Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Italy
Italy: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region was 22.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Italy, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Italy is 22.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Italy peaked at 28.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2025.
Italy ranks 14th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 28.4% | — |
| 2016 | 27.8% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 22.8% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 22.6% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.5% | 24.6% | 28.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 22.6% | 25.2% | 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 persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Italy?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Italy was 22.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2025.
- How does Italy rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region?
- Italy ranks 14th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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