Germany vs Italy: Unemployed population — Unemployment
Unemployed population — Unemployment over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1,692 Persons against 1,576 Persons in Italy, a difference of 116 Persons.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Italy ahead.
Germany ranks 10th and Italy ranks 12th of 35 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 222.47 Persons | 1,052 Persons | 830.03 Persons | Italy |
| 1970s | 647.05 Persons | 1,336 Persons | 688.95 Persons | Italy |
| 1980s | 1,956 Persons | 2,338 Persons | 382.23 Persons | Italy |
| 1990s | 3,077 Persons | 2,613 Persons | 464.02 Persons | Germany |
| 2000s | 3,615 Persons | 1,954 Persons | 1,661 Persons | Germany |
| 2010s | 1,993 Persons | 2,740 Persons | 747.64 Persons | Italy |
| 2020s | 1,514 Persons | 1,982 Persons | 468.12 Persons | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployed population — unemployment, Germany or Italy?
- Germany, at 1,692 Persons against 1,576 Persons in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployed population — unemployment between Germany and Italy?
- 116 Persons, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Italy rank globally for unemployed population — unemployment?
- Germany ranks 10th and Italy ranks 12th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.