Západné Slovensko | 12.6 | -1.9 pts |
| 127 | Länsi-Suomi | 12.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 127 | Norte | 12.5 | -1.4 pts |
| 129 | Małopolskie Series break | 12.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 130 | Aquitaine | 12.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 130 | Prov. Brabant wallon | 12.2 | +1.3 pts |
| 132 | Prov. Antwerpen | 12.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 133 | Auvergne | 11.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 133 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 11.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 133 | Midi-Pyrénées | 11.8 | +1.6 pts |
| 133 | Rhône-Alpes | 11.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 133 | Vzhodna Slovenija | 11.8 | -2.1 pts |
| 138 | Berlin | 11.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 138 | Bremen | 11.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 138 | Saarland | 11.7 | +1.2 pts |
| 141 | Arnsberg | 11.6 | +1.9 pts |
| 141 | Közép-Dunántúl | 11.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 141 | Střední Morava | 11.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 144 | Severovýchod | 11.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 145 | Basque Country | 11.4 | -1.4 pts |
| 145 | Śląskie Series break | 11.4 | -1 pts |
| 147 | Pays de la Loire | 11.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 147 | Sjælland Series break | 11.3 | +1.3 pts |
| 149 | Chemnitz | 11.1 | +1 pts |
| 149 | Wielkopolskie Series break | 11.1 | -3.1 pts |
| 151 | Bourgogne | 10.9 | -3.1 pts |
| 151 | Düsseldorf | 10.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 151 | Łódzkie Series break | 10.9 | -2.1 pts |
| 154 | Hannover | 10.7 | +1.3 pts |
| 154 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 10.7 | -2 pts |
| 156 | Burgenland Low reliability | 10.6 | +2.5 pts |
| 156 | Jihozápad | 10.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 156 | Limousin | 10.6 | -3.1 pts |
| 159 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 10.4 | -1.9 pts |
| 160 | Střední Čechy | 10.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 161 | Jihovýchod | 10 | -0.9 pts |
| 161 | Zahodna Slovenija | 10 | -0.6 pts |
| 163 | Hamburg | 9.9 | +1.2 pts |
| 163 | Lüneburg | 9.9 | +1.6 pts |
| 165 | Budapest | 9.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 165 | Detmold | 9.8 | +1.2 pts |
| 165 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 9.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 168 | Thüringen | 9.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 169 | Brandenburg | 9.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 169 | Braunschweig | 9.6 | +1.9 pts |
| 169 | Bretagne | 9.6 | -1 pts |
| 169 | Pest | 9.6 | -3.4 pts |
| 169 | Weser-Ems | 9.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 174 | Münster | 9.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 174 | Prov. Limburg (BE) | 9.5 | -2.2 pts |
| 174 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 9.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 177 | Malta | 9.4 | -2.4 pts |
| 178 | Koblenz | 9.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 178 | Nordjylland Series break | 9.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 180 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 9.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 180 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 9.2 | -1.7 pts |
| 180 | Schleswig-Holstein | 9.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 183 | Darmstadt | 9.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 183 | Kärnten | 9.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 185 | Norra Mellansverige | 9 | +0.2 pts |
| 185 | Syddanmark Series break | 9 | -0.3 pts |
| 187 | Kassel | 8.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 188 | Bratislavský kraj | 8.6 | -2.5 pts |
| 189 | Leipzig | 8.5 | -1.7 pts |
| 190 | Köln | 8.4 | -1 pts |
| 190 | Midtjylland Series break | 8.4 | 0 pts |
| 192 | Niederösterreich | 8.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 193 | Sydsverige | 8.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 194 | Mellersta Norrland | 8 | +0.9 pts |
| 195 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant | 7.9 | -1 pts |
| 196 | Vorarlberg Low reliability | 7.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 197 | Stuttgart | 7.6 | +1.2 pts |
| 198 | Dresden | 7.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 198 | Flevoland | 7.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 198 | Friesland (NL) | 7.3 | -2 pts |
| 201 | Freiburg | 7.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 201 | Oberösterreich | 7.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 201 | Östra Mellansverige | 7.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 204 | Limburg (NL) | 7 | +0.6 pts |
| 204 | Mittelfranken | 7 | -0.4 pts |
| 204 | Trier | 7 | +0.6 pts |
| 204 | Unterfranken | 7 | +1.3 pts |
| 208 | Hovedstaden Series break | 6.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 208 | Luxembourg | 6.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 208 | Salzburg | 6.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 208 | Västsverige | 6.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 212 | Groningen | 6.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 212 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 6.7 | -3.7 pts |
| 212 | Steiermark | 6.7 | -1 pts |
| 212 | Zeeland | 6.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 216 | Karlsruhe | 6.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 217 | Niederbayern | 6.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 218 | Oberpfalz | 6.4 | +1.5 pts |
| 218 | Overijssel | 6.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 218 | Tirol | 6.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 221 | Stockholm | 6.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 222 | Noord-Brabant | 6.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 222 | Småland med öarna | 6.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 224 | Gießen | 6.1 | -1.3 pts |
| 224 | Oberbayern | 6.1 | +1 pts |
| 224 | Schwaben | 6.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 227 | Tübingen | 5.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 228 | Gelderland | 5.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 228 | Övre Norrland | 5.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 230 | Praha | 5.7 | -2.8 pts |
| 231 | Oberfranken | 5.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 232 | Noord-Holland | 5.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 233 | Sostinės regionas | 5.4 | -3.4 pts |
| 234 | Warszawski stołeczny Series break | 5.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 235 | Drenthe | 4.4 | -1.7 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. 8 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2016 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.Citation styles
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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, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_22/default/table
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Which region has the highest young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29?
Calabria, with 38.2% in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29?
Drenthe, with 4.4% in 2016.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, 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. 8 regions have no value for 2016 and are not ranked.
Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29: other rankings
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