NEET rate in Hamburg

In Hamburg, 9.9% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2018. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

The latest value carries the source flag “Low reliability”.
Hamburg, 2025 9.9%u (Low reliability) % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −0.3percentage points 2024: 10.2%
Germany, 2025 10.1% Country total
Position in 2025 168th of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate in Hamburg 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 HamburgGermany
2025 9.9%u (low reliability) 10.1%
2024 10.2%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 9.7%b (break in time series)
2023 10.8%u (low reliability) 9.4%
2022 11.6%u (low reliability) 8.6%
2021 13.3%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 9.6%b (break in time series)
2020 not availablebu (break in time series, low reliability) 8.9%b (break in time series)
2019 11.0% 7.7%
2018 9.9% 8.1%
2017 10.3% 8.6%
2016 12.0% 9.2%
2015 10.5% 8.7%
2014 11.4% 8.9%
2013 10.5% 8.7%
2012 10.7%b (break in time series) 9.8%b (break in time series)
2011 10.4%b (break in time series) 10.2%b (break in time series)
2010 12.8%b (break in time series) 11.4%b (break in time series)
2009 12.1% 12.1%
2008 13.3%b (break in time series) 11.8%b (break in time series)
2007 14.3% 12.6%
2006 14.8% 13.8%
2005 17.3%b (break in time series) 15.6%b (break in time series)
2004 18.7% 14.6%
2003 17.5%b (break in time series) 13.8%b (break in time series)
2002 13.4% 12.2%
2001 14.8% 10.8%

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

In short

  • That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 10.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2014, when it was 11.4%, the figure has changed by −1.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 249 regions with data for 2025, Hamburg has the 168th highest value.
  • The figure for Germany in 2025 was 10.1%.

Source and dates

Original producer
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 Hamburg
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat