In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Italy
Italy: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) was 11.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
11.0%
Change on year
up 13.4%
World rank
21st
of 47 countries
All-time high
16.7%
in 2014
All-time low
7.0%
in 2023
Years of data
16
2010–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Italy, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Italy stood at 11.0%.
The figure is up 13.4% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Italy peaked at 16.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2023.
That places Italy 21st out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12.9% | — |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -25.1% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -28.9% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -40.7% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | +38.6% |
| 2025 | 11.0% | +13.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 11.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Italy's 11.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.9%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.8% | 12.1% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 7.0% | 16.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 18 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 11.4% compare
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.1% compare
- 19 United Kingdom 11.1% compare
- 22 Hungary 10.9% compare
- 23 Cyprus 10.4% compare
- 24 Austria 9.4% 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 level of disability (activity) in Italy?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Italy was 11.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity)?
- Italy ranks 21st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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