ILO estimate of youth unemployment in Italy
The ILO estimates youth unemployment in Italy at 20.5% in 2025.
Italy, 2025
20.5%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
World, 2025
12.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.2%
Position in 2025
45th of 181
ILO estimate of youth unemployment in Italy over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Italy | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.5% | 12.4% |
| 2024 | 20.2% | 12.3% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | 12.3% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | 12.9% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | 14.1% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | 15.4% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | 13.6% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | 14.0% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | 14.3% |
| 2016 | 37.8% | 14.3% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 20.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 40.3%, the figure has changed by −19.8 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Italy has the 45th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 12.4%.
More for Italy
All statistics for Italy
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
20.6%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
12.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
6.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
3.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
67.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
58.0%
2025 · Eurostat