Poverty and living standards in Sud Sardegna (Sardinia, Italy): official figures
11.0% of pensioners in Sud Sardegna received less than €500 a month in gross pension income in 2023, above the national figure of 8.9%.
How many people in Sud Sardegna earn less than 10,000 euros?
For 2024, 28.9% of income tax returns in Sud Sardegna declared €10,000 or less, 26th highest share in Italy (above the national figure of 22.5%).
Source: Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze, Dipartimento delle Finanze · saved copyMore figures
- 0.40% of bank loans to households in Sud Sardegna turned into bad debts in 2024, against 0.50% nationally. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- Prisons in Sud Sardegna held 58 inmates for every 100 regulation places in 2024, within capacity (national figure 121). Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 28.9% of taxpayers in Sud Sardegna declared between €15,000 and €26,000 for 2024, compared with 26.7% nationally. Source: Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze, Dipartimento delle Finanze · saved copy
How Sud Sardegna compares with other provinces in Italy
Pensioners receiving under €500 a month (%) (2023)
Sud Sardegna ranks 28 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensioners receiving under €500 a month (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Salerno | 11.7% |
| 26 | Ragusa | 11.6% |
| 27 | Teramo | 11.2% |
| 28 | Sud Sardegna | 11.0% |
| 29 | Sassari | 10.8% |
| 30 | Brindisi | 10.6% |
| 31 | Campobasso | 10.6% |
Taxpayers declaring €10,000 or less (%) (2024)
Sud Sardegna ranks 26 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Taxpayers declaring €10,000 or less (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Palermo | 29.7% |
| 24 | Brindisi | 29.2% |
| 25 | Matera | 29.2% |
| 26 | Sud Sardegna | 28.9% |
| 27 | Oristano | 28.7% |
| 28 | Messina | 28.6% |
| 29 | Taranto | 28.6% |
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Sources
- Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica): BES dei territori, edizione 2025: well-being indicators for the 107 provinces and metropolitan cities (Indicatori_per_provincia_sesso_ed.2025.xlsx), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 90f90043ad3d…)
- Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze, Dipartimento delle Finanze: Redditi e principali variabili IRPEF su base comunale, anno d'imposta 2024 (personal income tax returns by municipality), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 75cecc95d72b…)
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