Population density in Italy

Italy: Population density was 119.63 people per km² in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
119.63 people per km²
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
114th
of 235 countries
All-time high
205.14 people per km²
in 2014
All-time low
17.6 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Italy, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

Italy recorded 119.63 people per km² for population density in 2100.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Italy peaked at 205.14 people per km² in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.6 people per km², in 1000.

Italy ranks 114th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 318 years of available data.

Population density in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Italy, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 17.6 people per km²
1100 21.99 people per km² +25.0%
1200 28.76 people per km² +30.8%
1300 42.28 people per km² +47.0%
1400 27.07 people per km² -36.0%
1500 30.45 people per km² +12.5%
1600 44.9 people per km² +47.5%
1700 45.6 people per km² +1.6%
1710 47.01 people per km² +3.1%
1720 48.63 people per km² +3.4%
1730 50.3 people per km² +3.4%
1740 52.04 people per km² +3.4%
1750 53.83 people per km² +3.4%
1760 55.69 people per km² +3.4%
1770 57.61 people per km² +3.4%
1780 59.6 people per km² +3.4%
1790 61.65 people per km² +3.4%
1800 64.25 people per km² +4.2%
1801 64.44 people per km² +0.3%
1802 64.64 people per km² +0.3%
1803 64.83 people per km² +0.3%
1804 65.03 people per km² +0.3%
1805 65.22 people per km² +0.3%
1806 65.42 people per km² +0.3%
1807 65.62 people per km² +0.3%
1808 65.81 people per km² +0.3%
1809 66.01 people per km² +0.3%
1810 66.21 people per km² +0.3%
1811 66.41 people per km² +0.3%
1812 66.61 people per km² +0.3%
1813 66.81 people per km² +0.3%
1814 67.01 people per km² +0.3%
1815 67.21 people per km² +0.3%
1816 67.41 people per km² +0.3%
1817 67.62 people per km² +0.3%
1818 67.82 people per km² +0.3%
1819 68.07 people per km² +0.4%
1820 68.37 people per km² +0.4%
1821 68.72 people per km² +0.5%
1822 69.11 people per km² +0.6%
1823 69.56 people per km² +0.6%
1824 70 people per km² +0.6%
1825 70.45 people per km² +0.6%
1826 70.91 people per km² +0.6%
1827 71.36 people per km² +0.6%
1828 71.82 people per km² +0.6%
1829 72.29 people per km² +0.6%
1830 72.75 people per km² +0.6%
1831 73.22 people per km² +0.6%
1832 73.69 people per km² +0.6%
1833 74.17 people per km² +0.6%
1834 74.64 people per km² +0.6%
1835 75.12 people per km² +0.6%
1836 75.61 people per km² +0.6%
1837 76.09 people per km² +0.6%
1838 76.58 people per km² +0.6%
1839 77.08 people per km² +0.6%
1840 77.57 people per km² +0.6%
1841 78.07 people per km² +0.6%
1842 78.58 people per km² +0.6%
1843 79.08 people per km² +0.6%
1844 79.59 people per km² +0.6%
1845 80.1 people per km² +0.6%
1846 80.62 people per km² +0.6%
1847 81.14 people per km² +0.6%
1848 81.66 people per km² +0.6%
1849 82.19 people per km² +0.6%
1850 82.72 people per km² +0.6%
1851 83.23 people per km² +0.6%
1852 83.75 people per km² +0.6%
1853 84.27 people per km² +0.6%
1854 84.79 people per km² +0.6%
1855 85.32 people per km² +0.6%
1856 85.85 people per km² +0.6%
1857 86.38 people per km² +0.6%
1858 86.92 people per km² +0.6%
1859 87.46 people per km² +0.6%
1860 88.01 people per km² +0.6%
1861 88.57 people per km² +0.6%
1862 89.14 people per km² +0.6%
1863 89.72 people per km² +0.6%
1864 90.3 people per km² +0.6%
1865 90.89 people per km² +0.6%
1866 91.48 people per km² +0.6%
1867 92.07 people per km² +0.6%
1868 92.67 people per km² +0.6%
1869 93.25 people per km² +0.6%
1870 93.82 people per km² +0.6%
1871 94.38 people per km² +0.6%
1872 94.92 people per km² +0.6%
1873 95.44 people per km² +0.6%
1874 95.97 people per km² +0.6%
1875 96.5 people per km² +0.6%
1876 97.03 people per km² +0.6%
1877 97.56 people per km² +0.6%
1878 98.1 people per km² +0.6%
1879 98.67 people per km² +0.6%
1880 99.27 people per km² +0.6%
1881 99.9 people per km² +0.6%
