Demographics of Italy

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date10 Dec 2024

As of 2024, the population of Italy is projected at 59.34 million, compared to 59.50 million in 2023. It is the fifth-most populous country in Europe, and the 25th most populous country in the world. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at -0.31 percent, the 196th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 29.00 million males and 30.34 million females in Italy. The percentage of the male population is 48.87%, compared to 51.13% of the female population. Italy has 1.34 million more females than males, the 11th highest in the world. The sex ratio in Italy in 2024 will be 95.599 males per 100 females. Italy is in the 66th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

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  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Italy population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
195022,542,06023,849,61346,391,6730.9394.518
195523,400,47124,730,34748,130,8180.6194.622
196024,013,10425,501,45149,514,5550.5794.164
196524,983,74726,496,98151,480,7280.8494.289
197025,951,99227,438,24453,390,2360.5994.583
197526,815,35428,350,69255,166,0450.5794.584
198027,408,49229,003,59256,412,0840.6894.500
198527,634,72229,220,77856,855,5010.0694.572
199027,694,02329,337,43057,031,4540.1094.398
199527,806,78829,596,55557,403,344-0.8993.953
200027,734,69629,537,50057,272,1960.0793.897
200528,379,14130,140,55358,519,6930.4294.156
201029,148,83231,015,38160,164,2130.4293.982
201529,403,01431,172,30260,575,316-0.2194.324
202029,229,60630,683,16359,912,769-0.4395.263
202129,153,42030,575,93059,729,350-0.1895.348
202229,109,53930,509,57559,619,115-0.1995.411
202329,062,45330,437,00059,499,453-0.2295.484
202429,003,79430,339,07359,342,867-0.3195.599
202528,927,46930,218,79159,146,260-0.3595.727
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195065.72527.5472.523
195568.25129.1962.343
196069.20730.5442.384
196570.26031.3192.617
197071.63031.8942.396
197572.72832.5462.177
198074.05233.0291.647
198575.60734.5651.416
199076.99436.1021.331
199578.12537.9011.188
200079.60739.2491.249
200581.02040.8431.332
201082.13242.5131.443
201582.52144.4021.344
202082.18146.4031.242
202182.86546.7731.252
202282.05247.1161.240
202383.71647.4611.198
202483.86947.8461.206
202584.02848.2311.214
  • Total
  • Crude

Italy death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
1950452,166912,8019.74719.676
1955446,499878,3259.27718.249
1960480,134903,9769.69718.257
1965517,368987,12910.05019.175
1970521,512900,2509.76816.862
1975553,930824,71110.04114.950
1980551,286639,6719.77211.339
1985548,785578,0149.65210.166
1990544,946569,6239.5559.988
1995577,032525,21910.0529.150
2000558,193540,7879.7469.442
2005563,628553,6479.6319.461
2010582,908562,3909.6899.348
2015646,399479,58910.6717.917
2020750,380408,03512.5256.810
2021674,153407,05011.2876.815
2022741,664399,73512.4406.705
2023663,448384,62711.1506.464
2024664,494384,70311.1986.483
2025666,637382,52311.2716.467
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Italy

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
195025,211,63221,386,96954.104
195527,502,30320,870,53956.855
196029,527,60620,214,59059.361
196531,990,34119,738,32361.843
197034,436,28819,142,39564.272
197536,320,91819,009,77665.643
198037,597,84118,821,43766.640
198538,099,26018,913,09266.826
199038,118,72919,008,39166.726
199538,316,51318,938,68066.922
200038,513,99018,779,73167.222
200539,835,81318,972,67067.738
201040,811,31018,918,49768.327
201541,393,81818,110,39469.565
202042,006,70117,125,37271.039
202142,121,15916,916,73471.346
202242,233,01416,704,45971.657
202342,343,68816,489,34871.973
202442,455,13416,272,37672.292
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Italy population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 1,042,120 985,271 2,027,391 3.42 105.770
05-09 1,206,548 1,142,248 2,348,796 3.96 105.629
10-14 1,379,370 1,301,677 2,681,047 4.52 105.969
15-19 1,494,220 1,410,716 2,904,937 4.90 105.919
20-24 1,564,211 1,459,856 3,024,067 5.10 107.148
25-29 1,625,830 1,477,175 3,103,005 5.23 110.063
30-34 1,689,200 1,612,171 3,301,372 5.56 104.778
35-39 1,692,191 1,664,552 3,356,743 5.66 101.660
40-44 1,853,660 1,831,439 3,685,099 6.21 101.213
45-49 2,151,185 2,154,403 4,305,588 7.26 99.851
50-54 2,351,271 2,400,823 4,752,095 8.01 97.936
55-59 2,372,583 2,459,742 4,832,325 8.14 96.457
60-64 2,138,358 2,268,995 4,407,354 7.43 94.243
65-69 1,785,138 1,951,580 3,736,717 6.30 91.471
70-74 1,542,846 1,751,284 3,294,131 5.55 88.098
75-79 1,336,044 1,610,395 2,946,439 4.97 82.964
80-84 936,449 1,278,864 2,215,314 3.73 73.225
85-89 580,221 948,554 1,528,774 2.58 61.169
90-94 215,944 472,928 688,872 1.16 45.661
95-99 42,705 137,951 180,656 0.30 30.957
100+ 3,699 18,448 22,146 0.04 20.051
Total 29,003,793 30,339,072 59,342,868 95.599