Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Italy

Italy: Unemployment rate young vs older adults was 20.25 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
20.25
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
50th
of 188 countries
All-time high
42.67
in 2014
All-time low
20.25
in 2024
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Italy, 1991–2024

0102030401991200720241991: 28.51992: 28.11993: 30.11994: 31.81995: 33.51996: 34.81997: 34.61998: 33.81999: 332000: 31.52001: 27.82002: 27.22003: 272004: 24.42005: 24.12006: 21.82007: 20.42008: 21.22009: 25.42010: 27.92011: 29.12012: 35.32013: 402014: 42.72015: 40.32016: 37.82017: 34.72018: 32.22019: 29.12020: 29.62021: 29.72022: 23.72023: 22.72024: 20.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, unemployment rate young vs older adults in Italy stood at 20.25. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate young vs older adults in Italy peaked at 42.67 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20.25, in 2024.

Italy ranks 50th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Italy, 1991 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1991 28.46
1992 28.11 -1.2%
1993 30.11 +7.1%
1994 31.78 +5.6%
1995 33.46 +5.3%
1996 34.76 +3.9%
1997 34.59 -0.5%
1998 33.8 -2.3%
1999 32.96 -2.5%
2000 31.46 -4.5%
2001 27.81 -11.6%
2002 27.17 -2.3%
2003 26.98 -0.7%
2004 24.42 -9.5%
2005 24.11 -1.3%
2006 21.79 -9.6%
2007 20.38 -6.5%
2008 21.22 +4.1%
2009 25.35 +19.5%
2010 27.91 +10.1%
2011 29.14 +4.4%
2012 35.29 +21.1%
2013 40.02 +13.4%
2014 42.67 +6.6%
2015 40.32 -5.5%
2016 37.76 -6.3%
2017 34.73 -8.0%
2018 32.19 -7.3%
2019 29.1 -9.6%
2020 29.63 +1.8%
2021 29.66 +0.1%
2022 23.7 -20.1%
2023 22.73 -4.1%
2024 20.25 -10.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 32 28.11 34.76 9
2000s 25.07 20.38 31.46 10
2010s 34.91 27.91 42.67 10
2020s 25.19 20.25 29.66 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate young vs older adults in Italy?
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Italy was 20.25 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 42.67 in 2014.
What is the lowest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 20.25 in 2024.
How does Italy rank for unemployment rate young vs older adults?
Italy ranks 50th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
Is unemployment rate young vs older adults rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate young vs older adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Unemployment rate young vs older adults
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Coverage
195 places, 6,621 data points, 1991–2024
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