Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Italy
Italy: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line was 20.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Italy, 2003–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 20.1% for proportion of population living below the national poverty line in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Italy peaked at 20.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2008.
That places Italy 29th out of 73 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 18.9% | — |
| 2004 | 19.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 18.4% | 19.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 19.3% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 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 proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Italy?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Italy was 20.1% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2008.
- How does Italy rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Italy ranks 29th out of 73 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of population living below the national poverty line rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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