How much does Tuscany spend on social assistance?

The region and the local authorities of Tuscany together spent about €170 per resident on social assistance in 2023, 10th lowest of 21 regions and autonomous provinces.

Poverty and living standards in Tuscany, Italy: official figures

Disposable household income was 23,800 PPS per person in 2024; 10th highest of 21 regions in Italy.

Household income per person (PPS)

23,800

2024

At risk of poverty or social exclusion

18.1%

2025

Households with broadband

90%

2021

Income inequality (S80/S20 ratio)

4.4

2024

People in households with great difficulty making ends meet (%)

4.6%

2025

People whose housing costs exceed 40% of income (%)

5.6%

2025

Severe housing deprivation (%)

4.0%

2024

Home burglaries per 1,000 households

12.6

2025

How many people in Tuscany are at risk of poverty?

The share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion was 18.1% in 2025, against 22.6% for Italy; 11th highest of 21 regions in Italy.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How unequal are incomes in Tuscany?

Income inequality in Tuscany, measured as the S80/S20 ratio, was 4.4 in 2024 against 5.1 nationally: 9th most unequal of 21 regions and autonomous provinces, down from 4.8 in 2019.

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

How many families in Tuscany struggle to make ends meet?

In 2025, 4.6% of residents of Tuscany were in families struggling badly to make ends meet, against 7.5% across Italy (6th lowest of 19 units with data), up from 3.4% in 2020.

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

How expensive is housing in Tuscany?

5.6% of people in Tuscany spent more than 40% of their disposable income on housing in 2025 (Italy 5.0%), down from 6.8% in 2020.

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

How many people in Tuscany live in poor housing?

4.0% of people in Tuscany lived in severely deprived housing (overcrowded and with problems such as damp, no bath or poor light) in 2024 (Italy 5.6%), up from 3.9% in 2019.

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

What is the burglary rate in Tuscany?

Tuscany had 12.6 burglaries per 1,000 families in 2025, against 7.7 nationally: the highest of 21 regions and autonomous provinces, up from 11.1 in 2021.

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

How common are robberies in Tuscany?

Robbery rates in Tuscany stood at 1.2 per 1,000 people in 2025 compared with 1.0 across Italy (5th highest of 21 regions and autonomous provinces), up from 0.7 in 2021.

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

Is pickpocketing common in Tuscany?

Pickpocketing in Tuscany ran at 9.7 incidents per 1,000 residents in 2025 (Italy 4.7), up from 3.8 in 2021.

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

Is Tuscany safe at night?

In 2025, 57.6% of residents of Tuscany said they felt very or quite safe out alone at night in their neighbourhood, against 55.9% nationally: 9th least safe of 21 regions and autonomous provinces, down from 64.3% in 2020.

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

What is the murder rate in Tuscany?

Tuscany recorded 0.60 intentional homicides per 100,000 residents in 2023, against a national rate of 0.58 per 100,000.

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

What is the poverty rate in Tuscany?

12.8% of people lived below the poverty line (60% of national median income after social transfers) in 2025 (Italy: 18.6%); 10th lowest of 21 regions in Italy. In 2015 it was 9.6%.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How many people in Tuscany cannot afford basic necessities?

6.4% of people suffered severe material and social deprivation in 2025, meaning they could not afford at least 7 of 13 basic items such as heating, a week away or replacing worn-out furniture (Italy: 5.2%); 5th highest of 21 regions in Italy.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How many households in Tuscany have nobody in work?

4.7% of people under 65 lived in households where adults worked less than a fifth of their potential in 2025 (Italy: 8.2%); 7th lowest of 21 regions in Italy. In 2015 it was 6.2%.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

What is the average income in Tuscany?

Disposable household income averaged €23,000 per person in 2024, against €22,000 for Italy as a whole; 10th highest of 21 regions in Italy. In 2014 it was €18,000.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How many people in Tuscany use the internet?

