NEET rate in Berlin

In Berlin, 14.7% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025.

Berlin, 2025 14.7% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 +0.8percentage points 2024: 13.9%
Germany, 2025 10.1% Country total
Position in 2025 86th of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate in Berlin over time

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% of people aged 18 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Young people not in employment, education or training, ages 18 to 24, by region (% of people aged 18 to 24), 2001 to 2025
Period BerlinGermany
2025 14.7% 10.1%
2024 13.9%b (break in time series) 9.7%b (break in time series)
2023 14.7% 9.4%
2022 11.5% 8.6%
2021 12.2%b (break in time series) 9.6%b (break in time series)
2020 11.0%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 8.9%b (break in time series)
2019 10.2% 7.7%
2018 12.0% 8.1%
2017 12.3% 8.6%
2016 12.7% 9.2%
2015 13.6% 8.7%
2014 13.6% 8.9%
2013 11.8% 8.7%
2012 13.5%b (break in time series) 9.8%b (break in time series)
2011 12.3%b (break in time series) 10.2%b (break in time series)
2010 15.3%b (break in time series) 11.4%b (break in time series)
2009 16.8% 12.1%
2008 16.4%b (break in time series) 11.8%b (break in time series)
2007 16.3% 12.6%
2006 20.1% 13.8%
2005 19.5%b (break in time series) 15.6%b (break in time series)
2004 20.0% 14.6%
2003 17.9%b (break in time series) 13.8%b (break in time series)
2002 19.4% 12.2%
2001 14.7% 10.8%

Flags: b break in time series; bu break in time series, low reliability . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.8 percentage points from 13.9% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 13.6%, the figure has changed by +1.1 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 249 regions with data for 2025, Berlin has the 86th highest value.
  • The figure for Germany in 2025 was 10.1%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_22 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y18-24 training=NO_FE_NO_NFE wstatus=NEMP unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Berlin
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat