At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Italy
Italy: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) was 36.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
36.8%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
5th
of 47 countries
All-time high
39.8%
in 2021
All-time low
31.0%
in 1995
Years of data
29
1995–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Italy, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Italy recorded 36.8% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Italy peaked at 39.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 1995.
Italy ranks 5th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 31.0% | — |
| 1996 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 34.1% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 33.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 34.1% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 36.8% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 37.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 36.8% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 35.8% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 35.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 35.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39.8% | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 38.0% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 37.0% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 36.9% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 36.8% | -0.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 36.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.8%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Italy's 36.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.4% | 31.0% | 32.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 31.0% | 34.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 34.1% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 35.8% | 39.8% | 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 included in) in Italy?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Italy was 36.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 1995.
- How does Italy rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- Italy ranks 5th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 included in 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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