Istat, the Collapse of Purchasing Power: Real Wages Down 10.5% in 5 Years. And 80% of New Employees Are over 50

The Istat annual report takes pictures of the damage of the low birth rate: couples with children have only 28% Since 2023 wages have risen more than inflation.But almost a quarter of citizens are at risk of poverty.To read the comments of the oppositions to the annual report 2025 published by Istat, Istat...

The reasons are those for which government and regions have been criticized for a long time: waiting lists and money

In 2024 over 50 account for 40.6% of total employment. Nearly a quarter of the population is at risk of poverty or social exclusion.

From January 2019 to the end of 2024 the purchasing power of the Italian contractual wages decreased by 10.5% due to the increase in prices. If we take into account the gross de facto wages per employee, which take into account the company and individual agreements and changes in the composition of the employment, the loss stops at 4.4%, however well above 2.6% of France and 1.3% of Germany, while in Spain there was a gain of 3.9%. To put in lin…

Over 23% in Italy at risk of poverty, exclusion - Istat - General News

Almost a quarter of the Italian population, 23.1%, were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2024, up 0.3 of a percentage point with respect to 2023, national statistics agency Istat said in its annual report on Wednesday. (ANSA)

According to Istat, contractual wages lost 10.5% of purchasing power between 2019 and 2024, due to strong price growth.