In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Italy
Italy: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract was 6.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6.8%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
7th
of 47 countries
All-time high
8.6%
in 2018
All-time low
5.5%
in 2006
Years of data
22
2004–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Italy, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Italy recorded 6.8% for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in 2025.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Italy peaked at 8.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2006.
That places Italy 7th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.7% | — |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -15.3% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 6.8% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.5% | 7.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.7% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 6.8% | 8.5% | 6 |
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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 type of contract in Italy?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Italy was 6.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract?
- Italy ranks 7th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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 type of contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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