Unemployment rate, aged 15-24 in Italy

Italy: Unemployment rate, aged 15-24 was 0.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
7th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2016
All-time low
0.3%
in 2003
Years of data
29
1987–2016

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

00.20.40.61987200120161987: 0.321 % of labor force aged 15-241989: 0.3 % of labor force aged 15-241990: 0.276 % of labor force aged 15-241991: 0.27 % of labor force aged 15-241992: 0.268 % of labor force aged 15-241993: 0.284 % of labor force aged 15-241994: 0.299 % of labor force aged 15-241995: 0.315 % of labor force aged 15-241996: 0.328 % of labor force aged 15-241997: 0.327 % of labor force aged 15-241998: 0.321 % of labor force aged 15-241999: 0.312 % of labor force aged 15-242000: 0.3 % of labor force aged 15-242001: 0.266 % of labor force aged 15-242002: 0.263 % of labor force aged 15-242003: 0.26 % of labor force aged 15-242004: 0.358 % of labor force aged 15-242005: 0.342 % of labor force aged 15-242006: 0.333 % of labor force aged 15-242007: 0.3 % of labor force aged 15-242008: 0.334 % of labor force aged 15-242009: 0.405 % of labor force aged 15-242010: 0.396 % of labor force aged 15-242011: 0.367 % of labor force aged 15-242012: 0.427 % of labor force aged 15-242013: 0.455 % of labor force aged 15-242014: 0.506 % of labor force aged 15-242015: 0.505 % of labor force aged 15-242016: 0.54 % of labor force aged 15-24

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

Analysis

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

That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 62.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-24 in Italy peaked at 0.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2003.

Italy ranks 7th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-24 (% of labor force aged 15-24) in Italy, 1987 to 2016.
Year % of labor force aged 15-24 Change
1987 0.3%
1989 0.3% -6.4%
1990 0.3% -8.0%
1991 0.3% -2.5%
1992 0.3% -0.6%
1993 0.3% +6.0%
1994 0.3% +5.4%
1995 0.3% +5.1%
1996 0.3% +4.3%
1997 0.3% -0.3%
1998 0.3% -1.9%
1999 0.3% -2.9%
2000 0.3% -3.8%
2001 0.3% -11.2%
2002 0.3% -1.4%
2003 0.3% -1.0%
2004 0.4% +37.9%
2005 0.3% -4.5%
2006 0.3% -2.7%
2007 0.3% -10.0%
2008 0.3% +11.6%
2009 0.4% +21.1%
2010 0.4% -2.1%
2011 0.4% -7.3%
2012 0.4% +16.4%
2013 0.5% +6.5%
2014 0.5% +11.1%
2015 0.5% -0.1%
2016 0.5% +6.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 5 South Africa 0.6% compare
  2. 6 Greece 0.5% compare
  3. 8 Albania 0.5% compare
  4. 9 Georgia 0.5% compare
  5. 10 Spain 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-24 in Italy?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-24 in Italy was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-24 recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-24 recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2003.
How does Italy rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-24?
Italy ranks 7th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-24 (% of labor force aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment 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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