Population growth rate in Italy
Italy: Population growth rate was -0.676 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.676
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
180th
of 239 countries
All-time high
1.14
in 1953
All-time low
-0.975
in 2062
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Italy, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Italy recorded -0.676 for population growth rate in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Italy peaked at 1.14 in 1953 and was at its lowest, -0.975, in 2062.
Italy ranks 180th of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.0155 | — |
| 1800 | 0.3197 | +1955.7% |
| 1900 | 0.6699 | +109.6% |
| 1905 | 0.8029 | +19.9% |
| 1910 | 0.5597 | -30.3% |
| 1915 | 0.2001 | -64.3% |
| 1920 | 0.4833 | +141.5% |
| 1925 | 0.8684 | +79.7% |
| 1930 | 0.8547 | -1.6% |
| 1935 | 0.8345 | -2.4% |
| 1940 | 0.7415 | -11.1% |
| 1945 | 0.6047 | -18.5% |
| 1950 | 0.934 | +54.5% |
| 1951 | 0.615 | -34.2% |
| 1952 | 0.521 | -15.3% |
| 1953 | 1.14 | +118.6% |
| 1954 | 0.632 | -44.5% |
| 1955 | 0.612 | -3.2% |
| 1956 | 0.512 | -16.3% |
| 1957 | 0.54 | +5.5% |
| 1958 | 0.567 | +5.0% |
| 1959 | 0.624 | +10.1% |
| 1960 | 0.572 | -8.3% |
| 1961 | 0.639 | +11.7% |
| 1962 | 0.782 | +22.4% |
| 1963 | 0.808 | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.958 | +18.6% |
| 1965 | 0.842 | -12.1% |
| 1966 | 0.854 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.755 | -11.6% |
| 1968 | 0.668 | -11.5% |
| 1969 | 0.648 | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.593 | -8.5% |
| 1971 | 0.593 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.742 | +25.1% |
| 1973 | 0.67 | -9.7% |
| 1974 | 0.686 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.569 | -17.1% |
| 1976 | 0.492 | -13.5% |
| 1977 | 0.426 | -13.4% |
| 1978 | 0.378 | -11.3% |
| 1979 | 0.312 | -17.5% |
| 1980 | 0.681 | +118.3% |
| 1981 | 0.151 | -77.8% |
| 1982 | 0.105 | -30.5% |
| 1983 | 0.06 | -42.9% |
| 1984 | 0.095 | +58.3% |
| 1985 | 0.064 | -32.6% |
| 1986 | 0.009 | -85.9% |
| 1987 | 0.048 | +433.3% |
| 1988 | 0.082 | +70.8% |
| 1989 | 0.087 | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.105 | +20.7% |
| 1991 | 0.049 | -53.3% |
| 1992 | 0.125 | +155.1% |
| 1993 | 0.035 | -72.0% |
| 1994 | 0.833 | +2280.0% |
| 1995 | -0.892 | -207.1% |
| 1996 | 0.052 | -105.8% |
| 1997 | 0.043 | -17.3% |
| 1998 | 0.047 | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.042 | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 0.067 | +59.5% |
| 2001 | 0.05 | -25.4% |
| 2002 | 0.351 | +602.0% |
| 2003 | 0.757 | +115.7% |
| 2004 | 0.752 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.425 | -43.5% |
| 2006 | 0.376 | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 0.825 | +119.4% |
| 2008 | 0.702 | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 0.445 | -36.6% |
| 2010 | 0.422 | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.254 | -39.8% |
| 2012 | 0.287 | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.117 | -59.2% |
| 2014 | -0.083 | -170.9% |
| 2015 | -0.21 | +153.0% |
| 2016 | -0.111 | -47.1% |
| 2017 | -0.18 | +62.2% |
| 2018 | -0.194 | +7.8% |
| 2019 | -0.295 | +52.1% |
| 2020 | -0.429 | +45.4% |
| 2021 | -0.184 | -57.1% |
| 2022 | -0.186 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | -0.216 | +16.1% |
| 2024 | -0.311 | +44.0% |
| 2025 | -0.353 | +13.5% |
| 2026 | -0.393 | +11.3% |
| 2027 | -0.414 | +5.3% |
| 2028 | -0.415 | +0.2% |
| 2029 | -0.424 | +2.2% |
| 2030 | -0.454 | +7.1% |
| 2031 | -0.466 | +2.6% |
| 2032 | -0.45 | -3.4% |
| 2033 | -0.458 | +1.8% |
| 2034 | -0.473 | +3.3% |
| 2035 | -0.481 | +1.7% |
| 2036 | -0.479 | -0.4% |
| 2037 | -0.496 | +3.5% |
| 2038 | -0.5 | +0.8% |
| 2039 | -0.524 | +4.8% |
| 2040 | -0.524 | -0.0% |
| 2041 | -0.526 | +0.4% |
| 2042 | -0.554 | +5.3% |
| 2043 | -0.592 | +6.9% |
| 2044 | -0.587 | -0.8% |
| 2045 | -0.616 | +4.9% |
| 2046 | -0.634 | +2.9% |
| 2047 | -0.672 | +6.0% |
| 2048 | -0.684 | +1.8% |
