NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Poland

9.2% of people aged 15 to 29 in Poland were not in employment, education or training in 2025.

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
Poland, 2025 9.2% % of population aged 15 to 29
Change from 2024 −0.2percentage points 2024: 9.4%
European Union, 2025 11.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 10.6% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 22nd of 34 See the full ranking

NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Poland 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 PolandEuropean Union
2025 9.2% 11.0%
2024 9.4% 11.1%
2023 9.1% 11.3%
2022 10.7% 11.8%
2021 13.2% 13.1%
2020 12.5% 14.0%
2019 11.4%b (break in time series) 12.8%
2018 12.2% 13.3%
2017 13.0% 14.0%
2016 14.0% 14.8%
2015 14.9% 15.5%
2014 15.7% 15.9%
2013 16.4% 16.3%
2012 15.9% 15.9%
2011 15.4% 15.4%
2010 14.9%b (break in time series) 15.4%
2009 14.3% 14.8%

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

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 9.4% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 14.9%, the figure has changed by −5.7 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, Poland has the 22nd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 11.0%.

Source and dates

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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 Poland
Provider update
6 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat