Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Italy
Italy: Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) was 2.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Italy, 2004–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Italy is 2.9%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 83.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Italy peaked at 2.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2006.
Italy ranks 8th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.3% | — |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +45.8% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
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 households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Italy?
- Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Italy was 2.9% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty)?
- Italy ranks 8th out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
- Is households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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