Italy vs Spain: Population
Italy
35.38 million people
in 2100
Spain
33.13 million people
in 2100
Italy rank
60th
Spain rank
62nd
Population over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 35.38 million people against 33.13 million people in Spain, a difference of 2.25 million people.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
Across all 77 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 60th and Spain ranks 62nd of 236 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 58.79 million people | 47.81 million people | 10.98 million people | Italy |
| 2030s | 56.74 million people | 47.19 million people | 9.56 million people | Italy |
| 2040s | 53.81 million people | 45.92 million people | 7.88 million people | Italy |
| 2050s | 50.02 million people | 43.79 million people | 6.23 million people | Italy |
| 2060s | 45.61 million people | 40.76 million people | 4.84 million people | Italy |
| 2070s | 41.85 million people | 37.82 million people | 4.03 million people | Italy |
| 2080s | 39.09 million people | 35.71 million people | 3.38 million people | Italy |
| 2090s | 36.68 million people | 34.05 million people | 2.63 million people | Italy |
| 2100s | 35.38 million people | 33.13 million people | 2.25 million people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 35.38 million people against 33.13 million people in Spain as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population between Italy and Spain?
- 2.25 million people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for population?
- Italy ranks 60th and Spain ranks 62nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.