How much does Veneto spend on social assistance?

The region and the local authorities of Veneto together spent about €113 per resident on social assistance in 2023, 2nd lowest of 21 regions and autonomous provinces.

Poverty and living standards in Veneto, Italy: official figures

Disposable household income was 24,200 PPS per person in 2024; 9th highest of 21 regions in Italy.

Household income per person (PPS)

24,200

2024

At risk of poverty or social exclusion

14.6%

2025

Households with broadband

90%

2021

Income inequality (S80/S20 ratio)

4.1

2024

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

4.8%

2025

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

3.5%

2025

Severe housing deprivation (%)

3.5%

2024

Home burglaries per 1,000 households

11.7

2025

How many people in Veneto are at risk of poverty?

The share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion was 14.6% in 2025, against 22.6% for Italy; 13th highest of 21 regions in Italy.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How unequal are incomes in Veneto?

Income inequality in Veneto, measured as the S80/S20 ratio, was 4.1 in 2024 against 5.1 nationally: 9th least unequal of 21 regions and autonomous provinces, up from 4.0 in 2019.

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

How many families in Veneto struggle to make ends meet?

In 2025, 4.8% of residents of Veneto were in families struggling badly to make ends meet, against 7.5% across Italy (7th 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 Veneto?

3.5% of people in Veneto spent more than 40% of their disposable income on housing in 2025 (Italy 5.0%), down from 4.6% in 2020.

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

How many people in Veneto live in poor housing?

3.5% of people in Veneto lived in severely deprived housing (overcrowded and with problems such as damp, no bath or poor light) in 2024 (Italy 5.6%), up from 3.1% in 2019.

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

What is the burglary rate in Veneto?

Veneto had 11.7 burglaries per 1,000 families in 2025, against 7.7 nationally: 2nd highest of 21 regions and autonomous provinces, up from 10.6 in 2021.

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

How common are robberies in Veneto?

Robbery rates in Veneto stood at 0.9 per 1,000 people in 2025 compared with 1.0 across Italy (9th 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 Veneto?

Pickpocketing in Veneto ran at 4.9 incidents per 1,000 residents in 2025 (Italy 4.7), up from 2.4 in 2021.

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

Is Veneto safe at night?

In 2025, 55.3% of residents of Veneto said they felt very or quite safe out alone at night in their neighbourhood, against 55.9% nationally: 5th least safe of 21 regions and autonomous provinces, down from 64.7% in 2020.

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

What is the murder rate in Veneto?

Veneto recorded 0.45 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 Veneto?

The at-risk-of-poverty rate was 12.4% in 2025, measured against 60% of median income in Italy, against 18.6% for Italy as a whole; 9th lowest of 21 regions in Italy. In 2015 it was 10.9%.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How many people in Veneto cannot afford basic necessities?

2.1% 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, against 5.2% for Italy as a whole; 10th lowest of 21 regions in Italy.

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How many households in Veneto have nobody in work?

2.7% of people under 65 lived in households where adults worked less than a fifth of their potential in 2025, against 8.2% for Italy as a whole; 4th lowest of 21 regions in Italy. In 2015 it was 7.0%.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

What is the average income in Veneto?

Disposable household income averaged €23,500 per person in 2024, compared with €22,000 nationally; 8th highest of 21 regions in Italy. In 2014 it was €17,900.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How many people in Veneto use the internet?

89.7% of people used the internet at least once a week in 2025, against 89.1% for Italy as a whole; 9th lowest of 21 regions in Italy. In 2015 it was 68.1%.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

More figures

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

How Veneto compares with other regions

Income inequality (S80/S20 ratio) (2024)

Veneto ranks 13 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Income inequality (S80/S20 ratio)
10	Lombardy	4.3
11	Umbria	4.3
12	Abruzzo	4.2
13	Veneto	4.1
14	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	4.1
15	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	4.0
16	Marche	4.0

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

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

Veneto ranks 13 of 19, highest first.

Rank	Region	People in households with great difficulty making ends meet (%)
10	Liguria	5.1%
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%

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

Home burglaries per 1,000 households (2025)

Veneto ranks 2 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)

Veneto ranks 9 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Robberies per 1,000 residents
6	Campania	1.1
7	Lazio	1.0
8	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	0.9
9	Veneto	0.9
10	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	0.9
11	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	0.7
12	Umbria	0.7

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

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

Veneto ranks 17 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	People aged 14+ who feel safe walking alone after dark (%)
14	Umbria	57.5%
15	Sicily	56.2%
16	Apulia	55.5%
17	Veneto	55.3%
18	Emilia-Romagna	55.3%
19	Campania	54.8%
20	Lombardy	49.6%

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

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

Veneto ranks 20 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)
15	Basilicata	€145
16	Piedmont	€142
17	Umbria	€138
18	Abruzzo	€131
19	Calabria	€114
20	Veneto	€113
21	Campania	€104

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)

Veneto ranks 13 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	At-risk-of-poverty rate (after social transfers)
10	Liguria	17.1%
11	Piedmont	14.0%
12	Tuscany	12.8%
13	Veneto	12.4%
14	Marche	12.0%
15	Umbria	11.3%
16	Lombardy	9.2%

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

Severe material and social deprivation rate (2025)

Veneto ranks 12 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Severe material and social deprivation rate
9	Sardinia	4.0%
10	Liguria	3.9%
11	Piedmont	3.7%
12	Veneto	2.1%
13	Lazio	2.0%
14	Umbria	1.8%
15	Emilia-Romagna	1.7%

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

People in households with very low work intensity (2025)

Veneto ranks 18 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	People in households with very low work intensity
15	Tuscany	4.7%
16	Piedmont	4.6%
17	Lombardy	3.6%
18	Veneto	2.7%
19	Emilia-Romagna	2.1%
20	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	1.9%
21	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	0.0%

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

Disposable household income per person (euros) (2024)

Veneto ranks 8 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Disposable household income per person (euros)
5	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	€23,800
6	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	€23,800
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

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

People who use the internet regularly (2025)

Veneto ranks 13 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	People who use the internet regularly
10	Sardinia	90.4%
11	Piedmont	90.1%
12	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	89.9%
13	Veneto	89.7%
14	Umbria	89.3%
15	Abruzzo	88.9%
16	Molise	86.1%

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

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