Youth Unemployment Rate in Italy decreased to 18.90 percent in January from 20.50 percent in December of 2025. Youth Unemployment Rate in Italy averaged 28.24 percent from 1983 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 43.50 percent in July of 2014 and a record low of 18.30 percent in February of 2025. source: National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)

Youth Unemployment Rate in Italy is expected to be 19.50 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 19.80 percent in 2027 and 19.70 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 24180.98 24101.12 Thousand Jan 2026
Employment Rate 62.60 62.40 percent Jan 2026
Full Time Employment 15793.00 15781.00 Thousand Sep 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 66.10 66.20 percent Jan 2026
Labour Costs 111.50 110.60 points Sep 2025
Part Time Employment 3041.00 3180.00 thousand Sep 2025
Productivity 97.91 98.50 points Sep 2025
Unemployed Persons 1305.20 1404.65 Thousand Jan 2026
Unemployment Rate 5.10 5.50 percent Jan 2026
Wage Growth 2.80 2.90 percent Jan 2026
Wages in Manufacturing 113.80 113.40 points Jan 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate 18.90 20.50 percent Jan 2026


Italy Youth Unemployment Rate
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
18.90 20.50 43.50 18.30 1983 - 2026 percent Monthly
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