Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Italy
Italy: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 was 34.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Italy, 1977–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Italy stood at 34.1%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Italy peaked at 80.2% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2021.
Italy ranks 97th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 80.2% | — |
| 1978 | 76.7% | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 73.5% | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 70.7% | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 73.7% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 71.2% | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 70.0% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 67.7% | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 70.2% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 60.7% | -13.5% |
| 1989 | 54.7% | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 55.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 57.5% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 53.7% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 51.5% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | -24.1% |
| 2004 | 36.7% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 36.6% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 35.5% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 34.2% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 36.4% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 41.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 40.2% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 38.5% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 36.4% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | -6.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 34.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Italy's 34.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.8%, 60% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.8% | 73.5% | 80.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 67.4% | 54.7% | 73.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 55.8% | 53.7% | 57.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 34.2% | 52.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 34.9% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 34.1% | 36.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More poverty & inequality data for Italy
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Italy?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Italy was 34.1% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 1977.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2021.
- How does Italy rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Italy ranks 97th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.