Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Italy
Italy: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 2.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 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 of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Italy is 2.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 15.5% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Italy peaked at 8.4% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1989.
Italy ranks 95th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 8.4% | — |
| 1978 | 6.3% | -25.0% |
| 1979 | 6.8% | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 4.0% | -41.2% |
| 1981 | 3.7% | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 2.7% | -27.0% |
| 1983 | 3.6% | +33.3% |
| 1984 | 3.9% | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 4.3% | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 4.4% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | -68.2% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | +71.4% |
| 1993 | 5.7% | +137.5% |
| 1995 | 6.4% | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -26.1% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -31.9% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.2% | 6.3% | 8.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 1.4% | 4.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 2.4% | 6.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.3% | 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 of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Italy?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Italy was 2.5% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 1977.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1989.
- How does Italy rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Italy ranks 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.