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 234 regions in 2018, at 38.4%. Zeeland had the lowest, at 4.5%. The median was 11.4% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 13.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2018
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2018 (%) | Change on 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sicilia Series break | 38.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 2 | Guyane | 38.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 3 | Calabria Series break | 36.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 4 | Campania Series break | 35.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 5 | La Réunion | 32.3 | +1.5 pts |
| 6 | Puglia Series break | 30.4 | -2.9 pts |
| 7 | Severozapaden | 29.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 8 | Dytiki Makedonia | 29.1 | +1.1 pts |
| 9 | Guadeloupe | 28 | +2.5 pts |
| 10 | Sardegna Series break | 27.6 | -1.5 pts |
| 11 | Voreio Aigaio | 26.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 12 | Centru | 26.1 | +3 pts |
| 13 | Basilicata Series break | 26 | -3.2 pts |
| 14 | Martinique | 25.9 | 0 pts |
| 15 | Molise Series break | 25.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 16 | Sterea Elláda | 25.7 | -1.6 pts |
| 17 | Ceuta Low reliability | 24.8 | +2.3 pts |
| 18 | Yugoiztochen | 24.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 19 | Ionia Nisia | 24.1 | -2.2 pts |
| 20 | Melilla Low reliability | 23.9 | -5.2 pts |
| 21 | Ipeiros | 23.6 | -2.6 pts |
| 22 | Peloponnisos | 23.3 | -5.7 pts |
| 23 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 23 | +1.3 pts |
| 24 | Thessalia | 22.4 | -2.4 pts |
| 25 | Lazio Series break | 22.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 25 | Notio Aigaio | 22.3 | -3.2 pts |
| 27 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 21.9 | -2.2 pts |
| 28 | Sud-Est | 21.7 | -2 pts |
| 29 | Extremadura | 20.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 30 | Abruzzo Series break | 20.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 31 | Severoiztochen | 20.4 | +1.2 pts |
| 32 | Andalusia | 20.1 | -1.3 pts |
| 33 | Liguria Series break | 19.8 | -1.1 pts |
| 33 | Severen tsentralen | 19.8 | -1.3 pts |
| 33 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | 19.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 36 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 19.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 37 | Východné Slovensko | 19.4 | -2.2 pts |
| 38 | Sud-Muntenia | 19.2 | -2.4 pts |
| 39 | Canary Islands | 19.1 | 0 pts |
| 40 | Panonska Hrvatska | 18.9 | -3 pts |
| 40 | Umbria Series break | 18.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 42 | Haute-Normandie | 18.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 42 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 18.5 | +1.6 pts |
| 42 | Vest | 18.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 45 | Dytiki Elláda | 18.2 | -4.3 pts |
| 46 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 18.1 | -1.9 pts |
| 46 | Kentriki Makedonia | 18.1 | -1.9 pts |
| 48 | Dél-Dunántúl Series break | 17.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 49 | Észak-Alföld Series break | 17.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 49 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 17.8 | -1.9 pts |
| 51 | Piemonte Series break | 17.7 | -2.3 pts |
| 52 | Świętokrzyskie | 17.5 | +1 pts |
| 53 | Észak-Magyarország Series break | 17.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 54 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 17.3 | -2.7 pts |
| 55 | Attiki | 17 | -0.6 pts |
| 56 | Prov. Hainaut | 16.9 | -1.5 pts |
| 57 | Kriti | 16.7 | -2.4 pts |
| 58 | Marche Series break | 16.6 | -2.4 pts |
| 59 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 16.5 | -2.4 pts |
| 60 | Picardie | 16.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 61 | Champagne-Ardenne | 16.2 | -1.9 pts |
| 61 | Lubuskie | 16.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 63 | Valencian Community | 16.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 63 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Series break | 16.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 65 | Castilla-La Mancha | 16 | -1.6 pts |
| 65 | Toscana Series break | 16 | -0.7 pts |
| 67 | Podkarpackie | 15.8 | -1.1 pts |
| 68 | Asturias | 15.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 69 | Catalonia | 15.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 69 | Severozápad | 15.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 71 | Emilia-Romagna Series break | 15.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 71 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 15.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 71 | Region of Murcia | 15.3 | -1.9 pts |
| 74 | Lombardia Series break | 15 | -0.9 pts |
| 75 | Kýpros | 14.9 | -2.7 pts |
| 75 | Stredné Slovensko | 14.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 77 | Balearic Islands | 14.8 | -3.1 pts |
| 77 | Veneto Series break | 14.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 79 | Franche-Comté | 14.7 | +1.3 pts |
