Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Italy

Italy: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
17th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2014
All-time low
0.1%
in 1992
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Italy, 1992–2016

00.050.10.150.21992200420161992: 0.093 % of rural labor force in working age1993: 0.105 % of rural labor force in working age1994: 0.117 % of rural labor force in working age1995: 0.119 % of rural labor force in working age1996: 0.123 % of rural labor force in working age1997: 0.128 % of rural labor force in working age1998: 0.126 % of rural labor force in working age1999: 0.121 % of rural labor force in working age2000: 0.115 % of rural labor force in working age2001: 0.106 % of rural labor force in working age2002: 0.107 % of rural labor force in working age2003: 0.105 % of rural labor force in working age2004: 0.138 % of rural labor force in working age2005: 0.117 % of rural labor force in working age2006: 0.106 % of rural labor force in working age2007: 0.097 % of rural labor force in working age2008: 0.109 % of rural labor force in working age2009: 0.131 % of rural labor force in working age2010: 0.122 % of rural labor force in working age2011: 0.153 % of rural labor force in working age2012: 0.177 % of rural labor force in working age2013: 0.188 % of rural labor force in working age2014: 0.199 % of rural labor force in working age2015: 0.175 % of rural labor force in working age2016: 0.187 % of rural labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural labor force in working age.

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.2% for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in 2016.

That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Italy peaked at 0.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1992.

That places Italy 17th out of 94 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age) in Italy, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of rural labor force in working age Change
1992 0.1%
1993 0.1% +13.1%
1994 0.1% +12.0%
1995 0.1% +1.8%
1996 0.1% +3.4%
1997 0.1% +3.4%
1998 0.1% -1.5%
1999 0.1% -3.9%
2000 0.1% -4.7%
2001 0.1% -7.5%
2002 0.1% +0.7%
2003 0.1% -2.3%
2004 0.1% +31.4%
2005 0.1% -15.2%
2006 0.1% -9.1%
2007 0.1% -8.4%
2008 0.1% +12.2%
2009 0.1% +20.3%
2010 0.1% -7.5%
2011 0.2% +25.9%
2012 0.2% +15.7%
2013 0.2% +6.1%
2014 0.2% +6.2%
2015 0.2% -12.1%
2016 0.2% +6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 14 Rwanda 0.2% compare
  2. 15 Tunisia 0.2% compare
  3. 16 Cyprus 0.2% compare
  4. 18 North Macedonia 0.2% compare
  5. 19 Portugal 0.2% compare
  6. 20 Russian Federation 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Italy?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Italy was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1992.
How does Italy rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural?
Italy ranks 17th out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. 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 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age)
Unit
% of rural labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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