In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Italy
Italy: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked was 16.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
16.9%
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
23rd
of 49 countries
All-time high
20.6%
in 2014
All-time low
12.1%
in 2023
Years of data
22
2004–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Italy, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Italy stood at 16.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Italy peaked at 20.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2023.
Italy ranks 23rd of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 18.5% | — |
| 2005 | 16.6% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | -21.4% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | +39.5% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | -20.9% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -33.5% |
| 2024 | 17.7% | +46.3% |
| 2025 | 16.9% | -4.5% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 16.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.8%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Italy's 16.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 14.7% | 20.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 16.3% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 12.1% | 18.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 20 Bulgaria 17.2% compare
- 21 North Macedonia 17.0% compare
- 21 North Macedonia 17.0% compare
- 24 Sweden 16.7% compare
- 25 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 16.6% compare
- 26 Poland 15.6% compare
- 26 Poland 15.6% 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 months worked in Italy?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Italy was 16.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked?
- Italy ranks 23rd out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. 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 months worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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