Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment - quarterly data in Italy

Italy: Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment - quarterly data was 1,364 Thousand persons in 2026. ▼ Falling

Latest (2026)
1,364 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
7th
of 45 countries
All-time high
3,420 Thousand persons
in 2014
All-time low
1,364 Thousand persons
in 2026
Years of data
29
1998–2026

Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment - quarterly data in Italy, 1998–2026

01.0k2.0k3.0k1998201220261998: 2.8k Thousand persons1999: 2.6k Thousand persons2000: 2.4k Thousand persons2001: 2.2k Thousand persons2002: 2.1k Thousand persons2003: 2.0k Thousand persons2004: 2.0k Thousand persons2005: 2.0k Thousand persons2006: 1.7k Thousand persons2007: 1.6k Thousand persons2008: 1.7k Thousand persons2009: 2.1k Thousand persons2010: 2.1k Thousand persons2011: 2.4k Thousand persons2012: 2.9k Thousand persons2013: 3.2k Thousand persons2014: 3.4k Thousand persons2015: 3.1k Thousand persons2016: 3.2k Thousand persons2017: 2.9k Thousand persons2018: 2.8k Thousand persons2019: 2.5k Thousand persons2020: 2.4k Thousand persons2021: 2.3k Thousand persons2022: 2.0k Thousand persons2023: 1.9k Thousand persons2024: 1.5k Thousand persons2025: 1.4k Thousand persons2026: 1.4k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Italy recorded 1,364 Thousand persons for unemployed persons by duration of unemployment - quarterly data in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 56.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployed persons by duration of unemployment - quarterly data in Italy peaked at 3,420 Thousand persons in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,364 Thousand persons, in 2026.

Italy ranks 7th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment - quarterly data in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment - quarterly data in Italy, 1998 to 2026.
Year Thousand persons Change
1998 2,785 Thousand persons
1999 2,598 Thousand persons -6.7%
2000 2,380 Thousand persons -8.4%
2001 2,222 Thousand persons -6.6%
2002 2,150 Thousand persons -3.2%
2003 2,048 Thousand persons -4.7%
2004 1,998 Thousand persons -2.5%
2005 1,968 Thousand persons -1.5%
2006 1,691 Thousand persons -14.0%
2007 1,624 Thousand persons -4.0%
2008 1,742 Thousand persons +7.3%
2009 2,099 Thousand persons +20.5%
2010 2,129 Thousand persons +1.4%
2011 2,374 Thousand persons +11.5%
2012 2,945 Thousand persons +24.1%
2013 3,212 Thousand persons +9.1%
2014 3,420 Thousand persons +6.5%
2015 3,053 Thousand persons -10.7%
2016 3,161 Thousand persons +3.5%
2017 2,914 Thousand persons -7.8%
2018 2,762 Thousand persons -5.2%
2019 2,527 Thousand persons -8.5%
2020 2,392 Thousand persons -5.3%
2021 2,280 Thousand persons -4.7%
2022 2,003 Thousand persons -12.1%
2023 1,938 Thousand persons -3.2%
2024 1,541 Thousand persons -20.5%
2025 1,403 Thousand persons -8.9%
2026 1,364 Thousand persons -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,692 Thousand persons 2,598 Thousand persons 2,785 Thousand persons 2
2000s 1,992 Thousand persons 1,624 Thousand persons 2,380 Thousand persons 10
2010s 2,850 Thousand persons 2,129 Thousand persons 3,420 Thousand persons 10
2020s 1,846 Thousand persons 1,364 Thousand persons 2,392 Thousand persons 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 4 Germany 1,739 Thousand persons compare
  2. 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,650 Thousand persons compare
  3. 5 United Kingdom 1,650 Thousand persons compare
  4. 8 Poland 579.6 Thousand persons compare
  5. 8 Poland 579.6 Thousand persons compare
  6. 10 Romania 536.2 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployed persons by duration of unemployment - quarterly data in Italy?
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment - quarterly data in Italy was 1,364 Thousand persons in 2026, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unemployed persons by duration of unemployment - quarterly data recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 3,420 Thousand persons in 2014.
What is the lowest unemployed persons by duration of unemployment - quarterly data recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 1,364 Thousand persons in 2026.
How does Italy rank for unemployed persons by duration of unemployment - quarterly data?
Italy ranks 7th out of 45 countries with data for 2026.
Is unemployed persons by duration of unemployment - quarterly data rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment - quarterly data
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 1,257 data points, 1998–2026
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