In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Italy
Italy: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work was 16.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16.2%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
21st
of 49 countries
All-time high
20.0%
in 2021
All-time low
12.9%
in 2006
Years of data
22
2004–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Italy, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Italy stood at 16.2%.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Italy peaked at 20.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2006.
Italy ranks 21st of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13.5% | — |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | +22.7% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | -15.1% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 16.2% | +3.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 16.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.4%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Italy's 16.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.4%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 12.9% | 14.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 14.5% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 15.7% | 20.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 19 North Macedonia 17.1% compare
- 19 North Macedonia 17.1% compare
- 22 Malta 16.0% compare
- 23 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 15.1% compare
- 24 Luxembourg 14.2% 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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Italy?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Italy was 16.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work?
- Italy ranks 21st out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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