91.8% of people used the internet at least once a week in 2025 (Italy: 89.1%); 8th highest of 21 regions in Italy. In 2015 it was 67.4%.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

More figures

90% of households had broadband in 2021. Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How Tuscany compares with other regions

Income inequality (S80/S20 ratio) (2024)

Tuscany ranks 9 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Income inequality (S80/S20 ratio)
6	Liguria	5.1
7	Apulia	5.0
8	Piedmont	4.6
9	Tuscany	4.4
10	Lombardy	4.3
11	Umbria	4.3
12	Abruzzo	4.2

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

People in households with great difficulty making ends meet (%) (2025)

Tuscany ranks 14 of 19, highest first.

Rank	Region	People in households with great difficulty making ends meet (%)
11	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	5.0%
12	Emilia-Romagna	5.0%
13	Veneto	4.8%
14	Tuscany	4.6%
15	Molise	4.1%
16	Marche	3.2%
17	Umbria	2.6%

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

Home burglaries per 1,000 households (2025)

Tuscany ranks 1 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Home burglaries per 1,000 households
1	Tuscany	12.6
2	Veneto	11.7
3	Umbria	11.5
4	Lombardy	9.8
5	Emilia-Romagna	9.6
6	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	8.3
7	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	8.2

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

Robberies per 1,000 residents (2025)

Tuscany ranks 5 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Robberies per 1,000 residents
2	Lombardy	1.5
3	Piedmont	1.3
4	Liguria	1.3
5	Tuscany	1.2
6	Campania	1.1
7	Lazio	1.0
8	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	0.9

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

People aged 14+ who feel safe walking alone after dark (%) (2025)

Tuscany ranks 13 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	People aged 14+ who feel safe walking alone after dark (%)
10	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	61.4%
11	Piedmont	60.7%
12	Abruzzo	59.9%
13	Tuscany	57.6%
14	Umbria	57.5%
15	Sicily	56.2%
16	Apulia	55.5%

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

Regional and local social assistance spending per resident (euro, 2023) (2023)

Tuscany ranks 12 of 21, highest first. Consolidated social assistance spending by the regional administration and local authorities in 2023, divided by population on 1 January 2026.

Rank	Region	Regional and local social assistance spending per resident (euro, 2023)
9	Marche	€176
10	Lombardy	€174
11	Molise	€172
12	Tuscany	€170
13	Emilia-Romagna	€169
14	Apulia	€151
15	Basilicata	€145

Source: Dipartimento per le politiche di coesione e per il Sud, Presidency of the Council of Ministers · saved copy

At-risk-of-poverty rate (after social transfers) (2025)

Tuscany ranks 12 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	At-risk-of-poverty rate (after social transfers)
9	Molise	17.5%
10	Liguria	17.1%
11	Piedmont	14.0%
12	Tuscany	12.8%
13	Veneto	12.4%
14	Marche	12.0%
15	Umbria	11.3%

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

Severe material and social deprivation rate (2025)

Tuscany ranks 5 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Severe material and social deprivation rate
2	Campania	10.0%
3	Sicily	9.4%
4	Apulia	9.3%
5	Tuscany	6.4%
6	Abruzzo	5.3%
7	Basilicata	4.5%
8	Lombardy	4.4%

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

People in households with very low work intensity (2025)

Tuscany ranks 15 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	People in households with very low work intensity
12	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	5.7%
13	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	4.9%
14	Marche	4.8%
15	Tuscany	4.7%
16	Piedmont	4.6%
17	Lombardy	3.6%
18	Veneto	2.7%

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

Disposable household income per person (euros) (2024)

Tuscany ranks 10 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Disposable household income per person (euros)
7	Liguria	€23,600
8	Veneto	€23,500
9	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	€23,400
10	Tuscany	€23,000
11	Lazio	€22,800
12	Umbria	€21,900
13	Marche	€21,600

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

People who use the internet regularly (2025)

Tuscany ranks 8 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	People who use the internet regularly
5	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	92.2%
6	Emilia-Romagna	91.9%
7	Liguria	91.8%
8	Tuscany	91.8%
9	Marche	91.7%
10	Sardinia	90.4%
11	Piedmont	90.1%

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

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