ISTAT said Wednesday that 5.6 million
people in Italy were living in conditions of absolute poverty in
2021, adding that this meant the scale of the problem remained
at the record level registered the previous year.
The national statistics agency said 9.4% of the population was
in absolute poverty, the same level as in 2020.
It said 1.4 million minors, 14.2% of the population under 18,
were living in conditions of poverty.
It said 1.9 million households in Italy were in absolute
poverty.
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