Greece vs Italy: Youth unemployment rate
Greece
21.4%
in 2025
Italy
20.5%
in 2025
Greece rank
44th
Italy rank
47th
Youth unemployment rate over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Greece currently reports 21.4% against 20.5% in Italy, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Italy ahead.
Greece ranks 44th and Italy ranks 47th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.7% | 32.0% | 2.3% | Italy |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 25.1% | 0.6% | Greece |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 34.9% | 11.1% | Greece |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 24.4% | 4.0% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth unemployment rate, Greece or Italy?
- Greece, at 21.4% against 20.5% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in youth unemployment rate between Greece and Italy?
- 0.9%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for youth unemployment rate?
- Greece ranks 44th and Italy ranks 47th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth unemployment rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the labor force aged 15-24 without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.