Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region in Italy

Italy: Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region was 3.3 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
3.3
Change on year
down 21.4%
World rank
32nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
10.4
in 2001
All-time low
2.5
in 2014
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region in Italy, 1999–2025

2468101999201220251999: 9.42000: 10.32001: 10.42002: 9.32003: 8.82004: 9.72005: 8.42006: 82007: 7.62008: 7.22009: 5.52010: 4.72011: 42012: 3.82013: 2.72014: 2.52015: 2.82016: 2.92017: 3.52018: 3.72019: 3.72020: 3.12021: 3.12022: 42023: 4.62024: 4.22025: 3.3

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Italy recorded 3.3 for youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in 2025.

That represents a change of down 21.4% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in Italy peaked at 10.4 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.5, in 2014.

Italy ranks 32nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region in Italy, 1999 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1999 9.4
2000 10.3 +9.6%
2001 10.4 +1.0%
2002 9.3 -10.6%
2003 8.8 -5.4%
2004 9.7 +10.2%
2005 8.4 -13.4%
2006 8 -4.8%
2007 7.6 -5.0%
2008 7.2 -5.3%
2009 5.5 -23.6%
2010 4.7 -14.5%
2011 4 -14.9%
2012 3.8 -5.0%
2013 2.7 -28.9%
2014 2.5 -7.4%
2015 2.8 +12.0%
2016 2.9 +3.6%
2017 3.5 +20.7%
2018 3.7 +5.7%
2019 3.7 +0.0%
2020 3.1 -16.2%
2021 3.1 +0.0%
2022 4 +29.0%
2023 4.6 +15.0%
2024 4.2 -8.7%
2025 3.3 -21.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.4 9.4 9.4 1
2000s 8.52 5.5 10.4 10
2010s 3.43 2.5 4.7 10
2020s 3.72 3.1 4.6 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 29 Greece 4.2 compare
  2. 30 Lithuania 4.1 compare
  3. 30 Slovakia 4.1 compare
  4. 32 Romania 3.3 compare
  5. 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.1 compare
  6. 35 Bulgaria 2.8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in Italy?
Youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in Italy was 3.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest youth employment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 10.4 in 2001.
What is the lowest youth employment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 2014.
How does Italy rank for youth employment rate by nuts 2 region?
Italy ranks 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is youth employment rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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 Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
Licence
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Coverage
447 places, 9,690 data points, 1999–2025
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