At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Italy
Italy: At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region was 18.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
18.6%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
17th
of 45 countries
All-time high
20.6%
in 2016
All-time low
18.4%
in 2009
Years of data
22
2004–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Italy, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Italy recorded 18.6% for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in 2025.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Italy peaked at 20.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2009.
Italy ranks 17th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 18.9% | — |
| 2005 | 19.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 18.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 18.6% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 18.4% | 19.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 18.7% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 18.6% | 20.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 16 Albania 19.2% compare
- 17 United Kingdom 18.6% compare
- 17 United Kingdom 18.6% compare
- 20 Romania 18.4% 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 by nuts 2 region in Italy?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Italy was 18.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2009.
- How does Italy rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region?
- Italy ranks 17th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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