Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Italy
Italy: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 1.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Italy, 1977–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Italy is 1.5%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.7% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Italy peaked at 3.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1989.
Italy ranks 90th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 3.0% | — |
| 1978 | 3.7% | +23.1% |
| 1979 | 3.0% | -18.4% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | -42.1% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | -14.6% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | -33.3% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | +49.9% |
| 1984 | 1.4% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 1.7% | +20.7% |
| 1987 | 2.5% | +42.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | -80.7% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | +159.6% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | +202.0% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | -26.7% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | +27.5% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -14.5% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -16.5% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -26.8% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -18.3% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +36.0% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +25.4% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -24.5% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 2.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.2% | 3.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 2 |
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 population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Italy?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Italy was 1.5% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1989.
- How does Italy rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Italy ranks 90th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $5.50 per day.