Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Italy
Italy: Distribution of population poverty thresholds was 57.49 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Italy, 1977–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Italy stood at 57.49 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Italy peaked at 57.87 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 51.26 million, in 1977.
Italy ranks 14th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.12 million | 51.26 million | 52.62 million | 3 |
| 1980s | 54.58 million | 54.11 million | 55.88 million | 8 |
| 1990s | 53.92 million | 53.21 million | 55.40 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 56.43 million | 54.38 million | 57.84 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 57.61 million | 57.30 million | 57.87 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.62 million | 57.46 million | 57.79 million | 4 |
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 in Italy?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Italy was 57.49 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 57.87 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.26 million in 1977.
- How does Italy rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds?
- Italy ranks 14th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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