NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Austria

10.3% of people aged 15 to 29 in Austria were not in employment, education or training in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2009.

Measure: Young people neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET) Unit: % of population aged 15 to 29 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Austria, 2025 10.3% % of population aged 15 to 29
Change from 2024 +1.1percentage points 2024: 9.2%
European Union, 2025 11.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 10.6% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 19th of 34 See the full ranking

NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Austria over time

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% of population aged 15 to 29. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Young people neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET) (% of population aged 15 to 29), 2009 to 2025
Period AustriaEuropean Union
2025 10.3% 11.0%
2024 9.2% 11.1%
2023 9.4% 11.3%
2022 9.1% 11.8%
2021 9.4% 13.1%
2020 9.9% 14.0%
2019 8.6% 12.8%
2018 8.8% 13.3%
2017 8.8% 14.0%
2016 9.3% 14.8%
2015 9.0% 15.5%
2014 9.7% 15.9%
2013 9.0% 16.3%
2012 8.6% 15.9%
2011 8.9% 15.4%
2010 9.5% 15.4%
2009 10.0% 14.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 9.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 9.0%, the figure has changed by +1.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Austria has the 19th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 11.0%.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfsi_neet_a · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A age=Y15-29 unit=PC_POP
Observation period
2009 to 2025 for Austria
Provider update
6 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat