Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in Italy
Italy: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex was 13,265 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in Italy, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in Italy stood at 13,265 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in Italy peaked at 17,291 Thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13,265 Thousand persons, in 2025.
That places Italy 6th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in Italy, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17,291 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 16,832 Thousand persons | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 15,652 Thousand persons | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 15,463 Thousand persons | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 14,803 Thousand persons | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 14,821 Thousand persons | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 14,834 Thousand persons | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 14,305 Thousand persons | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 13,392 Thousand persons | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 13,525 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 13,265 Thousand persons | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16,008 Thousand persons | 14,803 Thousand persons | 17,291 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 14,024 Thousand persons | 13,265 Thousand persons | 14,834 Thousand persons | 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 persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in Italy?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in Italy was 13,265 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 17,291 Thousand persons in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,265 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Italy rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex?
- Italy ranks 6th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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