Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Italy

Italy: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural was 0.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
down 10.3%
World rank
84th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1992
All-time low
0.4%
in 2014
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Italy, 1992–2016

00.20.40.60.81992200420161992: 0.746 % of rural youth labor force1993: 0.735 % of rural youth labor force1994: 0.716 % of rural youth labor force1995: 0.709 % of rural youth labor force1996: 0.689 % of rural youth labor force1997: 0.697 % of rural youth labor force1998: 0.7 % of rural youth labor force1999: 0.702 % of rural youth labor force2000: 0.722 % of rural youth labor force2001: 0.738 % of rural youth labor force2002: 0.743 % of rural youth labor force2003: 0.726 % of rural youth labor force2004: 0.642 % of rural youth labor force2005: 0.693 % of rural youth labor force2006: 0.721 % of rural youth labor force2007: 0.689 % of rural youth labor force2008: 0.641 % of rural youth labor force2009: 0.626 % of rural youth labor force2010: 0.639 % of rural youth labor force2011: 0.603 % of rural youth labor force2012: 0.523 % of rural youth labor force2013: 0.484 % of rural youth labor force2014: 0.42 % of rural youth labor force2015: 0.572 % of rural youth labor force2016: 0.513 % of rural youth labor force

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Italy is 0.5%, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Italy peaked at 0.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2014.

That places Italy 84th out of 94 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force) in Italy, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of rural youth labor force Change
1992 0.7%
1993 0.7% -1.5%
1994 0.7% -2.6%
1995 0.7% -1.0%
1996 0.7% -2.8%
1997 0.7% +1.2%
1998 0.7% +0.4%
1999 0.7% +0.3%
2000 0.7% +2.9%
2001 0.7% +2.1%
2002 0.7% +0.8%
2003 0.7% -2.4%
2004 0.6% -11.6%
2005 0.7% +8.0%
2006 0.7% +3.9%
2007 0.7% -4.4%
2008 0.6% -7.0%
2009 0.6% -2.2%
2010 0.6% +2.0%
2011 0.6% -5.7%
2012 0.5% -13.2%
2013 0.5% -7.4%
2014 0.4% -13.3%
2015 0.6% +36.2%
2016 0.5% -10.3%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 63% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 65% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2015 +36.2% 0.4% 0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 8
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 81 Russian Federation 0.6% compare
  2. 82 Tunisia 0.6% compare
  3. 83 Bulgaria 0.6% compare
  4. 85 Jordan 0.5% compare
  5. 86 Croatia 0.5% compare
  6. 87 Georgia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Italy?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Italy was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1992.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
How does Italy rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural?
Italy ranks 84th out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force)
Unit
% of rural youth labor force
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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