Monthly youth unemployment in Italy
The seasonally adjusted youth unemployment rate in Italy was 19.9% in September 2026.
Italy, September 2026
19.9%
Change from August 2026
−0.4percentage points
European Union, September 2026
15.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), September 2026
16.2%
Position in September 2026
8th of 32
Monthly youth unemployment in Italy over time
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% of the labour force under 25. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 19.9% | 15.5% |
| August 2026 | 20.3% | 15.4% |
| July 2026 | 19.8% | 15.3% |
| June 2026 | 19.6% | 15.7% |
| May 2026 | 17.9% | 15.6% |
| April 2026 | 18.2% | 15.5% |
| March 2026 | 19.0% | 15.8% |
| February 2026 | 18.1% | 15.6% |
| January 2026 | 18.7% | 15.4% |
| December 2025 | 19.9% | 15.3% |
| November 2025 | 19.0% | 15.4% |
| October 2025 | 19.8% | 15.6% |
| September 2025 | 20.5% | 15.4% |
| August 2025 | 19.9% | 15.3% |
| July 2025 | 19.4% | 15.0% |
| June 2025 | 20.1% | 15.0% |
| May 2025 | 21.6% | 14.9% |
| April 2025 | 21.1% | 14.9% |
| March 2025 | 20.8% | 15.1% |
| February 2025 | 19.7% | 15.2% |
| January 2025 | 20.6% | 15.1% |
| December 2024 | 19.1% | 14.7% |
| November 2024 | 20.8% | 14.9% |
| October 2024 | 18.8% | 14.8% |
| September 2024 | 18.6% | 15.3% |
| August 2024 | 19.3% | 15.3% |
| July 2024 | 20.9% | 15.3% |
| June 2024 | 20.4% | 14.8% |
| May 2024 | 20.6% | 14.8% |
| April 2024 | 20.8% | 14.7% |
| March 2024 | 20.1% | 14.8% |
| February 2024 | 23.1% | 14.9% |
| January 2024 | 21.7% | 14.9% |
| December 2023 | 21.6% | 15.1% |
| November 2023 | 22.1% | 14.8% |
| October 2023 | 24.6% | 15.0% |
| September 2023 | 22.7% | 14.8% |
| August 2023 | 23.4% | 14.8% |
| July 2023 | 22.5% | 14.5% |
| June 2023 | 22.4% | 14.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 20.3% in August 2026.
- Since November 2025, when it was 19.0%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
- Among the 32 countries with data for September 2026, Italy has the 8th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in September 2026 was 15.5%.
More for Italy
All statistics for Italy
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
20.6%
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Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
6.3%
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Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
6.1%
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Long-term unemployment rate
3.1%
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Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
67.6%
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Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
58.0%
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