EU regions (NUTS 2) by young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29
Guyane had the highest young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 of 235 regions in 2017, at 38.9%. Zeeland had the lowest, at 4.3%. The median was 12.3% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 13.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2017
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2017 (%) | Change on 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guyane | 38.9 | +2.9 pts |
| 2 | Sicilia | 37.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 3 | Calabria | 36.7 | -1.5 pts |
| 4 | Campania | 36 | +0.7 pts |
| 5 | Puglia | 33.3 | +2.1 pts |
| 6 | La Réunion | 30.8 | +3 pts |
| 7 | Severozapaden | 30.2 | -7.6 pts |
| 8 | Basilicata | 29.2 | +2.8 pts |
| 9 | Melilla | 29.1 | +2 pts |
| 9 | Sardegna | 29.1 | -1.4 pts |
| 11 | Peloponnisos | 29 | -1.3 pts |
| 12 | Dytiki Makedonia | 28 | +1.6 pts |
| 13 | Sterea Elláda | 27.3 | -3.8 pts |
| 14 | Voreio Aigaio | 27.2 | +2.9 pts |
| 15 | Ionia Nisia | 26.3 | +2.7 pts |
| 16 | Ipeiros | 26.2 | +5.7 pts |
| 17 | Molise | 26.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 18 | Martinique | 25.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 19 | Guadeloupe | 25.5 | -1.1 pts |
| 19 | Notio Aigaio | 25.5 | -1.8 pts |
| 21 | Thessalia | 24.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 21 | Yugoiztochen | 24.8 | -2.3 pts |
| 23 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 24.1 | -2.9 pts |
| 24 | Sud-Est | 23.7 | -3.4 pts |
| 25 | Centru | 23.1 | -3.1 pts |
| 26 | Ceuta Low reliability | 22.5 | -4.1 pts |
| 26 | Dytiki Elláda | 22.5 | -2.6 pts |
| 28 | Abruzzo | 22 | -2.7 pts |
| 29 | Panonska Hrvatska | 21.9 | -2.2 pts |
| 30 | Lazio | 21.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 30 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 21.7 | -3.7 pts |
| 32 | Sud-Muntenia | 21.6 | -3.6 pts |
| 32 | Východné Slovensko | 21.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 34 | Extremadura | 21.5 | -1.1 pts |
| 35 | Andalusia | 21.4 | -1.3 pts |
| 36 | Severen tsentralen | 21.1 | -2.1 pts |
| 37 | Liguria | 20.9 | +3.3 pts |
| 38 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | 20.7 | -3.5 pts |
| 39 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 20 | -1.1 pts |
| 39 | Kentriki Makedonia | 20 | -2.1 pts |
| 39 | Piemonte | 20 | 0 pts |
| 39 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 20 | -1 pts |
| 43 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 19.7 | -1.6 pts |
| 44 | Umbria | 19.5 | +1.8 pts |
| 45 | Severoiztochen | 19.2 | -1.2 pts |
| 46 | Canary Islands | 19.1 | -1.7 pts |
| 46 | Kriti | 19.1 | -1.8 pts |
| 46 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Series break | 19.1 | -1.3 pts |
| 49 | Haute-Normandie | 19 | +2.4 pts |
| 49 | Marche | 19 | -0.2 pts |
| 51 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 18.9 | 0 pts |
| 52 | Vest | 18.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 53 | Prov. Hainaut Series break | 18.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 54 | Észak-Magyarország | 18.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 55 | Champagne-Ardenne | 18.1 | -2.2 pts |
| 56 | Dél-Dunántúl | 18 | +1.8 pts |
| 57 | Balearic Islands | 17.9 | -2 pts |
| 58 | Attiki | 17.6 | 0 pts |
| 58 | Castilla-La Mancha | 17.6 | -2.7 pts |
| 58 | Kýpros | 17.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 61 | Észak-Alföld | 17.4 | -2.2 pts |
| 62 | Lubelskie | 17.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 62 | Picardie | 17.2 | -2.8 pts |
| 62 | Region of Murcia | 17.2 | -1.5 pts |
| 65 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 16.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 65 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 16.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 65 | Podkarpackie | 16.9 | -1.4 pts |
| 68 | Toscana | 16.7 | -1.3 pts |
| 69 | Lubuskie | 16.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 70 | Świętokrzyskie | 16.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 71 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 16.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 71 | Severozápad | 16.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 73 | Emilia-Romagna | 16.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 74 | Asturias | 16 | -2.6 pts |
| 74 | Prov. Liège Series break | 16 | -0.5 pts |
| 74 | Stredné Slovensko | 16 | +1.2 pts |
| 74 | Valencian Community | 16 | -1.7 pts |
| 78 | Lombardia | 15.9 | -1 pts |
| 79 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 15.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 80 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 15.7 | -2 pts |
| 81 | Zachodniopomorskie | 15.4 | -3.7 pts |
| 82 | Veneto | 15.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 83 | Catalonia | 15 | -1.9 pts |
