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

Mayotte had the highest young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 of 238 regions in 2024, at 42.2%. Utrecht had the lowest, at 4.4%. The median was 10.1% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 11.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest42.2Mayotte

Lowest4.4Utrecht

Median10.1238 regions

European Union (27)11.2History

Top 40 regions, 2024

%. 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	2024 (%)	Change on 2023
1	Mayotte Series break	42.2	n/a
2	Guyane Series break	34.4	+4.7 pts
3	Sud-Est	29.9	+3.1 pts
4	Calabria	26.2	-1 pts
5	Sicilia	25.7	-2.2 pts
6	Sud-Vest Oltenia	25	-2.7 pts
7	Campania	24.9	-2 pts
8	Centru	24.8	-0.7 pts
9	Severozapaden Series break	24.7	-0.1 pts
10	La Réunion Series break	24.2	-0.1 pts
11	Ionia Nisia Series break	23.5	+1.3 pts
12	Puglia	21.4	-0.8 pts
13	Guadeloupe Series break	21	-1.5 pts
14	Martinique Series break	20.9	+1.3 pts
15	Sud-Muntenia	20.2	-0.1 pts
16	Notio Aigaio Series break	20	+2.6 pts
17	Észak-Magyarország	19.4	+1.6 pts
17	Voreio Aigaio Series break	19.4	+2.2 pts
19	Melilla Low reliability	19.2	+0.7 pts
20	Ipeiros Series break	19.1	-3.9 pts
21	Molise	19	+0.9 pts
22	Picardie Series break	18.3	+1.3 pts
23	Corse Low reliability	18.1	+5.2 pts
24	Sterea Elláda Series break	18	+0.6 pts
24	Yugoiztochen Series break	18	-0.2 pts
26	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki Series break	17.8	-1.8 pts
26	Sardegna	17.8	-1.8 pts
28	Lorraine Series break	17.6	+4.1 pts
29	Abruzzo	17.2	+2 pts
29	Dél-Dunántúl	17.2	+2.1 pts
31	Basilicata	17	+0.1 pts
32	Východné Slovensko	16.9	-0.4 pts
33	Severen tsentralen Series break	16.8	-1 pts
34	Nord-Est	16.5	-0.3 pts
35	Nord-Vest	16.1	+1.4 pts
36	Észak-Alföld	15.6	-0.1 pts
36	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	15.6	+0.9 pts
38	Kentriki Makedonia Series break	15.5	-0.2 pts
39	Lazio	15.2	+1.5 pts
40	Nord-Pas de Calais Series break	15	-2.1 pts
41	Prov. Liège Series break	14.9	-0.1 pts
42	Kriti Series break	14.7	-0.6 pts
42	Severozápad	14.7	-0.6 pts
44	Andalusia	14.6	-0.8 pts
45	Champagne-Ardenne Series break	14.3	+1.8 pts
45	Panonska Hrvatska	14.3	-2.5 pts
47	Canary Islands	14	+0.1 pts
48	Prov. Hainaut Series break	13.9	-0.4 pts
48	Region of Murcia	13.9	-0.9 pts
50	Languedoc-Roussillon Series break	13.8	-0.2 pts
50	Yuzhen tsentralen Series break	13.8	-0.2 pts
52	Severoiztochen Series break	13.7	-0.7 pts
52	Vest	13.7	-2.1 pts
54	Balearic Islands	13.5	-1.8 pts
54	Castilla-La Mancha	13.5	+2.1 pts
56	Świętokrzyskie	13.4	+1.9 pts
57	Thessalia Series break	13.3	-5.9 pts
58	Haute-Normandie Series break	13.2	+2.2 pts
59	La Rioja	13.1	+2.2 pts
59	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Series break	13.1	+1.9 pts
61	Dytiki Makedonia Series break	13	-7.1 pts
61	Peloponnisos Series break	13	-5.8 pts
61	Região Autónoma dos Açores Low reliability	13	-1.9 pts
64	Bourgogne Series break	12.9	+0.2 pts
65	Kýpros	12.7	-1 pts
65	Poitou-Charentes Series break	12.7	-1.8 pts
65	Wien	12.7	-0.6 pts
68	Basse-Normandie Series break	12.6	-0.4 pts
68	Łódzkie	12.6	+1.5 pts
70	Podkarpackie	12.5	-3.3 pts
70	Sostinės regionas	12.5	+1.7 pts
72	Liguria	12.4	+1.1 pts
73	Auvergne Series break	12.3	+0.4 pts
74	Berlin Series break	12.2	-0.3 pts
75	Extremadura	12.1	-0.5 pts
75	Prov. Namur Series break	12.1	+2.2 pts
75	Warmińsko-mazurskie	12.1	+2 pts
