NEET rate in Stockholm

In Stockholm, 7.2% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025.

Stockholm, 2025 7.2% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −0.5percentage points 2024: 7.7%
Sweden, 2025 7.0% Country total
Position in 2025 217th of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate in Stockholm 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 StockholmSweden
2025 7.2% 7.0%
2024 7.7% 7.7%
2023 7.0% 7.1%
2022 7.3% 6.9%
2021 6.8%b (break in time series) 7.1%b (break in time series)
2020 10.0% 9.2%
2019 7.3% 7.5%
2018 8.3%b (break in time series) 8.2%b (break in time series)
2017 8.0% 8.2%
2016 7.8% 8.7%
2015 8.9% 8.8%
2014 9.0% 9.4%
2013 8.8% 9.9%
2012 9.2% 10.5%
2011 9.1% 10.2%
2010 9.5% 10.6%
2009 11.4% 13.1%
2008 10.4%b (break in time series) 10.7%b (break in time series)
2007 10.2%b (break in time series) 10.1%b (break in time series)
2006 12.0%b (break in time series) 12.3%b (break in time series)
2005 12.3%b (break in time series) 12.8%b (break in time series)
2004 11.3% 10.6%
2003 9.1%b (break in time series) 9.6%b (break in time series)
2002 10.1% 9.3%
2001 9.0%b (break in time series) 9.3%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 −0.5 percentage points from 7.7% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 8.9%, the figure has changed by −1.7 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 249 regions with data for 2025, Stockholm has the 217th highest value.
  • The figure for Sweden in 2025 was 7.0%.

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