Poverty and social exclusion in Italy

Share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, and share in severe material and social deprivation, yearly. All figures for Italy

Latest poverty and social exclusion in Italy
Measure	Latest	Period	EU rank	vs EU median	Among EU countries
At risk of poverty or social exclusion	22.6%	2025	7th highest of 27	+3.8 pp	EU lowest 11.5%EU highest 29.0%
Severe material and social deprivation	5.2%	2025	10th highest of 27	+0.7 pp	EU lowest 1.9%EU highest 16.8%

Where Italy stands

Every EU country, highest first

At risk of poverty or social exclusion (%) · 7th highest of 27

Bulgaria29.0
Greece27.5
Romania27.4
Lithuania26.3
Spain25.7
Latvia24.7
Italy22.6
Estonia21.8
Germany21.2
France20.8
Croatia20.7
Hungary19.5
Malta19.4
Ireland18.8
Austria18.6
Portugal18.6
Sweden18.6
Luxembourg18.2
Denmark17.9
Finland17.2
Cyprus17.1
Slovakia16.7
Belgium16.5
Netherlands15.8
Slovenia15.5
Poland15.0
Czechia11.5

Severe material and social deprivation (%) · 10th highest of 27

Romania16.8
Bulgaria15.0
Greece14.9
Hungary8.5
Spain8.1
France7.0
Slovakia7.0
Germany5.6
Lithuania5.5
Ireland5.2
Italy5.2
Belgium4.9
Latvia4.8
Denmark4.5
Portugal4.3
Malta4.1
Sweden3.9
Estonia3.5
Luxembourg3.4
Finland3.3
Austria2.9
Czechia2.6
Netherlands2.6
Cyprus2.2
Croatia2.0
Poland2.0
Slovenia1.9

Poverty and social exclusion, history

All 11 values: At risk of poverty or social exclusion

Period	%
2025	22.6
2024	23.1
2023	22.8
2022	24.4
2021	25.2
2020	24.9
2019	24.6
2018	25.7
2017	25.9
2016	27.8
2015	28.4

All 11 values: Severe material and social deprivation

Period	%
2025	5.2
2024	4.6
2023	4.7
2022	4.5
2021	5.9
2020	6.2
2019	6.4
2018	6.5
2017	6.6
2016	10.1
2015	12.1

Cite this figure

allfigures, “At risk of poverty or social exclusion, Italy, 2025: 22.6%”. Source: Eurostat (CC BY 4.0). https://allfigures.xyz/data/poverty/italy, retrieved 23 Sep 2026.

Source: Eurostat, licence CC BY 4.0. Compiled 23 Sep 2026.