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🇮🇹 Italy in official data
How Italy is doing across 22 areas of society, from the economy to health, housing and education: the latest official figures from Eurostat, the OECD and national statistics offices, as shown on NationPulse.
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Where it stands in the EU
- Deaths due to homicide: Italy has the 2nd lowest value in the EU (0.39 /100k, 2023).
- Scientists and engineers in the labour force: Italy has the lowest value in the EU (4.9 %, 2025).
- Life expectancy at birth: Italy has the 3rd highest value in the EU (83.7 years, 2024).
- People reading news online: Italy has the lowest value in the EU (54.4 %, 2025).
- Employment rate, ages 20–64: Italy has the lowest value in the EU (67.6 %, 2025).
- Tertiary educational attainment, ages 25–34: Italy has the 2nd lowest value in the EU (31.1 %, 2025).
- Government debt: Italy has the 2nd highest value in the EU (136.7 % GDP, 2025).
- Employment in high-technology sectors: Italy has the 3rd lowest value in the EU (4.0 %, 2025).
- ICT specialists in employment: Italy has the 3rd lowest value in the EU (3.8 %, 2025).
- People taking part in active citizenship: Italy has the 3rd lowest value in the EU (2.2 %, 2022).
- People using online public services: Italy has the 3rd lowest value in the EU (57.7 %, 2025).
Brain: Education, research & innovation
Eyes: Information & Digital Access
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Households with internet access | 94.1 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| People with at least basic digital skills | 54.3 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| People reading news online | 54.4 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Ears: Civic Participation
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People taking part in active citizenship | 2.2 % | 2022 | Eurostat |
Jaw: Justice & Institutions
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Perceived independence of the justice system | 46 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Neck: Government & Public Administration
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People using online public services | 57.7 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Heart: Economy & Financial Stability
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Actual individual consumption per capita | 98 EU = 100 | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Real household disposable income per person | 96.8 2008=100 | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Real GDP per person | 33,260 € | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Government debt | 136.7 % GDP | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left lung: Healthcare
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.7 years | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Unmet need for medical care | 2.5 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Out-of-pocket spending on healthcare | 22.3 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right lung: Environment & Climate
Stomach: Cost of Living
Liver: Poverty & Social Welfare
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People making ends meet with great difficulty | 7.5 % | 2025 | Eurostat (EU-SILC) |
| At risk of poverty or social exclusion | 22.6 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Poverty reduction by social transfers | 30.6 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left kidney: Housing
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Housing cost overburden rate | 5.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Overcrowding rate | 24.3 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Severe housing deprivation rate | 5.8 % | 2023 | Eurostat |
Right kidney: Essential Utilities
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Unable to keep the home adequately warm | 8.6 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Arrears on utility bills | 5.9 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Homes without a bath, shower or indoor toilet | 0.6 % | 2023 | Eurostat |
Left arm: Employment
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Unemployment rate | 6.10 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Employment rate, ages 20–64 | 67.6 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right arm: Job Quality
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Temporary employees | 13.3 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Underemployed part-time workers | 1.8 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate | 10.2 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Usual weekly working hours, full-time employees | 38.9 h/week | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left hand: Youth Opportunities
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Youth unemployment rate | 20.6 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) | 13.3 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right hand: Workplace Safety
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Fatal accidents at work | 2.01 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Non-fatal accidents at work | 1,098 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
Left leg: Roads & Transport
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Road traffic deaths | 5.1 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
Right leg: Public Transport & Mobility
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Public transport share of passenger travel | 16.7 % | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Rail share of passenger travel | 7.0 % | 2024 | Eurostat |
Left foot: Regional Accessibility
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Rural households covered by very high capacity broadband | 44.5 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right foot: Digital Infrastructure
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Households covered by very high capacity broadband | 77.6 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Households covered by 5G | 99.8 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Skin and body outline: Public Safety & Social Inclusion
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People reporting crime, violence or vandalism in their area | 6.4 % | 2023 | Eurostat |
| Deaths due to homicide | 0.39 /100k | 2023 | Eurostat |
| Disability employment gap | 25.1 pp | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Trust in other people | 6.1 /10 | 2025 | Eurostat |
Researched context (not official statistics)
For conditions with no official series, published figures from other credible sources, checked against the linked pages:
- Educational inequality by social background: In PISA 2022, students’ social background mattered a little less in Italy than on average in the OECD: the gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students was 85 points in maths, against 93.
- Scientific research outcomes: Italian research is cited more often than the EU average (10th in the EU), though less of it is co-written with foreign researchers (16th).
- Public voice: CIVICUS rates civic space in Italy as "obstructed", the middle of its five levels, down from "narrowed" in earlier years.
- Media freedom: Reporters Without Borders ranks Italy 56th of 180 countries for press freedom in 2026, down from 49th in 2025.
- Access to justice: The World Justice Project places Italy 34th of 143 countries for the rule of law, and 53rd for civil justice.
- Court efficiency: Italian courts are among the slowest in the EU: an estimated 584 days to resolve civil and commercial disputes at first instance in 2024, against 124 in the Netherlands and 423 in Spain.
- Public service effectiveness: The World Bank scores the effectiveness of Italy’s government at 71.3 out of 100 in 2025, up from 69.4 in 2024.
- Transport infrastructure: Business executives placed Italy’s roads 53rd of 141 countries in 2019; the World Bank gives its trade and transport infrastructure 3.8 out of 5.
- Commuting: In 2019 a one-way commute in Italy took 21 minutes on average, shorter than the EU average of 25. Most workers drive.
- Access to services: Fewer people in Italy can reach work or study without a car: 63.8% can get there within an hour by public transport, cycling or walking, against 71.1% in the EU.
Data retrieved 2026-10-21. Every value links to its official source.
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