Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Italy
Italy: Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and was 26.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Italy, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Italy stood at 26.2%. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Italy peaked at 40.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2025.
That places Italy 17th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 31.0% | — |
| 1996 | 33.0% | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 30.0% | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 29.0% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 28.0% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 27.9% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 27.5% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 33.1% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 36.1% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 36.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 34.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 33.5% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 29.2% | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 28.0% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 26.2% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.0% | 30.0% | 33.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 26.9% | 31.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 30.2% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 26.2% | 34.8% | 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 relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Italy?
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Italy was 26.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2025.
- How does Italy rank for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and?
- Italy ranks 17th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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