1882 100.56 people per km² +0.7%
1883 101.25 people per km² +0.7%
1884 101.95 people per km² +0.7%
1885 102.65 people per km² +0.7%
1886 103.35 people per km² +0.7%
1887 104.06 people per km² +0.7%
1888 104.78 people per km² +0.7%
1889 105.48 people per km² +0.7%
1890 106.16 people per km² +0.6%
1891 106.82 people per km² +0.6%
1892 107.46 people per km² +0.6%
1893 108.09 people per km² +0.6%
1894 108.72 people per km² +0.6%
1895 109.35 people per km² +0.6%
1896 109.98 people per km² +0.6%
1897 110.62 people per km² +0.6%
1898 111.27 people per km² +0.6%
1899 111.97 people per km² +0.6%
1900 112.72 people per km² +0.7%
1901 113.53 people per km² +0.7%
1902 114.39 people per km² +0.8%
1903 115.31 people per km² +0.8%
1904 116.24 people per km² +0.8%
1905 117.18 people per km² +0.8%
1906 118.12 people per km² +0.8%
1907 119.08 people per km² +0.8%
1908 120.04 people per km² +0.8%
1909 120.86 people per km² +0.7%
1910 121.53 people per km² +0.6%
1911 122.07 people per km² +0.4%
1912 122.46 people per km² +0.3%
1913 122.71 people per km² +0.2%
1914 122.95 people per km² +0.2%
1915 123.2 people per km² +0.2%
1916 123.44 people per km² +0.2%
1917 123.69 people per km² +0.2%
1918 123.97 people per km² +0.2%
1919 124.41 people per km² +0.4%
1920 125.01 people per km² +0.5%
1921 125.78 people per km² +0.6%
1922 126.71 people per km² +0.7%
1923 127.82 people per km² +0.9%
1924 128.93 people per km² +0.9%
1925 130.06 people per km² +0.9%
1926 131.19 people per km² +0.9%
1927 132.34 people per km² +0.9%
1928 133.49 people per km² +0.9%
1929 134.65 people per km² +0.9%
1930 135.8 people per km² +0.9%
1931 136.96 people per km² +0.9%
1932 138.12 people per km² +0.8%
1933 139.27 people per km² +0.8%
1934 140.44 people per km² +0.8%
1935 141.62 people per km² +0.8%
1936 142.8 people per km² +0.8%
1937 144 people per km² +0.8%
1938 145.21 people per km² +0.8%
1939 146.36 people per km² +0.8%
1940 147.44 people per km² +0.7%
1941 148.47 people per km² +0.7%
1942 149.44 people per km² +0.7%
1943 150.35 people per km² +0.6%
1944 151.26 people per km² +0.6%
1945 152.18 people per km² +0.6%
1946 153.1 people per km² +0.6%
1947 154.03 people per km² +0.6%
1948 154.96 people per km² +0.6%
1949 155.91 people per km² +0.6%
1950 156.88 people per km² +0.6%
1951 158.1 people per km² +0.8%
1952 159 people per km² +0.6%
1953 160.32 people per km² +0.8%
1954 161.75 people per km² +0.9%
1955 162.76 people per km² +0.6%
1956 163.68 people per km² +0.6%
1957 164.54 people per km² +0.5%
1958 165.45 people per km² +0.6%
1959 166.44 people per km² +0.6%
1960 167.44 people per km² +0.6%
1961 168.46 people per km² +0.6%
1962 169.66 people per km² +0.7%
1963 171.01 people per km² +0.8%
1964 172.53 people per km² +0.9%
1965 174.09 people per km² +0.9%
1966 175.57 people per km² +0.9%
1967 176.99 people per km² +0.8%
1968 178.25 people per km² +0.7%
1969 179.43 people per km² +0.7%
1970 180.54 people per km² +0.6%
1971 181.62 people per km² +0.6%
1972 182.84 people per km² +0.7%
1973 184.13 people per km² +0.7%
1974 185.38 people per km² +0.7%
1975 186.55 people per km² +0.6%
1976 187.54 people per km² +0.5%
1977 188.41 people per km² +0.5%
1978 189.16 people per km² +0.4%
1979 189.82 people per km² +0.3%
1980 190.76 people per km² +0.5%
1981 191.56 people per km² +0.4%
1982 191.8 people per km² +0.1%
1983 191.96 people per km² +0.1%
1984 192.11 people per km² +0.1%
1985 192.26 people per km² +0.1%
1986 192.33 people per km² +0.0%
1987 192.39 people per km² +0.0%
1988 192.51 people per km² +0.1%
1989 192.67 people per km² +0.1%
1990 192.86 people per km² +0.1%
1991 193.01 people per km² +0.1%
1992 193.18 people per km² +0.1%
1993 193.33 people per km² +0.1%
1994 194.17 people per km² +0.4%
1995 194.12 people per km² -0.0%
1996 193.3 people per km² -0.4%
1997 193.39 people per km² +0.0%
1998 193.48 people per km² +0.0%
1999 193.57 people per km² +0.0%
2000 193.67 people per km² +0.1%
2001 193.79 people per km² +0.1%
2002 194.17 people per km² +0.2%
2003 195.25 people per km² +0.6%
2004 196.73 people per km² +0.8%
