Unemployed population — Unemployment in Italy
Italy: Unemployed population — Unemployment was 1,576 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployed population — Unemployment in Italy, 1956–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployed population — unemployment in Italy is 1,576 Persons, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed population — unemployment in Italy peaked at 3,236 Persons in 2014 and was at its lowest, 807 Persons, in 1963.
Italy ranks 12th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.
Unemployed population — Unemployment in Italy, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 2,200 Persons | — |
| 1957 | 1,915 Persons | -13.0% |
| 1958 | 1,665 Persons | -13.1% |
| 1959 | 1,530 Persons | -8.1% |
| 1960 | 1,215 Persons | -20.6% |
| 1961 | 1,108 Persons | -8.8% |
| 1962 | 969 Persons | -12.5% |
| 1963 | 807 Persons | -16.7% |
| 1964 | 904 Persons | +12.0% |
| 1965 | 1,110 Persons | +22.8% |
| 1966 | 1,192 Persons | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 1,106 Persons | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 1,172 Persons | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 1,160 Persons | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 1,111 Persons | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 1,109 Persons | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 1,296 Persons | +16.9% |
| 1973 | 1,303 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 1,111 Persons | -14.7% |
| 1975 | 1,226 Persons | +10.4% |
| 1976 | 1,420 Persons | +15.8% |
| 1977 | 1,538 Persons | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 1,560 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 1,686 Persons | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 1,684 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1,769 Persons | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 1,923 Persons | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 2,140 Persons | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 2,304 Persons | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 2,382 Persons | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 2,610 Persons | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 2,832 Persons | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 2,868 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 2,867 Persons | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,751 Persons | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 2,653 Persons | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 2,535 Persons | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 2,299 Persons | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 2,508 Persons | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 2,638 Persons | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 2,653 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 2,688 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 2,741 Persons | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 2,666 Persons | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 2,492 Persons | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 2,264 Persons | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 2,161 Persons | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 2,094 Persons | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 1,944 Persons | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 1,877 Persons | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1,654 Persons | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 1,481 Persons | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 1,664 Persons | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 1,907 Persons | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 2,056 Persons | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 2,061 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,691 Persons | +30.5% |
| 2013 | 3,069 Persons | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 3,236 Persons | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 3,033 Persons | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 3,012 Persons | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 2,907 Persons | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 2,755 Persons | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 2,582 Persons | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 2,310 Persons | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 2,367 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 2,028 Persons | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 1,947 Persons | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 1,664 Persons | -14.6% |
| 2025 | 1,576 Persons | -5.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1,576 Persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 338.16 Persons, 4.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Italy's 1,576 Persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 307.41 Persons, 5.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,828 Persons | 1,530 Persons | 2,200 Persons | 4 |
| 1960s | 1,074 Persons | 807 Persons | 1,215 Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,336 Persons | 1,109 Persons | 1,686 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,338 Persons | 1,684 Persons | 2,868 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,613 Persons | 2,299 Persons | 2,751 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,954 Persons | 1,481 Persons | 2,492 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,740 Persons | 2,056 Persons | 3,236 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,982 Persons | 1,576 Persons | 2,367 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More work & labour data for Italy
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6708 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6794 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.662 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0094 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 44,671 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 10,422 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,512 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 17,865 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 35,377 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed population — unemployment in Italy?
- Unemployed population — unemployment in Italy was 1,576 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 3,236 Persons in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 807 Persons in 1963.
- How does Italy rank for unemployed population — unemployment?
- Italy ranks 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed population — unemployment rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.