78	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Series break	12	-1.6 pts
78	Saarland Low reliability	12	+2.2 pts
80	Catalonia	11.9	-0.8 pts
80	Dytiki Elláda Series break	11.9	-0.6 pts
80	Rhône-Alpes Series break	11.9	+1.3 pts
83	Attiki Series break	11.8	-2.2 pts
83	Jadranska Hrvatska	11.8	-0.7 pts
83	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	11.8	+0.7 pts
86	Asturias	11.6	-2.4 pts
86	Ceuta Low reliability	11.6	-3.5 pts
88	Lubuskie Low reliability	11.5	+0.2 pts
88	Pays de la Loire Series break	11.5	+1.2 pts
90	Bremen Low reliability	11.3	-2.8 pts
90	Castile and León	11.3	+0.4 pts
92	Franche-Comté Series break	11.2	+0.1 pts
92	Ile-de-France Series break	11.2	+0.3 pts
94	Galicia	11.1	+1.3 pts
94	Vorarlberg	11.1	+2 pts
96	Eesti	11	+1.4 pts
96	Toscana	11	0 pts
98	Etelä-Suomi	10.9	+1.7 pts
99	Algarve Low reliability	10.8	-0.8 pts
100	Bretagne Series break	10.7	-1.8 pts
100	Latvija	10.7	+0.7 pts
100	Limousin Series break	10.7	+1.3 pts
103	Arnsberg Series break	10.6	+0.1 pts
103	Community of Madrid	10.6	+0.4 pts
103	Düsseldorf Series break	10.6	-0.9 pts
103	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	10.6	-0.4 pts
103	Koblenz Low reliability	10.6	+0.5 pts
103	Marche	10.6	0 pts
103	Valencian Community	10.6	-0.8 pts
110	Brandenburg Series break	10.5	+0.5 pts
110	Prov. Brabant wallon Series break	10.5	+0.2 pts
110	Weser-Ems Series break	10.5	+0.7 pts
113	Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break	10.3	+1.3 pts
113	Thüringen Series break	10.3	+0.6 pts
113	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Low reliability	10.3	+0.4 pts
116	Dél-Alföld	10.2	-2.1 pts
117	Braunschweig Low reliability	10.1	0 pts
117	Lombardia	10.1	-0.5 pts
117	Região Autónoma da Madeira Low reliability	10.1	-0.4 pts
117	Umbria	10.1	-0.4 pts
121	Alentejo Low reliability	9.9	+0.6 pts
121	Hamburg Series break	9.9	-0.2 pts
121	Kassel Low reliability	9.9	0 pts
121	Luxembourg	9.9	+1.4 pts
125	Lubelskie	9.8	-0.5 pts
125	Midi-Pyrénées Series break	9.8	-0.1 pts
125	Navarre	9.8	-0.4 pts
125	Piemonte	9.8	-1.9 pts
125	Schleswig-Holstein Series break	9.8	+0.1 pts
125	Sjælland	9.8	-1.4 pts
131	Aragon	9.7	-0.4 pts
131	Centre - Val de Loire Series break	9.7	+0.7 pts
131	Darmstadt Series break	9.7	+0.5 pts
131	Syddanmark	9.7	+0.5 pts
135	Dolnośląskie	9.6	+1 pts
135	Emilia-Romagna	9.6	-1.4 pts
135	Opolskie Low reliability	9.6	-0.2 pts
138	Alsace Series break	9.5	-0.6 pts
138	Bucureşti-Ilfov	9.5	+1 pts
138	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	9.5	+0.1 pts
141	Chemnitz Low reliability	9.4	n/a
141	Gießen Low reliability	9.4	-1.1 pts
143	Länsi-Suomi	9.3	0 pts
143	Península de Setúbal	9.3	+0.3 pts
143	Zachodniopomorskie	9.3	0 pts
146	Aquitaine Series break	9.2	-1.5 pts
146	Kujawsko-pomorskie	9.2	-0.7 pts
146	Mazowiecki regionalny	9.2	-0.7 pts
149	Basque Country	9.1	+1.1 pts
149	Małopolskie	9.1	+2 pts
149	Sachsen-Anhalt Series break	9.1	+0.1 pts
149	Střední Morava	9.1	0 pts
153	Hannover Series break	9	-0.5 pts
153	Lüneburg Low reliability	9	+0.3 pts
153	Veneto	9	-1.5 pts
156	Helsinki-Uusimaa	8.9	+0.4 pts
156	Jihozápad	8.9	-2.2 pts
156	Podlaskie Low reliability	8.9	+1.7 pts
156	Sjeverna Hrvatska	8.9	+0.2 pts
160	Münster Series break	8.8	-1.7 pts
161	Karlsruhe Series break	8.6	+1 pts
161	Leipzig Low reliability	8.6	+0.5 pts
161	Moravskoslezsko	8.6	-4.3 pts
161	Severovýchod	8.6	-2 pts
