Employment rate, aged 15-24 in Italy

Italy: Employment rate, aged 15-24 was 0.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
102nd
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2003
All-time low
0.5%
in 2016
Years of data
29
1987–2016

Employment rate, aged 15-24 in Italy, 1987–2016

00.20.40.60.81987200120161987: 0.679 % of labor force aged 15-241989: 0.7 % of labor force aged 15-241990: 0.724 % of labor force aged 15-241991: 0.73 % of labor force aged 15-241992: 0.732 % of labor force aged 15-241993: 0.716 % of labor force aged 15-241994: 0.701 % of labor force aged 15-241995: 0.685 % of labor force aged 15-241996: 0.672 % of labor force aged 15-241997: 0.673 % of labor force aged 15-241998: 0.679 % of labor force aged 15-241999: 0.688 % of labor force aged 15-242000: 0.7 % of labor force aged 15-242001: 0.734 % of labor force aged 15-242002: 0.737 % of labor force aged 15-242003: 0.74 % of labor force aged 15-242004: 0.642 % of labor force aged 15-242005: 0.658 % of labor force aged 15-242006: 0.667 % of labor force aged 15-242007: 0.7 % of labor force aged 15-242008: 0.666 % of labor force aged 15-242009: 0.595 % of labor force aged 15-242010: 0.604 % of labor force aged 15-242011: 0.633 % of labor force aged 15-242012: 0.573 % of labor force aged 15-242013: 0.545 % of labor force aged 15-242014: 0.494 % of labor force aged 15-242015: 0.495 % of labor force aged 15-242016: 0.46 % of labor force aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force aged 15-24.

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.5% for employment rate, aged 15-24 in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-24 in Italy peaked at 0.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2016.

Italy ranks 102nd of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-24 in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-24 (% of labor force aged 15-24) in Italy, 1987 to 2016.
Year % of labor force aged 15-24 Change
1987 0.7%
1989 0.7% +3.0%
1990 0.7% +3.4%
1991 0.7% +0.9%
1992 0.7% +0.2%
1993 0.7% -2.2%
1994 0.7% -2.1%
1995 0.7% -2.2%
1996 0.7% -2.0%
1997 0.7% +0.2%
1998 0.7% +0.9%
1999 0.7% +1.4%
2000 0.7% +1.7%
2001 0.7% +4.8%
2002 0.7% +0.5%
2003 0.7% +0.4%
2004 0.6% -13.3%
2005 0.7% +2.5%
2006 0.7% +1.4%
2007 0.7% +5.0%
2008 0.7% -5.0%
2009 0.6% -10.6%
2010 0.6% +1.5%
2011 0.6% +4.8%
2012 0.6% -9.5%
2013 0.5% -4.8%
2014 0.5% -9.3%
2015 0.5% +0.1%
2016 0.5% -7.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 10
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 99 Spain 0.5% compare
  2. 100 Georgia 0.5% compare
  3. 101 Albania 0.5% compare
  4. 103 Greece 0.5% compare
  5. 104 South Africa 0.4% compare
  6. 105 Kosovo 0.4% compare
  7. 105 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-24 in Italy?
Employment rate, aged 15-24 in Italy was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-24 recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2003.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-24 recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
How does Italy rank for employment rate, aged 15-24?
Italy ranks 102nd out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment rate, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-24 (% of labor force aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-24 (% of labor force aged 15-24)
Unit
% of labor force aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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