Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Italy
Italy: Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio was 25.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Italy, 2010–2019
Source: Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Italy is 25.6%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Italy peaked at 30.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2010.
Italy ranks 13th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25.0% | — |
| 2011 | 28.1% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | -6.2% |
Countries ranked near Italy
More poverty & inequality data for Italy
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.2 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,059 (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 revenues vs income inequality 41.99 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -0.2786 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.043 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Italy?
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Italy was 25.6% in 2019, according to Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT.
- What is the highest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2010.
- How does Italy rank for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio?
- Italy ranks 13th out of 40 countries with data for 2019.
- Is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people who are multidimensionally poor