Italy Poverty Rate 1977-2024

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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Panama 12.90%
Argentina 11.40%
Uruguay 6.70%
Israel 3.50%
Greece 2.90%
Slovak Republic 2.40%
Hungary 2.20%
Latvia 2.10%
Spain 1.90%
Croatia 1.80%
Italy 1.70%
Portugal 1.70%
Sweden 1.40%
Lithuania 1.20%
Austria 1.10%
United States 1.00%
Poland 0.90%
Estonia 0.70%
United Kingdom 0.70%
France 0.50%
South Korea 0.50%
Ireland 0.30%
Denmark 0.30%
Netherlands 0.30%
Czech Republic 0.30%
Luxembourg 0.30%
Belgium 0.20%
Cyprus 0.10%
Slovenia 0.10%
Finland 0.10%
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%