Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in Italy
Italy: Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children was 27.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in Italy, 2010–2019
Source: Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT. Measured in % of population ages 0-17.
Analysis
Italy recorded 27.7% for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in Italy peaked at 34.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 2019.
That places Italy 11th out of 36 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of population ages 0-17 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 29.5% | — |
| 2011 | 31.2% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | -9.5% |
Countries ranked near Italy
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 multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in Italy?
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in Italy was 27.7% in 2019, according to Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT.
- What is the highest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 2019.
- How does Italy rank for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children?
- Italy ranks 11th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
- Is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT, published as part of Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children (% of population ages 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of children who are multidimensionally poor