Italy Poverty Rate 1977-2025
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
- Italy poverty rate for 2021 was 1.70%, a 0.5% decline from 2020.
- Italy poverty rate for 2020 was 2.20%, a 0.4% decline from 2019.
- Italy poverty rate for 2019 was 2.60%, a 0.6% decline from 2018.
- Italy poverty rate for 2018 was 3.20%, a 0.1% decline from 2017.
| Italy Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
| 2021 |
1.70% |
-0.50% |
| 2020 |
2.20% |
-0.40% |
| 2019 |
2.60% |
-0.60% |
| 2018 |
3.20% |
-0.10% |
| 2017 |
3.30% |
-0.10% |
| 2016 |
3.40% |
-0.50% |
| 2015 |
3.90% |
0.80% |
| 2014 |
3.10% |
-0.10% |
| 2013 |
3.20% |
0.10% |
| 2012 |
3.10% |
0.40% |
| 2011 |
2.70% |
0.00% |
| 2010 |
2.70% |
0.60% |
| 2009 |
2.10% |
0.30% |
| 2008 |
1.80% |
0.10% |
| 2007 |
1.70% |
0.10% |
| 2006 |
1.60% |
-0.30% |
| 2005 |
1.90% |
0.20% |
| 2004 |
1.70% |
-0.40% |
| 2003 |
2.10% |
-0.60% |
| 2002 |
2.70% |
-0.80% |
| 2000 |
3.50% |
-0.50% |
| 1998 |
4.00% |
0.50% |
| 1995 |
3.50% |
-0.70% |
| 1993 |
4.20% |
2.50% |
| 1991 |
1.70% |
1.00% |
| 1989 |
0.70% |
-2.00% |
| 1987 |
2.70% |
0.20% |
| 1986 |
2.50% |
0.50% |
| 1984 |
2.00% |
0.30% |
| 1983 |
1.70% |
0.50% |
| 1982 |
1.20% |
-0.70% |
| 1981 |
1.90% |
-0.60% |
| 1980 |
2.50% |
-1.00% |
| 1979 |
3.50% |
-0.70% |
| 1978 |
4.20% |
0.20% |
| 1977 |
4.00% |
0.20% |
