Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Italy
The youth unemployment rate in Italy was 20.6% in 2025.
Italy, 2025
20.6%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
European Union, 2025
15.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.8%
Position in 2025
9th of 34
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Italy over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.6% | 15.2% |
| 2024 | 20.3% | 15.0% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | 14.6% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | 14.6% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | 16.7% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | 17.6% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | 15.7% |
| 2018 | 32.2%b (break in time series) | 16.7% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | 18.6% |
| 2016 | 37.7% | 20.7% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | 22.4% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | 24.1% |
| 2013 | 40.0% | 25.2% |
| 2012 | 35.3% | 24.4% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | 22.5% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | 22.4% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | 21.2% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 20.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 40.3%, the figure has changed by −19.7 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Italy has the 9th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 15.2%.
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