Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Italy
Italy: Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP was 7.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Italy, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Italy is 7.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Italy peaked at 7.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2010.
Italy ranks 7th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5.5% | — |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -16.4% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | +13.1% |
| 2025 | 7.2% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 4.3% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 6 |
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 persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Italy?
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Italy was 7.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2010.
- How does Italy rank for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp?
- Italy ranks 7th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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