Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Italy
Italy: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 14.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Italy, 1977–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Italy is 14.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Italy peaked at 16.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1982.
That places Italy 37th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 12.8% | — |
| 1978 | 12.0% | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 12.7% | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 9.9% | -22.0% |
| 1981 | 10.3% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 9.7% | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 10.5% | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 10.9% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 10.2% | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 14.0% | +37.3% |
| 1989 | 11.7% | -16.4% |
| 1991 | 11.1% | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 16.1% | +45.0% |
| 1995 | 15.7% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15.1% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -0.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 14.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Italy's 14.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 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 | +45.0% | 11.1% | 16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.5% | 12.0% | 12.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 10.9% | 9.7% | 14.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 14.7% | 11.1% | 16.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 13.2% | 15.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 14.2% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 14.5% | 15.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More infrastructure data for Italy
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 78.67 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.57 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.30 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 34.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3444 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.9713 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 20.30 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Italy?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Italy was 14.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1982.
- How does Italy rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Italy ranks 37th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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