ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Japan
The ILO estimates that 3.1% of young people in Japan were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Japan, 2025
3.1%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
10.1%
Position in 2025
181st of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Japan over time
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% of youth aged 15 to 24. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.1% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 3.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.7%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Japan has the 181st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.
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