Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 in Italy
Italy: Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 was 56.78 million people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
56.78 million people
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
11th
of 119 countries
All-time high
57.20 million people
in 2016
All-time low
46.87 million people
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2021
Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Italy, 1977–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Italy is 56.78 million people, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Italy peaked at 57.20 million people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 46.87 million people, in 1977.
Italy ranks 11th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 in Italy, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 46.87 million people | — |
| 1978 | 49.32 million people | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 49.43 million people | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 51.65 million people | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 51.57 million people | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 52.74 million people | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 52.49 million people | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 52.20 million people | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 51.65 million people | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 51.94 million people | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 54.69 million people | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 54.21 million people | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 51.73 million people | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 51.59 million people | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 51.81 million people | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 52.83 million people | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 53.07 million people | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 54.81 million people | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 55.49 million people | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 55.63 million people | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 56.08 million people | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 56.46 million people | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 56.49 million people | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 56.71 million people | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 56.22 million people | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 56.42 million people | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 56.04 million people | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 56.59 million people | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 57.01 million people | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 56.74 million people | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 57.20 million people | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 57.04 million people | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 57.05 million people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 56.81 million people | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 56.40 million people | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 56.78 million people | +0.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 56.78 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.78 million people, 6.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Italy's 56.78 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.94 million people, 9.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.54 million people | 46.87 million people | 49.43 million people | 3 |
| 1980s | 52.37 million people | 51.57 million people | 54.69 million people | 8 |
| 1990s | 52.33 million people | 51.59 million people | 54.21 million people | 4 |
| 2000s | 55.29 million people | 52.83 million people | 56.71 million people | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.71 million people | 56.04 million people | 57.20 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.59 million people | 56.40 million people | 56.78 million people | 2 |
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 distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Italy?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Italy was 56.78 million people in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 57.20 million people in 2016.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.87 million people in 1977.
- How does Italy rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices)?
- Italy ranks 11th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $10 per day.