At-risk-of-poverty rate in Italy
18.6% of people in Italy were at risk of poverty in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2009.
Italy, 2025
18.6%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
European Union, 2025
16.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
15.6%
Position in 2025
11th of 31
At-risk-of-poverty rate in Italy over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.6% | 16.3% |
| 2024 | 18.9% | 16.2% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | 16.2% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | 16.5% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | 16.8% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | 16.7% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | 16.5% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | 16.8% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | 16.9% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | 17.5% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | 17.4% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | 17.3% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | 16.8% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | – |
| 2011 | 19.8% | – |
| 2010 | 18.7% | – |
| 2009 | 18.4% | – |
| 2008 | 18.9% | – |
| 2007 | 19.5% | – |
| 2006 | 19.3% | – |
| 2005 | 19.2% | – |
| 2004 | 18.9%b (break in time series) | – |
| 2001 | 19.0% | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 18.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 19.9%, the figure has changed by −1.3 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Italy has the 11th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 16.3%.
More for Italy
All statistics for Italy
Poverty or social exclusion rate
22.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Income inequality (Gini)
31.0 (0 to 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Median equivalised net income
€22,062 per year
2025 · Eurostat
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
20.1%
2021 · World Bank
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
5.13 times
2025 · Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
5.2%
2025 · Eurostat