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
29th
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 29th 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.
Unemployment rate,Percent in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.1% | — |
| 2005 | 7.8% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +28.1% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -15.3% |
| 2025 | 6.1% | -5.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 6.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Italy's 6.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.2%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
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 29th 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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