At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex in Italy
Italy: At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex was 27.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex in Italy, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex in Italy stood at 27.3%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex in Italy peaked at 32.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 2025.
Italy ranks 30th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 32.1% | — |
| 2005 | 32.9% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 32.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 30.3% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 29.9% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 29.6% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 27.8% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 27.3% | -1.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 27.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.9%, 94% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Italy's 27.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.3%, 96% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.2% | 29.2% | 32.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 29.0% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 27.3% | 29.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More urban development data for Italy
- Population in the largest city 10.6% (2025)
- Population density 199.46 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 14.29 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.1953 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 11.51 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.2457 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 38.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 4.35 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 34.69 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex in Italy?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex in Italy was 27.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2025.
- How does Italy rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex?
- Italy ranks 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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