Incidence rate of absolute poverty among families in Italy 2021, by region

In Italy, the largest part of population who live below the poverty line is located in the South. As of 2021, in three Southern regions, Apulia, Campania, and Calabria over 20 percent of the population was living below the poverty line. An Italian household with four members is considered poor when it has an availability of less than about 1.7 thousand euros a month.