Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Italy
Italy: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 6.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Italy, 1970–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Italy is 6.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Italy peaked at 12.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1974.
Italy ranks 74th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.3% | 5.4% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 7.5% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 9.3% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.1% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 8.4% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 6.1% | 9.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Italy?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Italy was 6.1% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1974.
- How does Italy rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Italy ranks 74th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.