2005 197.89 people per km² +0.6%
2006 198.69 people per km² +0.4%
2007 199.88 people per km² +0.6%
2008 201.41 people per km² +0.8%
2009 202.57 people per km² +0.6%
2010 203.45 people per km² +0.4%
2011 204.14 people per km² +0.3%
2012 204.69 people per km² +0.3%
2013 205.11 people per km² +0.2%
2014 205.14 people per km² +0.0%
2015 204.84 people per km² -0.1%
2016 204.51 people per km² -0.2%
2017 204.22 people per km² -0.1%
2018 203.84 people per km² -0.2%
2019 203.34 people per km² -0.2%
2020 202.6 people per km² -0.4%
2021 201.98 people per km² -0.3%
2022 201.61 people per km² -0.2%
2023 201.2 people per km² -0.2%
2024 200.68 people per km² -0.3%
2025 200.01 people per km² -0.3%
2026 199.26 people per km² -0.4%
2027 198.46 people per km² -0.4%
2028 197.64 people per km² -0.4%
2029 196.81 people per km² -0.4%
2030 195.95 people per km² -0.4%
2031 195.05 people per km² -0.5%
2032 194.16 people per km² -0.5%
2033 193.28 people per km² -0.5%
2034 192.38 people per km² -0.5%
2035 191.47 people per km² -0.5%
2036 190.55 people per km² -0.5%
2037 189.62 people per km² -0.5%
2038 188.68 people per km² -0.5%
2039 187.72 people per km² -0.5%
2040 186.74 people per km² -0.5%
2041 185.76 people per km² -0.5%
2042 184.76 people per km² -0.5%
2043 183.7 people per km² -0.6%
2044 182.62 people per km² -0.6%
2045 181.53 people per km² -0.6%
2046 180.4 people per km² -0.6%
2047 179.22 people per km² -0.7%
2048 178.01 people per km² -0.7%
2049 176.77 people per km² -0.7%
2050 175.48 people per km² -0.7%
2051 174.15 people per km² -0.8%
2052 172.81 people per km² -0.8%
2053 171.42 people per km² -0.8%
2054 170 people per km² -0.8%
2055 168.55 people per km² -0.9%
2056 167.06 people per km² -0.9%
2057 165.54 people per km² -0.9%
2058 164.01 people per km² -0.9%
2059 162.46 people per km² -0.9%
2060 160.91 people per km² -1.0%
2061 159.37 people per km² -1.0%
2062 157.82 people per km² -1.0%
2063 156.31 people per km² -1.0%
2064 154.83 people per km² -0.9%
2065 153.37 people per km² -0.9%
2066 151.94 people per km² -0.9%
2067 150.56 people per km² -0.9%
2068 149.22 people per km² -0.9%
2069 147.89 people per km² -0.9%
2070 146.6 people per km² -0.9%
2071 145.36 people per km² -0.8%
2072 144.16 people per km² -0.8%
2073 143 people per km² -0.8%
2074 141.89 people per km² -0.8%
2075 140.82 people per km² -0.8%
2076 139.8 people per km² -0.7%
2077 138.83 people per km² -0.7%
2078 137.88 people per km² -0.7%
2079 136.94 people per km² -0.7%
2080 136.03 people per km² -0.7%
2081 135.14 people per km² -0.7%
2082 134.27 people per km² -0.6%
2083 133.41 people per km² -0.6%
2084 132.57 people per km² -0.6%
2085 131.73 people per km² -0.6%
2086 130.91 people per km² -0.6%
2087 130.1 people per km² -0.6%
2088 129.28 people per km² -0.6%
2089 128.47 people per km² -0.6%
2090 127.65 people per km² -0.6%
2091 126.85 people per km² -0.6%
2092 126.04 people per km² -0.6%
2093 125.24 people per km² -0.6%
2094 124.45 people per km² -0.6%
2095 123.65 people per km² -0.6%
2096 122.84 people per km² -0.7%
2097 122.04 people per km² -0.7%
2098 121.24 people per km² -0.7%
2099 120.44 people per km² -0.7%
2100 119.63 people per km² -0.7%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 119.63 people per km² is above the median for high income countries, which is 106.6 people per km², 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 119.63 people per km² is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.72 people per km², 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1600 +47.5% 30.45 people per km² 44.9 people per km²
1300 +47.0% 28.76 people per km² 42.28 people per km²
1400 -36.0% 42.28 people per km² 27.07 people per km²
1200 +30.8% 21.99 people per km² 28.76 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 17.6 people per km² 17.6 people per km² 17.6 people per km² 1
1100s 21.99 people per km² 21.99 people per km² 21.99 people per km² 1
1200s 28.76 people per km² 28.76 people per km² 28.76 people per km² 1
1300s 42.28 people per km² 42.28 people per km² 42.28 people per km² 1
