Poverty & Inequality in Italy 162 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Italy. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 546,918 people 2023 down 43.8% 51st Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 0.9% 2023 down 42.5% 66th How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 0.9% 2023 down 42.5% 66th Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 0.9% 2023 down 42.5% 66th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 57.49 million people 2023 down 0.4% 14th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 0.9% 2023 down 42.5% 66th Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 0.9% 2023 down 42.5% 66th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 37.09 million people 2023 up 10.2% 7th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 22.3% 2023 down 17.8% 98th Share of population living in extreme poverty 0.9% 2023 down 42.5% 66th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 1.9% 2023 down 44.0% 95th Number of people living in extreme poverty 58.44 million people 2023 down 1.5% 22nd Distribution of population between different poverty lines 546,918 people 2023 down 43.8% 51st Number of people living in extreme poverty 546,918 people 2023 down 43.8% 51st Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 1.9% 2023 down 44.0% 95th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 0.9% 2023 down 42.5% 66th Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 8.9% 2023 down 8.0% 33rd Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 14.5% 2023 down 2.2% 34th Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 21.2% 2023 down 0.8% 32nd Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 37.1% 2023 down 16.0% 99th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 0.9% 2023 down 42.5% 66th Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 1.0% 2023 down 49.4% 76th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 0.9% 2023 down 42.5% 66th Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 2.5% 2023 down 41.3% 95th Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 546,918 people 2023 down 43.8% 51st Distribution of population between different poverty lines 37.09 million people 2023 up 10.2% 7th Gini coefficient 0.3434 2023 down 1.6% 56th Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 0.9% 2023 down 42.5% 64th Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 20.1% 2021 up 3.1% 29th Share of population living below national poverty lines 20.1% 2021 up 3.1% 29th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 2.3% 2023 down 20.7% 20th Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.3279 2022 down 1.6% 19th Gini coefficient (after tax) 0.3279 2022 down 1.6% 19th Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 56.78 million people 2021 up 0.6% 11th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 0.8% 2021 down 29.5% 63rd Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 34.1% 2021 down 11.3% 97th Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.8% 2021 down 29.5% 63rd Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 481,658 people 2021 down 29.8% 42nd Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 1.0% 2021 down 33.5% 76th Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 1.5% 2021 down 39.5% 90th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 0.8% 2021 down 29.5% 61st Reduction in income inequality before and after tax 36.2% 2023 down 1.4% 15th Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population 24.1% 2023 down 6.2% 18th Proportion of population living below the national poverty line 20.1% 2021 up 3.1% 29th At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 36.8% 2025 unchanged 5th At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 16.2% 2025 up 5.2% 18th Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and 26.2% 2025 down 30.5% 17th Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age -9.67 Number 2025 down 78.7% 44th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract 6.8% 2025 down 12.8% 7th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked 16.9% 2025 down 18.0% 21st In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work 16.2% 2025 down 12.4% 20th Tenure status by level of disability (activity limitation) and 78.5% 2025 up 5.5% 21st Share of population living in extreme poverty 3.0% 2018 up 50.0% 8th Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP 7.2% 2025 up 5.9% 7th Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) 23.0% 2025 down 11.9% 16th Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) 37.9% 2025 up 3.3% 13th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) 11.0% 2025 down 12.0% 21st In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex 2.6% 2025 down 85.4% 42nd Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.0032 2024 up 3.2% 34th At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by 18.1% 2025 down 29.3% 4th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →