NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Hungary

10.6% of people aged 15 to 29 in Hungary were not in employment, education or training in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2018.

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
Hungary, 2025 10.6% % of population aged 15 to 29
Change from 2024 −0.3percentage points 2024: 10.9%
European Union, 2025 11.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 10.6% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 18th of 34 See the full ranking

NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Hungary 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 HungaryEuropean Union
2025 10.6% 11.0%
2024 10.9% 11.1%
2023 10.9% 11.3%
2022 10.7% 11.8%
2021 11.7% 13.1%
2020 12.4% 14.0%
2019 11.0% 12.8%
2018 10.6%b (break in time series) 13.3%
2017 11.2% 14.0%
2016 12.0% 14.8%
2015 13.1% 15.5%
2014 14.7% 15.9%
2013 16.7% 16.3%
2012 16.9% 15.9%
2011 15.5% 15.4%
2010 15.6% 15.4%
2009 15.5% 14.8%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 10.9% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 13.1%, the figure has changed by −2.5 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Hungary has the 18th 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 Hungary
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