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Social cohesion, poverty & inequality

Italy · 8 indicators

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Social cohesion, poverty & inequality

Italy — Poverty rate

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Share of the population below the poverty line (60% of median income); lower is better.
18.9%
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Median living standard

Income level splitting the population in two halves, in euros per year; the middle income, less skewed than the average.
20.6KEUR
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Gini index

Measure of income inequality from 0 (perfect equality) to 1; the lower the index, the more equal the society.
32.2index
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Poverty intensity

Gap between poor people's income and the poverty line; measures the depth, not the number, of poverty.
26%
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Material deprivation

Share of people lacking essential goods or services (heating, meals, emergencies); concrete poverty, beyond income alone.
8.5%
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Child poverty

Share of children below the poverty line; a closely watched indicator as it drives lasting inequality.
23.2%
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Gender income gap

Average income gap between women and men, in %; measures gender economic inequality.
2.2%
2023
Source: Eurostat· Data 2023
Upd. 07/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Household over-indebtedness

Number of over-indebtedness filings; signals households' financial fragility.
4.4​
2024
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Source: BIS· Data 2024
Upd. 06/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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