Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Italy
Italy: Unemployment by sex and age - annual data was 1,576 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Italy, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Italy stood at 1,576 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Italy peaked at 3,223 Thousand persons in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,576 Thousand persons, in 2025.
Italy ranks 5th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Italy, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1,921 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 2,078 Thousand persons | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 2,086 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2,719 Thousand persons | +30.3% |
| 2013 | 3,078 Thousand persons | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 3,223 Thousand persons | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 3,009 Thousand persons | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 2,978 Thousand persons | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2,873 Thousand persons | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 2,709 Thousand persons | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 2,540 Thousand persons | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 2,301 Thousand persons | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 2,367 Thousand persons | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 2,027 Thousand persons | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 1,947 Thousand persons | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 1,664 Thousand persons | -14.5% |
| 2025 | 1,576 Thousand persons | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,921 Thousand persons | 1,921 Thousand persons | 1,921 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,729 Thousand persons | 2,078 Thousand persons | 3,223 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,980 Thousand persons | 1,576 Thousand persons | 2,367 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- 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 unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Italy?
- Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Italy was 1,576 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by sex and age - annual data recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 3,223 Thousand persons in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment by sex and age - annual data recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,576 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Italy rank for unemployment by sex and age - annual data?
- Italy ranks 5th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment by sex and age - annual data rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. 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 Unemployment by sex and age - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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