# Italy Activity (participation) rate, youth aged 15-24, % of population, SA

Italy Activity (participation) rate, youth aged 15-24, % of population, SA was 21.5% in Q2 2026, up 0.2 percentage points from Q1 2026 and down 1.3 percentage points from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 21.0% (Q2 2020) to 27.0% (Q2 2016), averaging 25.1%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `IT.ACTRATE.Q.SA.AGE-YOUTH`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: % of population
- Coverage: 2009-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (70 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/italy/activity-participation-rate-youth-aged-15-24-pct-of-population-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 21.5% |
| Q1 2026 | 21.3% |
| Q4 2025 | 21.6% |
| Q3 2025 | 21.7% |
| Q2 2025 | 22.8% |
| Q1 2025 | 24.1% |
| Q4 2024 | 24.0% |
| Q3 2024 | 24.8% |
| Q2 2024 | 24.8% |
| Q1 2024 | 25.6% |
| Q4 2023 | 26.4% |
| Q3 2023 | 26.1% |
| Q2 2023 | 26.6% |
| Q1 2023 | 26.4% |
| Q4 2022 | 26.0% |
| Q3 2022 | 26.1% |
| Q2 2022 | 26.5% |
| Q1 2022 | 25.3% |
| Q4 2021 | 25.8% |
| Q3 2021 | 25.1% |
| Q2 2021 | 24.8% |
| Q1 2021 | 23.8% |
| Q4 2020 | 23.8% |
| Q3 2020 | 24.8% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/IT.ACTRATE.Q.SA.AGE-YOUTH"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/IT.ACTRATE.Q.SA.AGE-YOUTH",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```