Change in income due to COVID-19 in Italy 2021, by income level
The COVID-19 pandemic that first hit Italy in late February 2020 had a massive impact on life in the country. The measures adopted by the Italian government to control the contagion pushed many businesses to stop or radically scale down their activities. According to a survey conducted in April 2021, around 32.5 percent of Italian workers saw their income decreasing during the pandemic. When taking into account only people with an already low income, this figure jumped to 47.4 percent.
