Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Italy
Italy: Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status was 5.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Italy, 2004–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Italy stood at 5.9%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 20.3% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Italy peaked at 14.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2020.
Italy ranks 17th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.0% | — |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | +30.6% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -20.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 5.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.6%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Italy's 5.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.3%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.4% | 7.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 7.4% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
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 severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Italy?
- Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Italy was 5.9% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for severe material deprivation rate by tenure status?
- Italy ranks 17th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by tenure status rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. 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 Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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