Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Italy
Italy: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS was 6.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Italy, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Italy is 6.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Italy peaked at 12.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2024.
Italy ranks 26th of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12.7% | — |
| 2015 | 11.9% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.3% | 9.9% | 12.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 6.5% | 9.5% | 5 |
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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 rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Italy?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Italy was 6.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls?
- Italy ranks 26th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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