165	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Low reliability	8.5	-0.1 pts
165	Norte	8.5	-0.2 pts
165	Oberösterreich	8.5	-0.1 pts
165	Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Low reliability	8.5	-0.3 pts
165	Stuttgart Series break	8.5	+0.6 pts
170	Śląskie	8.4	+0.7 pts
171	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Low reliability	8.3	-1.2 pts
171	Stredné Slovensko	8.3	-0.2 pts
171	Vzhodna Slovenija	8.3	-0.6 pts
174	Nordjylland	8.2	-0.3 pts
174	Pomorskie	8.2	-0.3 pts
174	Wielkopolskie	8.2	-1.1 pts
174	Západné Slovensko	8.2	-0.7 pts
178	Freiburg Series break	8.1	+0.6 pts
178	Niederösterreich	8.1	-0.2 pts
180	Detmold Series break	8	+0.5 pts
180	Köln Series break	8	+0.4 pts
180	Midtjylland	8	-0.9 pts
180	Northern and Western Series break	8	-0.6 pts
180	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	8	0 pts
180	Steiermark	8	0 pts
186	Grande Lisboa	7.9	-0.3 pts
186	Jihovýchod	7.9	-0.5 pts
186	Kärnten	7.9	0 pts
186	Prov. Antwerpen Series break	7.9	-0.3 pts
186	Střední Čechy	7.9	-1.6 pts
191	Mellersta Norrland Low reliability	7.8	+1.6 pts
191	Tübingen Series break	7.8	+1.3 pts
193	Eastern and Midland Series break	7.7	-0.7 pts
194	Cantabria	7.6	-0.8 pts
195	Centro (PT)	7.5	-0.4 pts
195	Közép-Dunántúl	7.5	-1.4 pts
195	Pest	7.5	-2 pts
198	Övre Norrland	7.3	+2.9 pts
198	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	7.3	-2.4 pts
200	Malta	7.2	-0.4 pts
200	Southern Series break	7.2	-1.5 pts
200	Unterfranken Low reliability	7.2	-0.4 pts
203	Nyugat-Dunántúl	6.9	+0.8 pts
203	Zahodna Slovenija	6.9	+0.3 pts
205	Limburg (NL)	6.8	+0.9 pts
205	Östra Mellansverige	6.8	+0.6 pts
207	Mittelfranken Low reliability	6.7	0 pts
207	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Series break	6.7	+0.4 pts
207	Salzburg	6.7	-0.4 pts
210	Niederbayern Low reliability	6.6	n/a
210	Västsverige	6.6	+0.2 pts
212	Drenthe	6.5	+1.3 pts
212	Warszawski stołeczny	6.5	+1.7 pts
214	Norra Mellansverige	6.4	-0.6 pts
214	Prov. Limburg (BE) Series break	6.4	+0.3 pts
216	Hovedstaden	6.3	-0.9 pts
216	Prov. West-Vlaanderen Series break	6.3	+0.5 pts
216	Tirol	6.3	-0.6 pts
219	Yugozapaden Series break	6.2	-1.3 pts
220	Friesland (NL)	5.9	+0.2 pts
221	Sydsverige	5.8	+0.2 pts
222	Dresden Low reliability	5.7	-0.2 pts
223	Grad Zagreb Low reliability	5.6	-1.7 pts
223	Oberbayern Series break	5.6	-0.3 pts
223	Stockholm	5.6	+0.5 pts
226	Budapest	5.5	+1.4 pts
226	Småland med öarna	5.5	+1.8 pts
228	Groningen	5.4	+0.6 pts
228	Schwaben Low reliability	5.4	-0.6 pts
228	Zeeland	5.4	-1.1 pts
231	Flevoland	5	0 pts
232	Gelderland	4.9	+0.1 pts
233	Praha	4.8	-1 pts
233	Zuid-Holland	4.8	+0.4 pts
235	Noord-Brabant	4.7	+0.6 pts
235	Overijssel	4.7	+0.9 pts
237	Noord-Holland	4.5	-0.4 pts
238	Utrecht	4.4	-0.7 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. 5 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2024 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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@misc{eurostat_eu_regions_nuts_2_2024,
  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, 2024}},
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  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=2024. 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?

Mayotte, with 42.2% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Utrecht, with 4.4% in 2024.

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