Italy Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Italy youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 22.73%, a 0.99% decline from 2022.
  • Italy youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 23.73%, a 5.96% decline from 2021.
  • Italy youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 29.69%, a 0.28% increase from 2020.
  • Italy youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 29.41%, a 0.23% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
French Polynesia 37.31%
New Caledonia 32.57%
Spain 28.70%
Greece 26.57%
Uruguay 26.16%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 25.55%
Barbados 24.87%
Bahamas 23.57%
Italy 22.73%
Chile 22.05%
Sweden 21.57%
Portugal 20.25%
Slovak Republic 19.41%
Croatia 19.24%
Luxembourg 18.99%
Brunei 18.62%
Argentina 18.00%
Cyprus 17.45%
France 17.13%
Estonia 17.09%
Panama 16.59%
Saudi Arabia 16.25%
Belgium 16.09%
Finland 15.92%
Kuwait 14.99%
Lithuania 13.90%
Puerto Rico 13.65%
Channel Islands 13.47%
Guam 12.88%
Hungary 12.76%
United Kingdom 12.54%
Latvia 12.50%
Denmark 11.66%
Poland 11.58%
Norway 10.95%
Austria 10.93%
New Zealand 10.72%
UAE 10.65%
Canada 10.59%
Ireland 10.54%
Hong Kong 10.45%
Trinidad and Tobago 10.12%
Slovenia 9.91%
Malta 9.34%
Iceland 9.16%
Netherlands 8.94%
Australia 8.57%
Singapore 8.29%
Czech Republic 8.28%
Switzerland 8.00%
United States 7.90%
Macao 6.97%
Oman 6.85%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.96%
Bahrain 5.82%
South Korea 5.37%
Japan 4.09%
Qatar 0.60%
Italy Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 22.73% -0.99%
2022 23.73% -5.96%
2021 29.69% 0.28%
2020 29.41% 0.23%
2019 29.18% -3.02%
2018 32.20% -2.56%
2017 34.76% -3.03%
2016 37.79% -2.56%
2015 40.36% -2.37%
2014 42.73% 2.64%
2013 40.08% 4.74%
2012 35.35% 6.17%
2011 29.18% 1.25%
2010 27.93% 2.57%
2009 25.37% 4.14%
2008 21.23% 0.83%
2007 20.39% -1.41%
2006 21.80% -2.33%
2005 24.14% -0.31%
2004 24.45% -2.60%
2003 27.05% -0.18%
2002 27.23% -0.64%
2001 27.88% -3.67%
2000 31.55% -1.49%
1999 33.04% -0.82%
1998 33.86% -0.79%
1997 34.66% -0.16%
1996 34.82% 1.30%
1995 33.52% 1.69%
1994 31.83% 1.68%
1993 30.15% 2.00%
1992 28.14% -0.37%
1991 28.51% -0.37%