Subjective poverty by sex and age in Italy
Italy: Subjective poverty by sex and age was 22.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
22.4%
Change on year
up 19.8%
World rank
13th
of 47 countries
All-time high
41.5%
in 2013
All-time low
18.7%
in 2023
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Italy, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Italy recorded 22.4% for subjective poverty by sex and age in 2025.
That represents a change of up 19.8% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by sex and age in Italy peaked at 41.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2023.
That places Italy 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 37.7% | — |
| 2011 | 38.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 41.5% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 40.1% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | -24.7% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 22.4% | +19.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 22.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.7%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Italy's 22.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.0%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.0% | 22.9% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 18.7% | 24.4% | 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 subjective poverty by sex and age in Italy?
- Subjective poverty by sex and age in Italy was 22.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for subjective poverty by sex and age?
- Italy ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by sex and age rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Subjective poverty by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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