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

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

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
105th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2003
All-time low
0.5%
in 2016
Years of data
29
1987–2016

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Italy, 1987–2016

00.20.40.60.81987200120161987: 0.679 % of total youth labor force1989: 0.7 % of total youth labor force1990: 0.724 % of total youth labor force1991: 0.73 % of total youth labor force1992: 0.732 % of total youth labor force1993: 0.716 % of total youth labor force1994: 0.701 % of total youth labor force1995: 0.685 % of total youth labor force1996: 0.672 % of total youth labor force1997: 0.673 % of total youth labor force1998: 0.679 % of total youth labor force1999: 0.688 % of total youth labor force2000: 0.7 % of total youth labor force2001: 0.734 % of total youth labor force2002: 0.737 % of total youth labor force2003: 0.74 % of total youth labor force2004: 0.642 % of total youth labor force2005: 0.658 % of total youth labor force2006: 0.667 % of total youth labor force2007: 0.7 % of total youth labor force2008: 0.666 % of total youth labor force2009: 0.595 % of total youth labor force2010: 0.604 % of total youth labor force2011: 0.633 % of total youth labor force2012: 0.573 % of total youth labor force2013: 0.545 % of total youth labor force2014: 0.494 % of total youth labor force2015: 0.495 % of total youth labor force2016: 0.46 % of total youth labor force

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.5% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Italy peaked at 0.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2016.

Italy ranks 105th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force) in Italy, 1987 to 2016.
Year % of total youth labor force Change
1987 0.7%
1989 0.7% +3.0%
1990 0.7% +3.4%
1991 0.7% +0.9%
1992 0.7% +0.2%
1993 0.7% -2.2%
1994 0.7% -2.1%
1995 0.7% -2.2%
1996 0.7% -2.0%
1997 0.7% +0.2%
1998 0.7% +0.9%
1999 0.7% +1.4%
2000 0.7% +1.7%
2001 0.7% +4.8%
2002 0.7% +0.5%
2003 0.7% +0.4%
2004 0.6% -13.3%
2005 0.7% +2.5%
2006 0.7% +1.4%
2007 0.7% +5.0%
2008 0.7% -5.0%
2009 0.6% -10.6%
2010 0.6% +1.5%
2011 0.6% +4.8%
2012 0.6% -9.5%
2013 0.5% -4.8%
2014 0.5% -9.3%
2015 0.5% +0.1%
2016 0.5% -7.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 10
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 102 Spain 0.5% compare
  2. 103 Georgia 0.5% compare
  3. 104 Albania 0.5% compare
  4. 106 Greece 0.5% compare
  5. 107 South Africa 0.4% compare
  6. 108 Kosovo 0.4% compare
  7. 108 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Italy?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Italy was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2003.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
How does Italy rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total?
Italy ranks 105th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. 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, total (% of total youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force)
Unit
% of total youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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