Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Italy
Italy: Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex was 10.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Italy, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Italy is 10.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 18.8% on the previous year and down 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Italy peaked at 23.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2024.
That places Italy 22nd 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 12 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23.2% | — |
| 2015 | 22.0% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | -20.5% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -27.4% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -20.4% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | -13.3% |
| 2025 | 10.1% | +18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.7% | 11.9% | 23.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 8.5% | 11.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 19 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 11.0% compare
- 20 Germany 10.7% compare
- 21 Portugal 10.2% compare
- 23 Ireland 10.0% compare
- 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.9% compare
- 24 United Kingdom 9.9% 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 material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Italy?
- Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Italy was 10.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for material and social deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Italy ranks 22nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.1%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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