| 80 | Zachodniopomorskie | 14.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 81 | Lorraine | 14.5 | 0 pts |
| 82 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia Series break | 14.4 | -2.5 pts |
| 83 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento Series break | 14.2 | -2.1 pts |
| 84 | Prov. Liège | 14.1 | -1.9 pts |
| 85 | Lubelskie | 13.9 | -3.3 pts |
| 85 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 13.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 87 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 13.5 | -2.3 pts |
| 88 | Prov. Namur | 13.3 | -1.4 pts |
| 89 | Alsace | 13.2 | -1.4 pts |
| 89 | La Rioja | 13.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 91 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 13.1 | -1.2 pts |
| 92 | Nord-Vest | 13 | +0.1 pts |
| 93 | Northern and Western | 12.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 94 | Dolnośląskie | 12.6 | -2 pts |
| 94 | Ile-de-France | 12.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 96 | Castile and León | 12.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 97 | Aquitaine | 12.4 | -2.1 pts |
| 97 | Poitou-Charentes | 12.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 97 | Southern | 12.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 97 | Wien | 12.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 101 | Közép-Dunántúl Series break | 12.2 | +1.3 pts |
| 102 | Centre - Val de Loire | 12.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 102 | Eesti | 12.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 102 | Pomorskie | 12.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 105 | Galicia | 12 | -2.3 pts |
| 106 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 11.9 | -1.7 pts |
| 107 | Dél-Alföld Series break | 11.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 107 | Opolskie | 11.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 109 | Bourgogne | 11.6 | -2.9 pts |
| 109 | Latvija | 11.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 109 | Prov. Antwerpen | 11.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 112 | Aragon | 11.5 | -1 pts |
| 112 | Basse-Normandie | 11.5 | -2.4 pts |
| 112 | Nordjylland | 11.5 | +2 pts |
| 112 | Rhône-Alpes | 11.5 | +1 pts |
| 116 | Nord-Est | 11.4 | -1.2 pts |
| 116 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 11.4 | -1.3 pts |
| 118 | Bremen | 11.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 118 | Cantabria | 11.3 | -1.9 pts |
| 118 | Moravskoslezsko | 11.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 121 | Auvergne | 11.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 121 | Pays de la Loire | 11.2 | +2.2 pts |
| 121 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Series break | 11.2 | -1.2 pts |
| 121 | Západné Slovensko | 11.2 | -0.8 pts |
| 125 | Algarve | 11.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 125 | Community of Madrid | 11.1 | -2.5 pts |
| 127 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | 10.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 128 | Podlaskie | 10.8 | -2.3 pts |
| 128 | Syddanmark | 10.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 130 | Eastern and Midland | 10.7 | -1.9 pts |
| 130 | Etelä-Suomi | 10.7 | -1.4 pts |
| 132 | Düsseldorf | 10.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 132 | Navarre | 10.6 | -3.7 pts |
| 134 | Länsi-Suomi | 10.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 134 | Wielkopolskie | 10.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 136 | Łódzkie | 10.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 136 | Sjælland | 10.4 | -1.5 pts |
| 138 | Berlin | 10.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 138 | Bretagne | 10.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 140 | Grad Zagreb | 10 | -2.6 pts |
| 140 | Limousin | 10 | +2.1 pts |
| 140 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 10 | +0.2 pts |
| 140 | Midi-Pyrénées | 10 | -0.2 pts |
| 140 | Prov. Limburg (BE) | 10 | +1 pts |
| 140 | Vzhodna Slovenija | 10 | 0 pts |
| 146 | Burgenland Low reliability | 9.9 | +1.9 pts |
| 146 | Małopolskie | 9.9 | -1.3 pts |
| 148 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 9.8 | -2.2 pts |
| 148 | Midtjylland | 9.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 150 | Střední Morava | 9.6 | -1.4 pts |
| 151 | Hannover | 9.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 151 | Pest Series break | 9.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 151 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) | 9.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 151 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 9.5 | -3 pts |
| 155 | Brandenburg | 9.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 156 | Arnsberg | 9.2 | -1.5 pts |
| 157 | Braunschweig | 9.1 | 0 pts |
| 157 | Prov. Brabant wallon | 9.1 | -3.1 pts |
| 157 | Śląskie | 9.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 160 | Norte | 9 | -1.5 pts |
| 160 | Nyugat-Dunántúl Series break | 9 | -3 pts |
| 162 | Jihozápad | 8.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 162 | Kassel | 8.9 | +1.8 pts |