| 84 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 14.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 85 | Prov. Namur Series break | 14.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 86 | Alsace | 14.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 86 | Dolnośląskie | 14.6 | +1 pts |
| 88 | Aquitaine | 14.5 | +2.3 pts |
| 88 | Bourgogne | 14.5 | +3.6 pts |
| 88 | Lorraine | 14.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 91 | Galicia | 14.3 | -1.4 pts |
| 91 | Navarre | 14.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 91 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 14.3 | -4.4 pts |
| 94 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 14 | -1.9 pts |
| 95 | Basse-Normandie | 13.9 | +1.3 pts |
| 96 | La Rioja | 13.8 | -1 pts |
| 97 | Community of Madrid | 13.6 | -1.2 pts |
| 97 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 13.6 | -1 pts |
| 99 | Southern Series break | 13.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 100 | Franche-Comté | 13.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 101 | Cantabria | 13.2 | -2.4 pts |
| 102 | Castile and León | 13.1 | -1.7 pts |
| 102 | Podlaskie | 13.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 104 | Nord-Vest | 12.9 | -3.2 pts |
| 104 | Opolskie | 12.9 | -1.2 pts |
| 106 | Centre - Val de Loire | 12.8 | -1.1 pts |
| 107 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 12.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 108 | Eastern and Midland Series break | 12.6 | -2.4 pts |
| 108 | Grad Zagreb | 12.6 | -1.7 pts |
| 108 | Nord-Est | 12.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 108 | Pomorskie | 12.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 112 | Aragon | 12.5 | -2.3 pts |
| 112 | Bremen | 12.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 112 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 12.5 | +2.1 pts |
| 115 | Dél-Alföld | 12.4 | -2.8 pts |
| 115 | Ile-de-France | 12.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 115 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 12.4 | +2.9 pts |
| 118 | Latvija | 12.3 | -1 pts |
| 118 | Northern and Western Series break | 12.3 | -2.3 pts |
| 120 | Prov. Brabant wallon Series break | 12.2 | 0 pts |
| 121 | Auvergne | 12.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 121 | Etelä-Suomi | 12.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 123 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 12 | -2.6 pts |
| 123 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 12 | +1.3 pts |
| 123 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | 12 | -0.7 pts |
| 123 | Západné Slovensko | 12 | -0.6 pts |
| 127 | Poitou-Charentes | 11.9 | -2.8 pts |
| 127 | Prov. Antwerpen Series break | 11.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 127 | Sjælland Series break | 11.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 130 | Wien | 11.8 | -1.6 pts |
| 131 | Algarve | 11.7 | -3.5 pts |
| 132 | Eesti | 11.6 | -2.5 pts |
| 133 | Corse Low reliability | 11.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 134 | Saarland | 11.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 135 | Małopolskie | 11.2 | -1.2 pts |
| 136 | Moravskoslezsko | 11 | -1.6 pts |
| 136 | Střední Morava | 11 | -0.6 pts |
| 136 | Syddanmark Series break | 11 | +2 pts |
| 139 | Közép-Dunántúl | 10.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 139 | Länsi-Suomi | 10.9 | -1.6 pts |
| 141 | Arnsberg | 10.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 141 | Düsseldorf | 10.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 143 | Berlin | 10.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 143 | Łódzkie | 10.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 143 | Yugozapaden | 10.6 | -3.9 pts |
| 146 | Midtjylland Series break | 10.5 | +2.1 pts |
| 146 | Norte | 10.5 | -2 pts |
| 146 | Rhône-Alpes | 10.5 | -1.3 pts |
| 149 | Bratislavský kraj | 10.4 | +1.8 pts |
| 150 | Midi-Pyrénées | 10.2 | -1.6 pts |
| 150 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Series break | 10.2 | -2.4 pts |
| 152 | Vzhodna Slovenija | 10 | -1.8 pts |
| 152 | Wielkopolskie | 10 | -1.1 pts |
| 154 | Hannover | 9.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 154 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 9.8 | -2 pts |
| 154 | Severovýchod | 9.8 | -1.7 pts |
| 157 | Koblenz | 9.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 157 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 9.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 159 | Leipzig | 9.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 160 | Nordjylland Series break | 9.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 161 | Bretagne | 9.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 161 | Śląskie | 9.4 | -2 pts |
