Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Italy
Italy: Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age was 3.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Italy, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Italy stood at 3.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Italy peaked at 4.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2023.
Italy ranks 12th 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 who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4.9% | — |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -32.6% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | +10.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 3.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Italy's 3.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 1.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.9% | 4.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 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 who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Italy?
- Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Italy was 3.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age?
- Italy ranks 12th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. 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 who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age, sex and risk of poverty threshold. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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