Italy Population (LIVE)

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Italy Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Italy is 59,249,526 as of Saturday, December 21, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Italy 2024 population is estimated at 59,342,867 people at mid year.
  • Italy population is equivalent to 0.73% of the total world population.
  • Italy ranks number 25 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Italy is 202 per Km2 (523 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 294,140 Km2 (113,568 sq. miles).
  • 71.5 % of the population is urban (42,455,134 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Italy is 47.8 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Italy (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationItaly
Global Rank
2024 59,342,867 -0.26 % -156,586 95,246 47.8 1.21 202 71.5 % 42,455,134 0.73 % 8,161,972,572 25
2023 59,499,453 -0.20 % -119,662 150,189 47.5 1.20 202 71.2 % 42,343,688 0.74 % 8,091,734,930 25
2022 59,619,115 -0.18 % -110,235 231,228 47.1 1.24 203 70.8 % 42,233,014 0.74 % 8,021,407,192 25
2020 59,912,769 -0.36 % -217,367 85,281 46.4 1.24 204 70.1 % 42,006,701 0.76 % 7,887,001,292 25
2015 60,575,316 0.14 % 82,221 39,389 44.4 1.34 206 68.3 % 41,393,818 0.81 % 7,470,491,872 23
2010 60,164,213 0.56 % 328,904 274,387 42.5 1.44 205 67.8 % 40,811,310 0.86 % 7,021,732,148 23
2005 58,519,693 0.43 % 249,499 258,702 40.8 1.33 199 68.1 % 39,835,813 0.89 % 6,586,970,132 23
2000 57,272,196 -0.05 % -26,23056,065 39.2 1.25 195 67.2 % 38,513,990 0.93 % 6,171,702,993 22
1995 57,403,344 0.13 % 74,378 -460,287 37.9 1.19 195 66.7 % 38,316,513 1.00 % 5,758,878,982 22
1990 57,031,454 0.06 % 35,191 35,317 36.1 1.33 194 66.8 % 38,118,729 1.07 % 5,327,803,110 18
1985 56,855,501 0.16 % 88,683 6,911 34.6 1.42 193 67.0 % 38,099,260 1.17 % 4,868,943,465 14
1980 56,412,084 0.45 % 249,208 295,642 33.0 1.65 192 66.6 % 37,597,841 1.27 % 4,447,606,236 13
1975 55,166,045 0.66 % 355,162 43,051 32.5 2.18 188 65.8 % 36,320,918 1.36 % 4,070,735,277 14
1970 53,390,236 0.73 % 381,902 -62,216 31.9 2.40 182 64.5 % 34,436,288 1.45 % 3,694,683,794 13
1965 51,480,728 0.78 % 393,235 -36,267 31.3 2.62 175 62.1 % 31,990,341 1.54 % 3,334,533,703 10
1960 49,514,555 0.57 % 276,747 -140,765 30.5 2.38 168 59.6 % 29,527,606 1.64 % 3,015,470,894 11
1955 48,130,818 0.74 % 347,829 -137,146 29.2 2.34 164 57.1 % 27,502,303 1.76 % 2,740,213,792 10
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Italy Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationItaly
Global Rank
2025 59,146,260 -0.26 % -153,302 75,448 48.2 1.21 201 72.0 % 42,568,771 0.72 % 8,231,613,070 25
2030 57,946,072 -0.41 % -240,038 43,722 50.0 1.25 197 74.5 % 43,160,835 0.68 % 8,569,124,911 28
2035 56,620,005 -0.46 % -265,213 47,672 51.3 1.28 192 77.2 % 43,721,504 0.64 % 8,885,210,181 32
2040 55,221,168 -0.50 % -279,767 48,000 52.0 1.30 188 80.1 % 44,209,769 0.60 % 9,177,190,203 34
2045 53,680,471 -0.56 % -308,139 45,042 52.7 1.33 182 83.0 % 44,551,510 0.57 % 9,439,639,668 36
2050 51,891,099 -0.68 % -357,874   52.9 1.35 176 86.1 % 44,670,873 0.54 % 9,664,378,587 40
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Italy Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Italy
Life Expectancy
83.87 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
2.2
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
2.6
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Italy

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Rome 2,318,895
2 Milan 1,371,498
3 Naples 909,048
4 Turin 847,287
5 Palermo 648,260
6 Genoa 580,097
7 Bologna 394,843
8 Florence 367,150
9 Bari 316,491
10 Catania 311,584
11 Verona 258,031
12 Messina 219,948
13 Trieste 204,338
14 Padova 203,725
15 Brescia 200,423
16 Taranto 198,585
17 Parma 198,292
18 Prato 195,089
19 Modena 184,732
20 Reggio Calabria 182,455
21 Reggio nell'Emilia 171,944
22 Livorno 157,017
23 Cagliari 149,257
24 Rimini 148,688
25 Mestre 147,662
26 Foggia 137,032
27 Ferrara 132,009
28 Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica 129,362
29 Salerno 125,797
30 Monza 124,398
31 Siracusa 121,605
32 Bergamo 121,200
33 Trento 120,709
34 Perugia 120,137
35 Pescara 119,554
36 Forli 116,696
37 Vicenza 111,980
38 Terni 111,189
39 Pisa 109,960
40 Bolzano 107,436
41 Piacenza 103,607
42 Novara 101,916
43 Arezzo 100,734
44 Udine 100,170
45 Andria 99,784
46 Cesena 97,137
47 La Spezia 93,288
48 Barletta 93,279
49 Alessandria 92,104
50 Sassari 91,895
51 Ancona 89,994
52 Brindisi 87,141
53 Treviso 85,760
54 Torre del Greco 85,332
55 Lido di Ostia 85,301
56 Como 84,808
57 Busto Arsizio 83,405
58 Sesto San Giovanni 81,822
59 Lucca 81,748
60 Pozzuoli 81,231
61 Ravenna 80,868
62 Lecce 80,695
63 Varese 80,588
64 Giugliano in Campania 80,269
65 Catanzaro 78,970
66 Marsala 77,915
67 Pesaro 77,241
68 Fuorigrotta 76,521
69 Latina 76,305
70 Cinisello Balsamo 75,943

See also

Notes

The Italy Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Italy delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Italy (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Italy in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.