Unemployment rate,Percent in Italy
Italy: Unemployment rate,Percent was 6.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6.1%
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
28th
of 71 countries
All-time high
12.8%
in 2014
All-time low
6.1%
in 2025
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Unemployment rate,Percent in Italy, 2004–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate,percent in Italy is 6.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Italy peaked at 12.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2025.
Italy ranks 28th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 6.2% | 8.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 8.5% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 6.1% | 9.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More reference data data for Italy
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.927 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 41.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate,percent in Italy?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Italy was 6.1% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2025.
- How does Italy rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Italy ranks 28th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. 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,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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