Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Italy
Italy: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) was 22.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Italy, 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Italy recorded 22.6% for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Italy peaked at 30.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2025.
Italy ranks 18th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25.0% | — |
| 2011 | 28.1% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 25.3% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 22.8% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 22.6% | -2.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 22.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.0%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Italy's 22.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.6%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.0% | 25.0% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 22.6% | 25.3% | 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 proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Italy?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Italy was 22.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2025.
- How does Italy rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Italy ranks 18th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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