Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Italy

Italy: Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
15th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 1987
Years of data
29
1987–2016

Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Italy, 1987–2016

00.050.10.151987200120161987: 0.059 % of labor force aged 25-641989: 0.067 % of labor force aged 25-641990: 0.06 % of labor force aged 25-641991: 0.064 % of labor force aged 25-641992: 0.06 % of labor force aged 25-641993: 0.068 % of labor force aged 25-641994: 0.078 % of labor force aged 25-641995: 0.083 % of labor force aged 25-641996: 0.085 % of labor force aged 25-641997: 0.089 % of labor force aged 25-641998: 0.093 % of labor force aged 25-641999: 0.091 % of labor force aged 25-642000: 0.084 % of labor force aged 25-642001: 0.077 % of labor force aged 25-642002: 0.074 % of labor force aged 25-642003: 0.071 % of labor force aged 25-642004: 0.104 % of labor force aged 25-642005: 0.094 % of labor force aged 25-642006: 0.089 % of labor force aged 25-642007: 0.075 % of labor force aged 25-642008: 0.08 % of labor force aged 25-642009: 0.095 % of labor force aged 25-642010: 0.099 % of labor force aged 25-642011: 0.117 % of labor force aged 25-642012: 0.124 % of labor force aged 25-642013: 0.13 % of labor force aged 25-642014: 0.144 % of labor force aged 25-642015: 0.15 % of labor force aged 25-642016: 0.159 % of labor force aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force aged 25-64.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Italy is 0.2%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 78.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Italy peaked at 0.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1987.

That places Italy 15th out of 108 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64) in Italy, 1987 to 2016.
Year % of labor force aged 25-64 Change
1987 0.1%
1989 0.1% +13.9%
1990 0.1% -10.7%
1991 0.1% +6.3%
1992 0.1% -6.8%
1993 0.1% +13.4%
1994 0.1% +15.8%
1995 0.1% +6.5%
1996 0.1% +2.3%
1997 0.1% +4.0%
1998 0.1% +4.4%
1999 0.1% -2.3%
2000 0.1% -7.4%
2001 0.1% -8.8%
2002 0.1% -2.9%
2003 0.1% -4.0%
2004 0.1% +45.9%
2005 0.1% -9.9%
2006 0.1% -4.9%
2007 0.1% -16.3%
2008 0.1% +7.7%
2009 0.1% +18.4%
2010 0.1% +3.5%
2011 0.1% +18.3%
2012 0.1% +6.8%
2013 0.1% +4.7%
2014 0.1% +10.3%
2015 0.2% +4.4%
2016 0.2% +6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Italy?
Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Italy was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 25-64 recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 25-64 recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1987.
How does Italy rank for unemployment rate, aged 25-64?
Italy ranks 15th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is unemployment rate, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 78.5%. 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 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64)
Unit
% of labor force aged 25-64
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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