IT · 2017 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Italy, 2017
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
34.6%
Italy, 2017
▼ 8.2% vs 2016 (37.7%)
Analysis
In 2017, Italy's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 8.2% compared to 2016, reaching 34.6%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 18.5%.
Italy ranks 3rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 2.0% (from 35.3% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
187.0%
EU-27: 18.5%
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a