Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Italy
Italy: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day was 22.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
22.3%
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
98th
of 120 countries
All-time high
66.8%
in 1977
All-time low
21.1%
in 2007
Years of data
38
1977–2023
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Italy, 1977–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Italy stood at 22.3%.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Italy peaked at 66.8% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, 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.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 66.8% | — |
| 1978 | 60.4% | -9.6% |
| 1979 | 56.8% | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 54.6% | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 56.7% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 51.9% | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 52.8% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 51.6% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 53.2% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 44.5% | -16.4% |
| 1989 | 38.3% | -13.9% |
| 1991 | 36.7% | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 41.4% | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 42.9% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 38.1% | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 36.5% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 35.1% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | -29.7% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 21.2% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +3.9% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 22.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.3%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Italy's 22.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.5%, 55% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.3% | 56.8% | 66.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 50.5% | 38.3% | 56.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 39.8% | 36.7% | 42.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 21.1% | 36.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 22.2% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 21.2% | 23.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More poverty & inequality data for Italy
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 in Italy?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Italy was 22.3% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 66.8% in 1977.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2007.
- How does Italy rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Italy ranks 98th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a 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 World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day. 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.