Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Italy

Italy: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female was 0.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 32.0%
World rank
10th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2016
All-time low
0.3%
in 2012
Years of data
29
1987–2016

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Italy, 1987–2016

00.20.40.61987200120161987: 0.397 % of female youth labor force1989: 0.386 % of female youth labor force1990: 0.354 % of female youth labor force1991: 0.335 % of female youth labor force1992: 0.33 % of female youth labor force1993: 0.349 % of female youth labor force1994: 0.357 % of female youth labor force1995: 0.382 % of female youth labor force1996: 0.397 % of female youth labor force1997: 0.406 % of female youth labor force1998: 0.384 % of female youth labor force1999: 0.383 % of female youth labor force2000: 0.353 % of female youth labor force2001: 0.316 % of female youth labor force2002: 0.315 % of female youth labor force2003: 0.309 % of female youth labor force2004: 0.383 % of female youth labor force2005: 0.383 % of female youth labor force2006: 0.345 % of female youth labor force2007: 0.318 % of female youth labor force2008: 0.356 % of female youth labor force2009: 0.433 % of female youth labor force2010: 0.441 % of female youth labor force2011: 0.33 % of female youth labor force2012: 0.296 % of female youth labor force2013: 0.317 % of female youth labor force2014: 0.418 % of female youth labor force2015: 0.434 % of female youth labor force2016: 0.573 % of female youth labor force

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

Analysis

In 2016, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Italy stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

The figure is up 32.0% on the previous year and up 66.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Italy peaked at 0.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2012.

Italy ranks 10th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force) in Italy, 1987 to 2016.
Year % of female youth labor force Change
1987 0.4%
1989 0.4% -2.9%
1990 0.4% -8.3%
1991 0.3% -5.3%
1992 0.3% -1.5%
1993 0.3% +5.8%
1994 0.4% +2.3%
1995 0.4% +7.0%
1996 0.4% +3.8%
1997 0.4% +2.3%
1998 0.4% -5.4%
1999 0.4% -0.2%
2000 0.4% -7.9%
2001 0.3% -10.6%
2002 0.3% -0.1%
2003 0.3% -2.1%
2004 0.4% +23.9%
2005 0.4% +0.2%
2006 0.3% -9.9%
2007 0.3% -7.9%
2008 0.4% +12.1%
2009 0.4% +21.6%
2010 0.4% +1.8%
2011 0.3% -25.2%
2012 0.3% -10.4%
2013 0.3% +7.1%
2014 0.4% +31.9%
2015 0.4% +4.0%
2016 0.6% +32.0%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 2.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 2.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 7 South Africa 0.6% compare
  2. 8 Albania 0.6% compare
  3. 9 Slovenia 0.6% compare
  4. 11 Greece 0.5% compare
  5. 12 Gambia 0.5% compare
  6. 13 Spain 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Italy?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Italy was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
How does Italy rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female?
Italy ranks 10th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.1%. 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 Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force)
Unit
% of female youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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