Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Italy
Italy: Above or below extreme poverty line world bank was 58.44 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
58.44 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
22nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
59.45 million
in 2014
All-time low
55.79 million
in 1977
Years of data
38
1977–2023
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Italy, 1977–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Italy recorded 58.44 million for above or below extreme poverty line world bank in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Italy peaked at 59.45 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 55.79 million, in 1977.
That places Italy 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 55.79 million | — |
| 1978 | 55.87 million | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 56.04 million | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 56.32 million | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 56.45 million | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 56.49 million | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 56.45 million | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 56.46 million | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 56.37 million | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 55.98 million | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 56.62 million | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 56.59 million | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 55.98 million | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 56.45 million | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 55.94 million | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 56.20 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 56.12 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 56.89 million | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 57.37 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 57.70 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 57.95 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 58.29 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 58.71 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 58.91 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 58.98 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 59.27 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 59.34 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 59.34 million | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 59.45 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 58.99 million | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 59.05 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 59.08 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 59.13 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 59.11 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 58.92 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 58.62 million | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 58.61 million | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 58.44 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.90 million | 55.79 million | 56.04 million | 3 |
| 1980s | 56.39 million | 55.98 million | 56.62 million | 8 |
| 1990s | 56.24 million | 55.94 million | 56.59 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 57.57 million | 56.12 million | 58.91 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 59.17 million | 58.98 million | 59.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.65 million | 58.44 million | 58.92 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More poverty & inequality data for Italy
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.2 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,059 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 41.99 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 41.99 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -0.2786 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.043 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Italy?
- Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Italy was 58.44 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 59.45 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.79 million in 1977.
- How does Italy rank for above or below extreme poverty line world bank?
- Italy ranks 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is above or below extreme poverty line world bank rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Above or below extreme poverty line world bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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