| 2049 | -0.717 | +4.8% |
| 2050 | -0.751 | +4.7% |
| 2051 | -0.764 | +1.7% |
| 2052 | -0.786 | +2.9% |
| 2053 | -0.825 | +5.0% |
| 2054 | -0.843 | +2.2% |
| 2055 | -0.871 | +3.3% |
| 2056 | -0.907 | +4.1% |
| 2057 | -0.917 | +1.1% |
| 2058 | -0.942 | +2.7% |
| 2059 | -0.955 | +1.4% |
| 2060 | -0.96 | +0.5% |
| 2061 | -0.971 | +1.1% |
| 2062 | -0.975 | +0.4% |
| 2063 | -0.954 | -2.2% |
| 2064 | -0.95 | -0.4% |
| 2065 | -0.945 | -0.5% |
| 2066 | -0.921 | -2.5% |
| 2067 | -0.898 | -2.5% |
| 2068 | -0.898 | -0.0% |
| 2069 | -0.884 | -1.6% |
| 2070 | -0.868 | -1.8% |
| 2071 | -0.834 | -3.9% |
| 2072 | -0.822 | -1.4% |
| 2073 | -0.792 | -3.6% |
| 2074 | -0.778 | -1.8% |
| 2075 | -0.736 | -5.4% |
| 2076 | -0.709 | -3.7% |
| 2077 | -0.691 | -2.5% |
| 2078 | -0.684 | -1.0% |
| 2079 | -0.677 | -1.0% |
| 2080 | -0.66 | -2.5% |
| 2081 | -0.65 | -1.5% |
| 2082 | -0.647 | -0.5% |
| 2083 | -0.63 | -2.6% |
| 2084 | -0.637 | +1.1% |
| 2085 | -0.631 | -0.9% |
| 2086 | -0.617 | -2.2% |
| 2087 | -0.63 | +2.1% |
| 2088 | -0.627 | -0.5% |
| 2089 | -0.64 | +2.1% |
| 2090 | -0.635 | -0.8% |
| 2091 | -0.628 | -1.1% |
| 2092 | -0.648 | +3.2% |
| 2093 | -0.628 | -3.1% |
| 2094 | -0.637 | +1.4% |
| 2095 | -0.651 | +2.2% |
| 2096 | -0.655 | +0.6% |
| 2097 | -0.665 | +1.5% |
| 2098 | -0.651 | -2.1% |
| 2099 | -0.67 | +2.9% |
| 2100 | -0.676 | +0.9% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's -0.676 is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.343, 2.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Italy's -0.676 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.355, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +2280.0% | 0.035 | 0.833 |
| 1800 | +1955.7% | 0.0155 | 0.3197 |
| 2002 | +602.0% | 0.05 | 0.351 |
| 1987 | +433.3% | 0.009 | 0.048 |
| 1995 | -207.1% | 0.833 | -0.892 |
| 2014 | -170.9% | 0.117 | -0.083 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.0155 | 0.0155 | 0.0155 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3197 | 0.3197 | 0.3197 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.7364 | 0.6699 | 0.8029 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.3799 | 0.2001 | 0.5597 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.6758 | 0.4833 | 0.8684 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.8446 | 0.8345 | 0.8547 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.6731 | 0.6047 | 0.7415 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.6696 | 0.512 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7526 | 0.572 | 0.958 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5461 | 0.312 | 0.742 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1382 | 0.009 | 0.681 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0439 | -0.892 | 0.833 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.475 | 0.05 | 0.825 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 | -0.295 | 0.422 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3325 | -0.429 | -0.184 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.4781 | -0.524 | -0.45 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.6106 | -0.717 | -0.524 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.8561 | -0.955 | -0.751 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.9356 | -0.975 | -0.884 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.7591 | -0.868 | -0.677 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.6369 | -0.66 | -0.617 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.6468 | -0.67 | -0.628 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.676 | -0.676 | -0.676 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Italy?
- Population growth rate in Italy was -0.676 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 in 1953.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.975 in 2062.
- How does Italy rank for population growth rate?
- Italy ranks 180th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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