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

Latest (2025)
1,576 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
5th
of 43 countries
All-time high
3,223 Thousand persons
in 2014
All-time low
1,576 Thousand persons
in 2025
Years of data
17
2009–2025

Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Italy, 2009–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k2009201720252009: 1.9k Thousand persons2010: 2.1k Thousand persons2011: 2.1k Thousand persons2012: 2.7k Thousand persons2013: 3.1k Thousand persons2014: 3.2k Thousand persons2015: 3.0k Thousand persons2016: 3.0k Thousand persons2017: 2.9k Thousand persons2018: 2.7k Thousand persons2019: 2.5k Thousand persons2020: 2.3k Thousand persons2021: 2.4k Thousand persons2022: 2.0k Thousand persons2023: 1.9k Thousand persons2024: 1.7k Thousand persons2025: 1.6k Thousand persons

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

Annual values for Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Italy, 2009 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 2 Spain 2,608 Thousand persons compare
  2. 3 France 2,451 Thousand persons compare
  3. 4 Germany 1,692 Thousand persons compare
  4. 6 Poland 558 Thousand persons compare
  5. 6 Poland 558 Thousand persons compare
  6. 8 Sweden 510 Thousand persons compare

See the full ranking of 46 places →

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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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Indicator
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
46 places, 771 data points, 2003–2025
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