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Italy vs Spain: Population by world region

Italy
35.38 million people
in 2100
Spain
33.13 million people
in 2100
Italy rank
60th
Spain rank
62nd

Population by world region over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
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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 318 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 60th and Spain ranks 62nd of 238 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1000s 5.20 million people 4.00 million people 1.20 million people Italy
1100s 6.50 million people 4.50 million people 2.00 million people Italy
1200s 8.50 million people 5.50 million people 3.00 million people Italy
1300s 12.50 million people 7.50 million people 5.00 million people Italy
1400s 8.00 million people 5.50 million people 2.50 million people Italy
1500s 9.00 million people 6.50 million people 2.50 million people Italy
1600s 13.28 million people 8.50 million people 4.78 million people Italy
1700s 13.49 million people 8.00 million people 5.49 million people Italy
1710s 13.90 million people 9.03 million people 4.87 million people Italy
1720s 14.38 million people 9.28 million people 5.10 million people Italy
1730s 14.88 million people 9.54 million people 5.34 million people Italy
1740s 15.39 million people 9.80 million people 5.59 million people Italy
1750s 15.92 million people 10.07 million people 5.85 million people Italy
1760s 16.47 million people 10.35 million people 6.12 million people Italy
1770s 17.04 million people 10.64 million people 6.40 million people Italy
1780s 17.62 million people 10.94 million people 6.69 million people Italy
1790s 18.23 million people 11.24 million people 6.99 million people Italy
1800s 19.26 million people 11.65 million people 7.60 million people Italy
1810s 19.85 million people 12.01 million people 7.84 million people Italy
1820s 20.78 million people 12.58 million people 8.20 million people Italy
1830s 22.15 million people 13.44 million people 8.71 million people Italy
1840s 23.62 million people 14.36 million people 9.25 million people Italy
1850s 25.16 million people 15.23 million people 9.93 million people Italy
1860s 26.80 million people 15.89 million people 10.90 million people Italy
1870s 28.46 million people 16.50 million people 11.96 million people Italy
1880s 30.26 million people 17.26 million people 13.00 million people Italy
1890s 32.25 million people 18.12 million people 14.13 million people Italy
1900s 34.52 million people 19.14 million people 15.38 million people Italy
1910s 36.39 million people 20.47 million people 15.91 million people Italy
1920s 38.32 million people 22.22 million people 16.11 million people Italy
1930s 41.71 million people 24.47 million people 17.24 million people Italy
1940s 44.87 million people 26.78 million people 18.09 million people Italy
1950s 47.87 million people 29.02 million people 18.86 million people Italy
1960s 51.26 million people 31.93 million people 19.33 million people Italy
1970s 54.88 million people 35.55 million people 19.34 million people Italy
1980s 56.79 million people 38.43 million people 18.36 million people Italy
1990s 57.20 million people 39.94 million people 17.27 million people Italy
2000s 58.38 million people 43.68 million people 14.70 million people Italy
2010s 60.42 million people 46.93 million people 13.50 million people Italy
2020s 59.15 million people 47.80 million people 11.35 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 by world region, 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 by world region between Italy and Spain?
2.25 million people, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for population by world region?
Italy ranks 60th and Spain ranks 62nd of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.