Italy vs Spain: Population projections

Italy
48.21 million Persons
in 2070
Spain
52.14 million Persons
in 2070
Italy rank
18th
Spain rank
17th

Population projections over time

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

How they compare

Spain currently reports 52.14 million Persons against 48.21 million Persons in Italy, a difference of 3.93 million Persons.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 18th and Spain ranks 17th of 43 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
2020s 58.82 million Persons 48.64 million Persons 10.18 million Persons Italy
2030s 57.84 million Persons 50.20 million Persons 7.63 million Persons Italy
2040s 56.00 million Persons 50.81 million Persons 5.19 million Persons Italy
2050s 53.26 million Persons 51.27 million Persons 1.99 million Persons Italy
2060s 49.88 million Persons 51.97 million Persons 2.09 million Persons Spain
2070s 48.21 million Persons 52.14 million Persons 3.93 million Persons Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population projections, Italy or Spain?
Spain, at 52.14 million Persons against 48.21 million Persons in Italy as of 2070.
What is the difference in population projections between Italy and Spain?
3.93 million Persons, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
47 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2070.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for population projections?
Italy ranks 18th and Spain ranks 17th 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.