Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Italy
20.1% of people in Italy lived below the national poverty line in 2021.
Italy, 2021
20.1%
Change from 2020
0percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
15.2%
Position in 2021
39th of 72
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Italy over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 20.1% |
| 2020 | 20.1% |
| 2019 | 20.0% |
| 2018 | 20.1% |
| 2017 | 20.3% |
| 2016 | 20.3% |
| 2015 | 20.6% |
| 2014 | 19.9% |
| 2013 | 19.4% |
| 2012 | 19.3% |
| 2011 | 19.5% |
| 2010 | 19.8% |
| 2009 | 18.7% |
| 2008 | 18.4% |
| 2007 | 18.9% |
| 2006 | 19.5% |
| 2005 | 19.3% |
| 2004 | 19.2% |
| 2003 | 18.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 19.5%, the figure has changed by +0.6 percentage points.
- Among the 72 countries with data for 2021, Italy has the 39th highest value.
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All statistics for Italy
Extreme poverty rate
0.9%
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At-risk-of-poverty rate
18.6%
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Poverty or social exclusion rate
22.6%
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Income inequality (Gini)
31.0 (0 to 100)
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Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
5.13 times
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Severe material and social deprivation
5.2%
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