Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Italy
Italy: Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp was 56.78 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Italy, 1977–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Italy is 56.78 million, 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 poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Italy peaked at 57.20 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 46.87 million, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.54 million | 46.87 million | 49.43 million | 3 |
| 1980s | 52.37 million | 51.57 million | 54.69 million | 8 |
| 1990s | 52.33 million | 51.59 million | 54.21 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 55.29 million | 52.83 million | 56.71 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.71 million | 56.04 million | 57.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.59 million | 56.40 million | 56.78 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More poverty & inequality data for Italy
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.2 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,059 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 41.99 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.043 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 15.75 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0692 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0692 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0819 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2085 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Italy?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Italy was 56.78 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 57.20 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.87 million in 1977.
- How does Italy rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp?
- Italy ranks 11th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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