{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"it-youth-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/it-youth-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/it-youth-unemployment-rate/","title":"Italy Youth Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"Italy's Youth Unemployment Rate: 20.6 % of active youth (15–24) in 2025, +0.3pp YoY. Eurostat (UNE_RT_A), 2009–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Italy","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Italy","temporal_coverage":"2009/2025","unit":"% of active youth (15–24)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Italy Youth Unemployment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/UNE_RT_A/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2009–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"17"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Italy"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Italy (2025)","value":"20.6","unit":"% of active youth (15–24)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.3pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.3pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"17","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Italy Youth Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":17,"observations":[{"period":"2009","value":25.4},{"period":"2010","value":28},{"period":"2011","value":29.2},{"period":"2012","value":35.3},{"period":"2013","value":40},{"period":"2014","value":42.7},{"period":"2015","value":40.3},{"period":"2016","value":37.7},{"period":"2017","value":34.6},{"period":"2018","value":32.2},{"period":"2019","value":29.2},{"period":"2020","value":29.8},{"period":"2021","value":29.7},{"period":"2022","value":23.7},{"period":"2023","value":22.7},{"period":"2024","value":20.3},{"period":"2025","value":20.6}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of active youth (15–24)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"20.6","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"20.3","yoyChange":"-2.4pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"22.7","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"23.7","yoyChange":"-6.0pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"29.7","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"29.8","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"29.2","yoyChange":"-3.0pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"32.2","yoyChange":"-2.4pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"34.6","yoyChange":"-3.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"37.7","yoyChange":"-2.6pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"40.3","yoyChange":"-2.4pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"42.7","yoyChange":"+2.7pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"40.0","yoyChange":"+4.7pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"35.3","yoyChange":"+6.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"29.2","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"28.0","yoyChange":"+2.6pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"25.4","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks youth unemployment (under-25) in Italy from 2005 to present. Show the severity of the post-2008 crisis and the recovery trajectory. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2009–2025 (17 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 42.7 % of active youth (15–24) in 2014 and reached its lowest recorded value of 20.3 in 2024. The latest reading of 20.6 in 2025 represents a change of +0.3pp."}]}