Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Italy
Italy: Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines was 0.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Italy, 1977–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Italy is 0.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 35.4% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Italy peaked at 2.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1981.
That places Italy 66th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.3% | — |
| 1978 | 0.5% | +66.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -60.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | +100.0% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | +175.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -90.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +200.0% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | +400.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -53.3% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +142.9% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -23.5% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +30.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -48.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +26.6% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +30.7% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +41.5% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -39.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -21.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +35.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +400.0% | 0.3% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 1.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 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 share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Italy?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Italy was 0.9% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty lines recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty lines recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1981.
- How does Italy rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty lines?
- Italy ranks 66th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty lines rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.