How is income inequality changing?
2025, income Gini index in Italy31.0
Gini index of disposable income: 0 if everyone has the same income, 100 if one person has it all. Dashed grey: the EU-27. Tap the chart to pick a year.
Eurostat EU-SILC · Italy and the EU
How unequal is Italy?
In 2025 (2024 incomes) Italy’s Gini index is 31.0: higher than the EU-27 figure (29.2). The Gini index runs from 0, if everyone has the same income, to 100, if one person has all the income. The data come from the European survey on income and living conditions (EU-SILC), carried out in Italy by ISTAT.
How many people are at risk of poverty?
2025, people at risk of poverty in Italy18.6%
Share of people with an income below 60% of the national median (the income of the person in the middle). Dashed grey: the EU-27.
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Where does Italy stand among the 27 EU countries?
2025, Italy’s position by Gini index6th of 27
Gini index 2025: first is the country with the most unequal incomes, not the worst. Positions: a portal calculation.