| 163 | Brandenburg | 9.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 163 | Lüneburg | 9.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 163 | Pest | 9.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 166 | Braunschweig | 9.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 166 | Jihozápad | 9.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 168 | Basque Country | 9 | -2.4 pts |
| 168 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 9 | -0.2 pts |
| 168 | Pays de la Loire | 9 | -2.3 pts |
| 168 | Prov. Limburg (BE) Series break | 9 | -0.5 pts |
| 168 | Schleswig-Holstein | 9 | -0.2 pts |
| 173 | Budapest | 8.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 174 | Hamburg | 8.8 | -1.1 pts |
| 174 | Malta | 8.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 176 | Chemnitz | 8.7 | -2.4 pts |
| 176 | Detmold | 8.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 176 | Jihovýchod | 8.7 | -1.3 pts |
| 176 | Kärnten | 8.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 176 | Střední Čechy | 8.7 | -1.5 pts |
| 181 | Köln | 8.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 181 | Zahodna Slovenija | 8.6 | -1.4 pts |
| 183 | Darmstadt | 8.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 183 | Flevoland | 8.4 | +1.1 pts |
| 183 | Münster | 8.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 183 | Norra Mellansverige | 8.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 183 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Series break | 8.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 183 | Thüringen | 8.4 | -1.3 pts |
| 189 | Dresden | 8.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 190 | Burgenland Low reliability | 8 | -2.6 pts |
| 190 | Hovedstaden Series break | 8 | +1.2 pts |
| 190 | Weser-Ems | 8 | -1.6 pts |
| 193 | Limousin Low reliability | 7.9 | -2.7 pts |
| 194 | Vorarlberg Low reliability | 7.8 | 0 pts |
| 195 | Karlsruhe | 7.7 | +1.1 pts |
| 195 | Niederösterreich | 7.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 195 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen Series break | 7.7 | +1 pts |
| 195 | Sydsverige | 7.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 199 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Series break | 7.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 200 | Östra Mellansverige | 7.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 201 | Mellersta Norrland | 7.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 201 | Oberösterreich | 7.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 203 | Gießen | 7.3 | +1.2 pts |
| 204 | Steiermark | 7.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 204 | Stuttgart | 7.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 206 | Kassel | 7.1 | -1.6 pts |
| 207 | Tirol | 6.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 208 | Mittelfranken | 6.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 209 | Freiburg | 6.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 209 | Luxembourg | 6.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 209 | Oberfranken | 6.6 | +1 pts |
| 212 | Schwaben | 6.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 213 | Drenthe | 6.3 | +1.9 pts |
| 213 | Småland med öarna | 6.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 213 | Västsverige | 6.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 216 | Friesland (NL) | 6.2 | -1.1 pts |
| 216 | Unterfranken | 6.2 | -0.8 pts |
| 218 | Tübingen | 6 | +0.1 pts |
| 219 | Oberbayern | 5.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 219 | Stockholm | 5.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 221 | Praha | 5.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 221 | Sostinės regionas | 5.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 221 | Warszawski stołeczny | 5.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 224 | Gelderland | 5.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 224 | Groningen | 5.7 | -1 pts |
| 226 | Noord-Brabant | 5.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 226 | Overijssel | 5.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 226 | Trier | 5.6 | -1.4 pts |
| 229 | Niederbayern | 5.5 | -1 pts |
| 229 | Salzburg Low reliability | 5.5 | -1.3 pts |
| 231 | Noord-Holland | 5.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 232 | Limburg (NL) | 5.2 | -1.8 pts |
| 233 | Oberpfalz | 5.1 | -1.3 pts |
| 233 | Övre Norrland | 5.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 235 | Zeeland | 4.3 | -2.4 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. 8 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2017 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, 2017) [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?
Guyane, with 38.9% in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29?
Zeeland, with 4.3% in 2017.
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 2017 and are not ranked.
Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29: other rankings
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