NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Hong Kong, China, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Hong Kong, China is 0 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Hong Kong, China peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
Hong Kong, China ranks 179th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -22.0% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +32.4% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -28.5% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 0 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 23% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 0 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 3% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 176 Japan 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 177 Qatar 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 178 Norway 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 180 Luxembourg 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 181 Switzerland 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 182 Netherlands 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
More work & labour data for Hong Kong, China
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 2,981 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 55.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,663 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.06 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 149,185 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,833 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 53.6 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.56 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Hong Kong, China?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Hong Kong, China was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 179th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training International Labour Organization
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.