Istat, absolute poverty grows in 2020, 5.6 million, a record since 2005

2021-06-19T06:47:25.338Z

As for relative poverty, there are just over 2.6 million families below the threshold (ANSA) In 2020, just over two million families are in absolute poverty (7.7% of the total, up from 6.4% in 2019) and over 5.6 million individuals (to 9.4% from 7, 7%). Istat notes this, explaining that after the improvement in 2019, absolute poverty increases in the year of the pandemic, reaching the highest level since 2005, the beginning of the historical series. As for relative poverty, families belo