Italy had the highest youth unemployment rate of the G7 countries every year between 2000 and 2022. It was especially high in the years immediately after the euro crisis, when it reached over 40 percent. By 2022, it had fallen to 23 percent. On the other hand, Japan had the lowest youth unemployment rate at only four percent.
Youth unemployment rate of G7 countries from 2000 to 2023, by country
Characteristic
Canada
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
United Kingdom
United States
2023
10.76%
17.63%
5.93%
22.73%
4.1%
11.96%
7.94%
2022
10.07%
18.08%
6.03%
23.7%
4.4%
10.66%
8.13%
2021
13.54%
19.52%
6.66%
29.68%
4.62%
12.96%
9.73%
2020
20.11%
20.61%
7.86%
29.38%
4.68%
13.62%
14.92%
2019
10.74%
20.13%
5.87%
29.16%
3.93%
10.75%
8.39%
2018
10.71%
21.17%
6.23%
32.19%
3.67%
11.71%
8.61%
2017
11.24%
22.83%
6.79%
34.74%
4.61%
12.57%
9.24%
2016
12.61%
25.25%
7.09%
37.77%
5.11%
13.26%
10.43%
2015
12.77%
25.55%
7.34%
40.32%
5.47%
15.23%
11.62%
2014
13.21%
25.09%
7.62%
42.68%
6.29%
17.58%
13.4%
2013
13.25%
24.62%
7.83%
40.04%
6.8%
20.99%
15.55%
2012
14.5%
23.6%
8%
35.3%
8.2%
21%
16.2%
2011
14.3%
21.9%
8.5%
29.2%
8.3%
21.1%
17.3%
2010
14.9%
22.5%
9.8%
27.9%
9.4%
19.7%
18.3%
2009
15.3%
22.9%
11.2%
25.4%
9.2%
19%
17.5%
2008
11.6%
18.2%
10.6%
21.2%
7.3%
14.9%
12.7%
2007
11.2%
18.8%
11.9%
20.4%
7.9%
14.2%
10.5%
2006
11.7%
21.3%
13.8%
21.8%
8.3%
13.8%
10.4%
2005
12.4%
20.2%
15.5%
24.1%
8.7%
12.6%
11.2%
2004
13.5%
19.7%
13%
24.5%
9.6%
10.6%
11.8%
2003
13.6%
17.2%
11%
27%
10.2%
11.3%
12.3%
2002
13.6%
18.9%
9.3%
27.2%
10.1%
10.8%
11.9%
2001
12.9%
17.9%
7.8%
27.9%
9.6%
10.3%
10.5%
2000
12.7%
20.5%
8.5%
31.5%
9.2%
11.9%
9.3%
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ILO. (October 28, 2024). Youth unemployment rate of G7 countries from 2000 to 2023, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1371062/g7-youth-unemployment-rate-country/
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