Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Italy

Italy: Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status was 6.7 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
6.7
Change on year
down 17.3%
World rank
16th
of 36 countries
All-time high
16.1
in 2012
All-time low
6.7
in 2020
Years of data
17
2004–2020

Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Italy, 2004–2020

0510152004201220202004: 9.42005: 9.22006: 9.12007: 9.22008: 11.12009: 10.52010: 8.82011: 12.72012: 16.12013: 15.52014: 13.92015: 14.62016: 12.22017: 112018: 10.72019: 8.12020: 6.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Italy is 6.7, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 17.3% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Italy peaked at 16.1 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.7, in 2020.

Italy ranks 16th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over) in Italy, 2004 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2004 9.4
2005 9.2 -2.1%
2006 9.1 -1.1%
2007 9.2 +1.1%
2008 11.1 +20.7%
2009 10.5 -5.4%
2010 8.8 -16.2%
2011 12.7 +44.3%
2012 16.1 +26.8%
2013 15.5 -3.7%
2014 13.9 -10.3%
2015 14.6 +5.0%
2016 12.2 -16.4%
2017 11 -9.8%
2018 10.7 -2.7%
2019 8.1 -24.3%
2020 6.7 -17.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.75 9.1 11.1 6
2010s 12.36 8.1 16.1 10
2020s 6.7 6.7 6.7 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 13 Latvia 7.6 compare
  2. 14 United Kingdom 7.4 compare
  3. 15 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 7.3 compare
  4. 17 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 6.6 compare
  5. 17 France 6.6 compare
  6. 19 Finland 6.4 compare
  7. 19 Ireland 6.4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Italy?
Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Italy was 6.7 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 16.1 in 2012.
What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 6.7 in 2020.
How does Italy rank for severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status?
Italy ranks 16th out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
Is severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. 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 Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 639 data points, 2003–2020
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