Italy Population (LIVE)

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Italy Population (1950 - 2026)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Italy is 58,991,086 as of Tuesday, April 14, 2026, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Italy 2026 population is estimated at 58,926,166 people at mid-year.
  • Italy population is equivalent to 0.71% of the total world population.
  • Italy ranks number 25 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Italy is 200 per Km² (519 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 294,140 Km² (113,568 sq. miles).
  • 72.44% of the population is urban (42,685,102 people in 2026)
  • The median age in Italy is 48.6 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Italy (2026 and historical)

Year Population Yearly % Change Yearly Change Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban Pop % Urban Population Country's Share of World Pop World Population Italy Global Rank
2026 58,926,166 −0.37% −220,094 58,272 48.6 1.22 200 72.4% 42,685,102 0.71% 8,300,678,395 25
2025 59,146,260 −0.33% −196,607 75,448 48.2 1.21 201 72% 42,568,771 0.72% 8,231,613,070 25
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 −0.2% −119,662 150,189 47.5 1.2 202 71.2% 42,343,688 0.74% 8,091,734,930 25
2022 59,619,115 −0.25% −146,827 231,228 47.1 1.24 203 70.8% 42,233,014 0.74% 8,021,407,192 25
2020 59,912,769 −0.22% −132,509 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% −26,230 56,065 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% 38,099,260 1.17% 4,868,943,465 14
1980 56,412,084 0.45% 249,208 295,642 33 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 2.4 182 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 12
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).

Italy Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly % Change Yearly Change Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban Pop % Urban Population Country's Share of World Pop World Population Italy Global Rank
2030 57,946,072 −0.41% −240,038 43,722 50 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 −0.5% −279,767 48,000 52 1.3 188 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% 44,551,510 0.57% 9,439,639,668 36
2050 51,891,099 −0.68% −357,874 42,787 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 (2026)

Life Expectancy
84.2 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
2.1

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
2.5

(per 1,000 live births)

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Main Cities by Population in Italy

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

Rank Urban Area Population Estimate (2025)
1 Naples 2,767,923
2 Milan 2,599,022
3 Roma (Rome) 2,376,474
4 Turin 1,150,975
5 Palermo 667,442
6 Genoa 532,509
7 Catania 453,376
8 Bologna 443,849
9 Florence 430,806
10 Bergamo 398,050
11 Busto Arsizio 302,759
12 Cagliari 253,786
13 Caserta 252,391
14 Bari 221,727
15 Verona 214,569
16 Brescia 206,859
17 Pescara 203,814
18 Padua 201,341
19 Messina 181,238
20 Prato 179,411
21 Trieste 178,118
22 Mestre 157,931
23 Modena 151,920
24 Livorno 148,529
25 Parma 145,925
26 Taranto 135,161
27 Pioltello 129,321
28 Reggio Calabria 128,298
29 Foggia 126,561
30 Gallarate 125,831
31 Salerno 123,331
32 Acilia 119,970
33 Reggio nell'Emilia 115,633
34 Garbagnate Milanese 113,600
35 Como 109,180
36 Bolzano - Bozen 106,831
37 Rimini 105,885
38 Udine 99,757
39 Varese 97,427
40 Andria 96,098
41 Syracuse 95,695
42 Vicenza 94,425
43 Novara 92,369
44 Ferrara 91,778
45 Piacenza 91,032
46 Trento 90,339
47 Barletta 90,271
48 Terni 90,260
49 Sassari 89,624
50 Ravenna 89,026
51 Forlì 88,813
52 Rho 87,268
53 La Spezia 86,054
54 Anzio 85,829
55 Cosenza 84,837
56 Lecce 81,756
57 Treviso 81,653
58 Lido di Ostia 80,943
59 Latina 80,117
60 San Giuseppe Vesuviano 80,087
61 Ancona 75,474
62 Acireale 73,600
63 Brindisi 71,439
64 Avellino 70,664
65 Pordenone 69,883
66 Trapani 69,110
67 Pisa 66,651
68 Nola 65,614
69 Pavia 64,686
70 Gela 64,565
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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 - 2026) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2026.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2026. 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 2026: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). 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 2026: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). 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.