At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Italy
Italy: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 16.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16.2%
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
18th
of 47 countries
All-time high
18.8%
in 2021
All-time low
11.0%
in 2000
Years of data
29
1995–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Italy, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Italy recorded 16.2% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Italy peaked at 18.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2000.
That places Italy 18th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14.0% | — |
| 1996 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | +23.7% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 16.2% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 12.0% | 14.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 11.0% | 13.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 13.1% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 15.2% | 18.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 15 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 16.3% compare
- 15 Finland 16.3% compare
- 15 Sweden 16.3% compare
- 19 Norway 15.7% compare
- 20 Spain 15.6% compare
- 20 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 15.6% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Italy
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,059 kg per hectare (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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 42.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Italy?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Italy was 16.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Italy ranks 18th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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