Istat poverty statistics – Year 2022

In 2022, little more than 2,18 million of households (8.3% of the total from 7.7% in 2021) and over 5.6 million individuals (9.7% up from 9.1% the previous year)  were in condition of absolute poverty

Istat poverty statistics – Year 2023

In 2023, just over 2.2 million households (8.4% of total resident households, stable compared to 2022) and almost 5.7 million individuals (9.7% of total resident individuals, same as in the previous year) are in absolute poverty

Istat poverty statistics – Year 2024

In 2024, over 2.2 million households in condition of absolute poverty – (8.4% of total resident households) and  5.7 million individuals (9.8% of total resident individuals) are in absolute poverty

Living conditions and household income – Year 2023

In 2023 22.8% of the population is at risk of poverty or social exclusion (24.4% in 2022)

Living conditions and household income - Years 2021-2022

In 2022 just under a quarter of the population (24.4%) is at risk of poverty or social exclusion, almost as much as in 2021 (25.2%). […]

Poverty in Italy

Higher consumption does not compensate for inflation. Absolute poverty keeps stable In 2021, a little more than 1.9 million households (7.5% of the total from […]

Absolute poverty and consumption expenditure

Absolute poverty stable in 2021 According to preliminary estimates, in 2021, the incidence of absolute poverty was 7.5% among households (from 7.7% in 2020) and […]

Poverty in Italy

Absolute poverty growing again In 2020, just over two million households lived in absolute poverty with an incidence of 7.7% (from 6.4% in 2019), for […]

Income, living conditions and fiscal burden

Risk of poverty or social exclusion lowered in the year before the pandemic In 2019 the share of population at risk of poverty or social […]

Poverty in Italy

Almost 1.7 million households lived in absolute poverty with an incidence of 6.4% in 2019 (7.0% in 2018), for a total number of about 4.6 […]