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

Italy: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban was 0.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.4%
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
93rd
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2003
All-time low
0.4%
in 2016
Years of data
25
1992–2016

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

00.20.40.60.81992200420161992: 0.729 % of urban youth labor force1993: 0.712 % of urban youth labor force1994: 0.697 % of urban youth labor force1995: 0.68 % of urban youth labor force1996: 0.668 % of urban youth labor force1997: 0.668 % of urban youth labor force1998: 0.674 % of urban youth labor force1999: 0.685 % of urban youth labor force2000: 0.697 % of urban youth labor force2001: 0.733 % of urban youth labor force2002: 0.737 % of urban youth labor force2003: 0.743 % of urban youth labor force2004: 0.642 % of urban youth labor force2005: 0.65 % of urban youth labor force2006: 0.654 % of urban youth labor force2007: 0.703 % of urban youth labor force2008: 0.671 % of urban youth labor force2009: 0.588 % of urban youth labor force2010: 0.597 % of urban youth labor force2011: 0.638 % of urban youth labor force2012: 0.582 % of urban youth labor force2013: 0.556 % of urban youth labor force2014: 0.51 % of urban youth labor force2015: 0.475 % of urban youth labor force2016: 0.441 % of urban youth labor force

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Italy is 0.4%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Italy peaked at 0.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2016.

Italy ranks 93rd of 97 countries on this measure, 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, urban in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force) in Italy, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of urban youth labor force Change
1992 0.7%
1993 0.7% -2.4%
1994 0.7% -2.0%
1995 0.7% -2.4%
1996 0.7% -1.8%
1997 0.7% -0.1%
1998 0.7% +1.0%
1999 0.7% +1.6%
2000 0.7% +1.6%
2001 0.7% +5.3%
2002 0.7% +0.5%
2003 0.7% +0.8%
2004 0.6% -13.6%
2005 0.6% +1.2%
2006 0.7% +0.7%
2007 0.7% +7.4%
2008 0.7% -4.6%
2009 0.6% -12.3%
2010 0.6% +1.5%
2011 0.6% +6.8%
2012 0.6% -8.8%
2013 0.6% -4.5%
2014 0.5% -8.3%
2015 0.5% -6.8%
2016 0.4% -7.3%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 56% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 57% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

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. 90 Zambia 0.5% compare
  2. 91 Georgia 0.4% compare
  3. 92 Greece 0.4% compare
  4. 94 South Africa 0.4% compare
  5. 95 Kosovo 0.4% compare
  6. 95 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Italy?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Italy was 0.4% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2003.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
How does Italy rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban?
Italy ranks 93rd out of 97 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. 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, urban (% of urban youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force)
Unit
% of urban youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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