Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Nordrhein-Westfalen: Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by was 8.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by in Nordrhein-Westfalen, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by in Nordrhein-Westfalen stood at 8.9%.
That represents a change of up 14.1% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by in Nordrhein-Westfalen peaked at 11.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2019.
Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks 231st of 434 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by in Nordrhein-Westfalen, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.7% | — |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +36.7% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 8.9% | +14.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by in Nordrhein-Westfalen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +36.7% | 6.0% | 8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.6% | 8.4% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.0% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.7% | 8.9% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 8,912 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 8,912 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 13,514 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 13,514 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.2% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.2% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 9,304 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 9,304 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 68.8% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 8,912 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by in Nordrhein-Westfalen was 8.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by recorded in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by recorded in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2019.
- How does Nordrhein-Westfalen rank for young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by?
- Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks 231st out of 434 regions with data for 2025.
- Is young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by rising or falling in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nordrhein-Westfalen data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by NUTS 2 region (NEET rates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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