NEET rate in Limburg

In Limburg, 5.4% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025.

Limburg, 2025 5.4% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −0.2percentage points 2024: 5.6%
Netherlands, 2025 5.0% Country total
Position in 2025 239th of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate in Limburg 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 LimburgNetherlands
2025 5.4% 5.0%
2024 5.6% 4.6%
2023 5.4% 4.2%
2022 4.4% 3.8%
2021 5.4%b (break in time series) 3.6%b (break in time series)
2020 5.9% 5.9%
2019 8.0% 5.5%
2018 7.2% 5.4%
2017 4.9% 5.3%
2016 7.0% 6.1%
2015 5.8% 6.2%
2014 7.6% 7.4%
2013 9.4%b (break in time series) 7.4%b (break in time series)
2012 5.8% 6.4%
2011 6.8% 5.7%
2010 7.0% 6.5%
2009 8.6% 6.7%
2008 6.4% 5.3%
2007 7.8% 5.7%
2006 8.5%b (break in time series) 6.6%b (break in time series)
2005 8.1%b (break in time series) 8.4%b (break in time series)
2004 6.4% 6.8%
2003 6.6%b (break in time series) 6.5%b (break in time series)
2002 5.7% 5.0%
2001 5.3% 5.3%

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 5.6% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 5.8%, the figure has changed by −0.4 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, Limburg has the 239th highest value.
  • The figure for Netherlands in 2025 was 5.0%.

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