At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Italy
Italy: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 26.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Italy, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Italy is 26.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Italy peaked at 28.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2004.
Italy ranks 10th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 23.3% | — |
| 2005 | 23.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 23.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 25.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 27.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 27.5% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 26.8% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5% | 23.3% | 23.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 23.7% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 25.3% | 28.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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 26.8% 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 28.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2004.
- How does Italy rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Italy ranks 10th out of 45 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 5.5%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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