🇮🇹Italy youth unemployment rate
Italy's youth unemployment rate is 18.4% as of June 2026, from official Eurostat data. It rose from 16.9% the previous month. Over the period shown it has ranged from 16.9% to 39.5%. That is 3.6 percentage points above the euro-area average of 14.8% — the 9th of 21 member states that report it.
Youth unemployment rate · Italy
18.4%
vs prev
▲ 1.5pp
Source: Eurostat (une_rt_m) · data through June 2026 · released 2026-07-30 · modifications: none
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Italy youth unemployment rate — frequently asked questions
- What is Italy's youth unemployment rate?
- Italy's youth unemployment rate is 18.4% as of June 2026, from official Eurostat data.
- How does Italy's youth unemployment rate compare with the euro area?
- It is the 9th-highest of 21 euro-area members that report it, against a euro-area average of 14.8%.
- Is Italy's youth unemployment rate rising or falling?
- It rose from 16.9% to 18.4% in the latest reading (June 2026).