| 164 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 8.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 164 | Severovýchod | 8.8 | -1 pts |
| 166 | Münster | 8.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 166 | Saarland | 8.7 | -2.7 pts |
| 166 | Vorarlberg Low reliability | 8.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 169 | Jihovýchod | 8.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 170 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 8.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 170 | Schleswig-Holstein | 8.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 172 | Köln | 8.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 172 | Sydsverige Series break | 8.4 | +0.7 pts |
| 172 | Weser-Ems | 8.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 175 | Bratislavský kraj | 8.3 | -2.1 pts |
| 176 | Basque Country | 8.2 | -0.8 pts |
| 176 | Střední Čechy | 8.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 178 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 8.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 178 | Yugozapaden | 8.1 | -2.5 pts |
| 180 | Kärnten | 8 | -0.7 pts |
| 180 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 8 | +0.3 pts |
| 182 | Chemnitz | 7.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 182 | Hamburg | 7.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 182 | Lüneburg | 7.9 | -1.4 pts |
| 185 | Detmold | 7.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 185 | Hovedstaden | 7.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 185 | Norra Mellansverige Series break | 7.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 188 | Budapest Series break | 7.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 188 | Darmstadt | 7.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 188 | Koblenz | 7.7 | -2 pts |
| 191 | Zahodna Slovenija | 7.6 | -1 pts |
| 192 | Luxembourg | 7.5 | +0.9 pts |
| 192 | Trier | 7.5 | +1.9 pts |
| 194 | Malta | 7.4 | -1.4 pts |
| 194 | Oberösterreich | 7.4 | 0 pts |
| 196 | Gießen | 7.3 | 0 pts |
| 196 | Mittelfranken | 7.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 198 | Leipzig | 7.2 | -2.4 pts |
| 198 | Östra Mellansverige Series break | 7.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 200 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant | 7.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 201 | Limburg (NL) | 7 | +1.8 pts |
| 202 | Karlsruhe | 6.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 202 | Niederösterreich | 6.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 204 | Övre Norrland Series break | 6.8 | +1.7 pts |
| 205 | Dresden | 6.7 | -1.4 pts |
| 205 | Thüringen | 6.7 | -1.7 pts |
| 207 | Steiermark | 6.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 207 | Tirol | 6.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 209 | Drenthe | 6.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 209 | Västsverige Series break | 6.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 211 | Overijssel | 6.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 211 | Praha | 6.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 211 | Schwaben | 6.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 214 | Oberfranken | 6.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 214 | Salzburg | 6.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 214 | Stockholm Series break | 6.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 214 | Stuttgart | 6.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 218 | Freiburg | 6.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 219 | Flevoland | 6 | -2.4 pts |
| 220 | Mellersta Norrland Series break | 5.9 | -1.5 pts |
| 220 | Småland med öarna Series break | 5.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 222 | Tübingen | 5.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 223 | Oberbayern | 5.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 224 | Friesland (NL) | 5.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 224 | Noord-Brabant | 5.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 224 | Unterfranken | 5.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 227 | Noord-Holland | 5.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 227 | Oberpfalz | 5.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 227 | Sostinės regionas | 5.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 230 | Groningen | 5.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 231 | Warszawski stołeczny | 5 | -0.8 pts |
| 232 | Niederbayern | 4.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 233 | Gelderland | 4.7 | -1 pts |
| 234 | Zeeland | 4.5 | +0.2 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. 9 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2018 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, 2018) [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?
Sicilia, with 38.4% in 2018, 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 4.5% in 2018.
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. 9 regions have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.