1400s 27.07 people per km² 27.07 people per km² 27.07 people per km² 1
1500s 30.45 people per km² 30.45 people per km² 30.45 people per km² 1
1600s 44.9 people per km² 44.9 people per km² 44.9 people per km² 1
1700s 45.6 people per km² 45.6 people per km² 45.6 people per km² 1
1710s 47.01 people per km² 47.01 people per km² 47.01 people per km² 1
1720s 48.63 people per km² 48.63 people per km² 48.63 people per km² 1
1730s 50.3 people per km² 50.3 people per km² 50.3 people per km² 1
1740s 52.04 people per km² 52.04 people per km² 52.04 people per km² 1
1750s 53.83 people per km² 53.83 people per km² 53.83 people per km² 1
1760s 55.69 people per km² 55.69 people per km² 55.69 people per km² 1
1770s 57.61 people per km² 57.61 people per km² 57.61 people per km² 1
1780s 59.6 people per km² 59.6 people per km² 59.6 people per km² 1
1790s 61.65 people per km² 61.65 people per km² 61.65 people per km² 1
1800s 65.13 people per km² 64.25 people per km² 66.01 people per km² 10
1810s 67.12 people per km² 66.21 people per km² 68.07 people per km² 10
1820s 70.26 people per km² 68.37 people per km² 72.29 people per km² 10
1830s 74.9 people per km² 72.75 people per km² 77.08 people per km² 10
1840s 79.86 people per km² 77.57 people per km² 82.19 people per km² 10
1850s 85.07 people per km² 82.72 people per km² 87.46 people per km² 10
1860s 90.61 people per km² 88.01 people per km² 93.25 people per km² 10
1870s 96.24 people per km² 93.82 people per km² 98.67 people per km² 10
1880s 102.33 people per km² 99.27 people per km² 105.48 people per km² 10
1890s 109.04 people per km² 106.16 people per km² 111.97 people per km² 10
1900s 116.75 people per km² 112.72 people per km² 120.86 people per km² 10
1910s 123.04 people per km² 121.53 people per km² 124.41 people per km² 10
1920s 129.6 people per km² 125.01 people per km² 134.65 people per km² 10
1930s 141.06 people per km² 135.8 people per km² 146.36 people per km² 10
1940s 151.72 people per km² 147.44 people per km² 155.91 people per km² 10
1950s 161.89 people per km² 156.88 people per km² 166.44 people per km² 10
1960s 173.34 people per km² 167.44 people per km² 179.43 people per km² 10
1970s 185.6 people per km² 180.54 people per km² 189.82 people per km² 10
1980s 192.04 people per km² 190.76 people per km² 192.67 people per km² 10
1990s 193.44 people per km² 192.86 people per km² 194.17 people per km² 10
2000s 197.41 people per km² 193.67 people per km² 202.57 people per km² 10
2010s 204.33 people per km² 203.34 people per km² 205.14 people per km² 10
2020s 200.03 people per km² 196.81 people per km² 202.6 people per km² 10
2030s 191.89 people per km² 187.72 people per km² 195.95 people per km² 10
2040s 181.95 people per km² 176.77 people per km² 186.74 people per km² 10
2050s 169.15 people per km² 162.46 people per km² 175.48 people per km² 10
2060s 154.22 people per km² 147.89 people per km² 160.91 people per km² 10
2070s 141.53 people per km² 136.94 people per km² 146.6 people per km² 10
2080s 132.19 people per km² 128.47 people per km² 136.03 people per km² 10
2090s 124.04 people per km² 120.44 people per km² 127.65 people per km² 10
2100s 119.63 people per km² 119.63 people per km² 119.63 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 111 France 125.07 people per km² compare
  2. 112 Azerbaijan 121.25 people per km² compare
  3. 113 Angola 120.35 people per km² compare
  4. 115 Saint Kitts and Nevis 116.38 people per km² compare
  5. 116 Puerto Rico 112.25 people per km² compare
  6. 117 Somalia 107.38 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Italy?
Population density in Italy was 119.63 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 205.14 people per km² in 2014.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 17.6 people per km² in 1000.
How does Italy rank for population density?
Italy ranks 114th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
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HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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