Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Italy
Italy: Poverty share on less than 30 per day was 22.26 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
22.26
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
98th
of 120 countries
All-time high
66.8
in 1977
All-time low
21.05
in 2007
Years of data
38
1977–2023
Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Italy, 1977–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty share on less than 30 per day in Italy stood at 22.26.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty share on less than 30 per day in Italy peaked at 66.8 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 21.05, in 2007.
Italy ranks 98th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.33 | 56.8 | 66.8 | 3 |
| 1980s | 50.45 | 38.3 | 56.7 | 8 |
| 1990s | 39.77 | 36.7 | 42.9 | 4 |
| 2000s | 25.59 | 21.05 | 36.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 25.41 | 22.23 | 27.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.12 | 21.19 | 23.61 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More poverty & inequality data for Italy
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.2 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,059 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 41.99 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.043 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 15.75 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0692 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0692 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0819 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2085 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty share on less than 30 per day in Italy?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Italy was 22.26 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 66.8 in 1977.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.05 in 2007.
- How does Italy rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day?
- Italy ranks 98th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty share on less than 30 per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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