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Unemployment rate (IMF) — Italy

Unemployment rate (IMF) in Italy in 2031 — 6%. Ranked 67 in the world out of 102. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 1.4 pp.

2031 6% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 67of 102
Period maximum 12.8%2014
Period minimum 6%2026

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate (IMF) — Italy, 1980–20316810121419801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: 7.4%1981: 7.6%1982: 8.3%1983: 7.4%1984: 7.8%1985: 8.2%1986: 8.9%1987: 9.6%1988: 9.7%1989: 9.7%1990: 8.9%1991: 8.5%1992: 8.8%1993: 9.8%1994: 10.6%1995: 11.2%1996: 11.2%1997: 11.2%1998: 11.3%1999: 10.9%2000: 10.1%2001: 9.1%2002: 8.6%2003: 8.5%2004: 8%2005: 7.8%2006: 6.9%2007: 6.2%2008: 6.8%2009: 7.9%2010: 8.5%2011: 8.6%2012: 10.9%2013: 12.4%2014: 12.8%2015: 12%2016: 11.7%2017: 11.3%2018: 10.6%2019: 9.9%2020: 9.3%2021: 9.6%2022: 8.1%2023: 7.7%2024: 6.6%2025: 6.1%2026: 6%2027: 6.1%2028: 6%2029: 6%2030: 6%2031: 6%
Change over the period: −1.4 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp
Unemployment rate (IMF) — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 6 +0 pp
2030 6 +0 pp
2029 6 +0 pp
2028 6 −0.1 pp
2027 6.1 +0.1 pp
2026 6 −0.1 pp
2025 6.1 −0.5 pp
2024 6.6 −1.1 pp
2023 7.7 −0.4 pp
2022 8.1 −1.5 pp
2021 9.6 +0.3 pp
2020 9.3 −0.6 pp
2019 9.9 −0.7 pp
2018 10.6 −0.7 pp
2017 11.3 −0.4 pp
2016 11.7 −0.3 pp
2015 12 −0.8 pp
2014 12.8 +0.4 pp
2013 12.4 +1.5 pp
2012 10.9 +2.3 pp
2011 8.6 +0.1 pp
2010 8.5 +0.6 pp
2009 7.9 +1.1 pp
2008 6.8 +0.6 pp
2007 6.2 −0.7 pp
2006 6.9 −0.9 pp
2005 7.8 −0.2 pp
2004 8 −0.5 pp
2003 8.5 −0.1 pp
2002 8.6 −0.5 pp
2001 9.1 −1 pp
2000 10.1 −0.8 pp
1999 10.9 −0.4 pp
1998 11.3 +0.1 pp
1997 11.2 +0 pp
1996 11.2 +0 pp
1995 11.2 +0.6 pp
1994 10.6 +0.8 pp
1993 9.8 +1 pp
1992 8.8 +0.3 pp
1991 8.5 −0.4 pp
1990 8.9 −0.8 pp
1989 9.7 +0 pp
1988 9.7 +0.1 pp
1987 9.6 +0.7 pp
1986 8.9 +0.7 pp
1985 8.2 +0.4 pp
1984 7.8 +0.4 pp
1983 7.4 −0.9 pp
1982 8.3 +0.7 pp
1981 7.6 +0.2 pp
1980 7.4 —

Southern Europe, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AD Andorra 1.5 MT Malta 3 SI Slovenia 4.1 SM San Marino 4.4 HR Croatia 4.7 PT Portugal 5.7 IT Italy 6 GR Greece 6.8 RS Serbia 8.3 AL Albania 8.7 ES Spain 10 MK North Macedonia 11 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.6
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About the indicator

The unemployment rate as a percent of the labor force, from the IMF World Economic Outlook database. The series is shorter than the ILO one: the IMF publishes it only for countries with comparable labor market statistics, but in exchange it includes a forecast. For full country coverage there is the unemployment rate based on ILO data.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

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