At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Italy
Italy: At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship was 57.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Italy, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Italy is 57.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 33.7% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Italy peaked at 57.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2019.
That places Italy 1st out of 22 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 22.3% | — |
| 2010 | 38.0% | +70.4% |
| 2011 | 47.7% | +25.5% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | -24.5% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 36.4% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | -45.8% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | +103.8% |
| 2021 | 38.6% | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 34.5% | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 42.7% | +36.0% |
| 2025 | 57.1% | +33.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 22.3% | 22.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 16.0% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 31.4% | 57.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Italy?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Italy was 57.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2019.
- How does Italy rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship?
- Italy ranks 1st out of 22 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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