Australia vs Italy: Population projections

Australia
39.00 million Persons
in 2070
Italy
48.21 million Persons
in 2070
Australia rank
20th
Italy rank
18th

Population projections over time

  • Australia
  • Italy
020.0M40.0M60.0M202420472070

How they compare

Italy currently reports 48.21 million Persons against 39.00 million Persons in Australia, a difference of 9.21 million Persons.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 20th and Italy ranks 18th of 43 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Italy Difference Ahead
2020s 27.98 million Persons 58.82 million Persons 30.84 million Persons Italy
2030s 30.69 million Persons 57.84 million Persons 27.14 million Persons Italy
2040s 33.51 million Persons 56.00 million Persons 22.49 million Persons Italy
2050s 35.90 million Persons 53.26 million Persons 17.36 million Persons Italy
2060s 37.95 million Persons 49.88 million Persons 11.93 million Persons Italy
2070s 39.00 million Persons 48.21 million Persons 9.21 million Persons Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population projections, Australia or Italy?
Italy, at 48.21 million Persons against 39.00 million Persons in Australia as of 2070.
What is the difference in population projections between Australia and Italy?
9.21 million Persons, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
47 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2070.
How do Australia and Italy rank globally for population projections?
Australia ranks 20th and Italy ranks 18th of 43 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Population projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population projections
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
56 places, 2,581 data points, 2024–2070
Last refreshed

This dataset presents annual population projections data up to 2070 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. Population projections are, in most countries, according to medium variant. See country details for the variants retained for each demographic component of total fertility, life expectancy at birth and net annual migration) in Population projection metadata.