Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Italy
Italy: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 2.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Italy, 1977–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Italy stood at 2.5%.
The figure is up 15.5% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Italy peaked at 8.4% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1989.
That places Italy 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 8.4% | — |
| 1978 | 6.3% | -25.0% |
| 1979 | 6.8% | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 4.0% | -41.2% |
| 1981 | 3.7% | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 2.7% | -27.0% |
| 1983 | 3.6% | +33.3% |
| 1984 | 3.9% | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 4.3% | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 4.4% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | -68.2% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | +71.4% |
| 1993 | 5.7% | +137.5% |
| 1995 | 6.4% | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -26.1% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -31.9% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +15.5% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 2.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Italy's 2.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +137.5% | 2.4% | 5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.2% | 6.3% | 8.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 1.4% | 4.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 2.4% | 6.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More reference data data for Italy
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.927 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 41.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Italy?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Italy was 2.5% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 1977.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1989.
- How does Italy rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Italy ranks 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.