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

Italy: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male was 0.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
5th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2014
All-time low
0.2%
in 1990
Years of data
29
1987–2016

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

00.20.40.61987200120161987: 0.263 % of male youth labor force1989: 0.233 % of male youth labor force1990: 0.215 % of male youth labor force1991: 0.22 % of male youth labor force1992: 0.222 % of male youth labor force1993: 0.237 % of male youth labor force1994: 0.259 % of male youth labor force1995: 0.267 % of male youth labor force1996: 0.279 % of male youth labor force1997: 0.27 % of male youth labor force1998: 0.277 % of male youth labor force1999: 0.259 % of male youth labor force2000: 0.261 % of male youth labor force2001: 0.229 % of male youth labor force2002: 0.224 % of male youth labor force2003: 0.225 % of male youth labor force2004: 0.341 % of male youth labor force2005: 0.312 % of male youth labor force2006: 0.324 % of male youth labor force2007: 0.287 % of male youth labor force2008: 0.321 % of male youth labor force2009: 0.386 % of male youth labor force2010: 0.367 % of male youth labor force2011: 0.388 % of male youth labor force2012: 0.495 % of male youth labor force2013: 0.526 % of male youth labor force2014: 0.548 % of male youth labor force2015: 0.547 % of male youth labor force2016: 0.516 % of male youth labor force

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.5% for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in 2016.

The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 59.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Italy peaked at 0.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.

Italy ranks 5th 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, male in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force) in Italy, 1987 to 2016.
Year % of male youth labor force Change
1987 0.3%
1989 0.2% -11.3%
1990 0.2% -7.6%
1991 0.2% +2.3%
1992 0.2% +0.8%
1993 0.2% +6.9%
1994 0.3% +8.9%
1995 0.3% +3.4%
1996 0.3% +4.3%
1997 0.3% -3.2%
1998 0.3% +2.6%
1999 0.3% -6.4%
2000 0.3% +0.5%
2001 0.2% -12.0%
2002 0.2% -2.3%
2003 0.2% +0.3%
2004 0.3% +51.8%
2005 0.3% -8.5%
2006 0.3% +4.0%
2007 0.3% -11.5%
2008 0.3% +12.0%
2009 0.4% +20.1%
2010 0.4% -4.9%
2011 0.4% +5.7%
2012 0.5% +27.6%
2013 0.5% +6.3%
2014 0.5% +4.2%
2015 0.5% -0.3%
2016 0.5% -5.7%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 2.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 0.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male 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
2004 +51.8% 0.2% 0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 2
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 2 Kazakhstan 0.7% compare
  2. 3 South Africa 0.6% compare
  3. 4 Greece 0.5% compare
  4. 6 Kosovo 0.5% compare
  5. 6 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.5% compare
  6. 8 Albania 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Italy?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Italy was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
How does Italy rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male?
Italy ranks 5th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 59.0%. 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, male (% of male youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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