Italy's youth unemployment rate, measuring jobseekers between 15 and 24 years old, fell back to a record low of 16.9% in April 2026 from 17.7% in March. Youth Unemployment Rate in Italy averaged 28.17 percent from 1983 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 43.40 percent in January of 2014 and a record low of 16.90 percent in April of 2026. source: National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)
Youth Unemployment Rate in Italy is expected to be 17.70 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Italy Youth Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 17.90 percent in 2027 and 17.80 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.