In 2024, over 2.2 million households in Italy, representing 8.4% of the nation’s families, were living in conditions of absolute poverty, according to data from Istat reported by ANSA. These households encompassed a total of 5.7 million individuals, meaning that 9.8% of Italy’s population was affected by absolute poverty, slightly up from 9.7% in 2023.
The incidence of absolute poverty varies significantly depending on household composition. Families with at least one foreign national experienced a much higher rate of poverty at 30.4%, while households composed exclusively of non-Italians faced an even greater incidence of 35.2%. In contrast, all-Italian households had a considerably lower poverty rate of 6.2%.
Among those affected, 1.283 million were minors, accounting for 13.8% of all individuals under 18 in Italy. The data highlights ongoing challenges related to economic inequality, particularly for families with foreign members, despite the overall stability in family-level poverty compared to the previous year.
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