NEET rate in Budapest

In Budapest, 4.6% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2013. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Budapest, 2025 4.6% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −1.8percentage points 2024: 6.4%
Hungary, 2025 12.6% Country total
Position in 2025 248th of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate in Budapest 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 BudapestHungary
2025 4.6% 12.6%
2024 6.4% 12.8%
2023 5.0% 12.8%
2022 7.5% 13.3%
2021 7.3%b (break in time series) 14.2%b (break in time series)
2020 8.7% 15.7%
2019 7.7% 14.2%
2018 8.2%b (break in time series) 13.7%b (break in time series)
2017 8.5% 14.1%
2016 8.7% 14.2%
2015 8.6% 14.8%
2014 12.2% 17.4%
2013 13.5% 20.1%
2012 – 19.7%
2011 – 17.8%
2010 – 16.7%
2009 – 18.0%
2008 – 15.2%
2007 – 15.2%
2006 – 16.4%b (break in time series)
2005 – 16.9%
2004 – 16.4%
2003 – 16.1%b (break in time series)
2002 – 17.5%
2001 – 18.1%b (break in time series)

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

In short

  • That is a change of −1.8 percentage points from 6.4% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 8.6%, the figure has changed by −4.0 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, Budapest has the 248th highest value.
  • The figure for Hungary in 2025 was 12.6%.

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
2013 to 2025 for Budapest
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat