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Population in Italy

Italy: Population was 59.50 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
59.50 million people
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
25th
of 238 countries
All-time high
60.66 million people
in 2014
All-time low
5.20 million people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Italy, 1000–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, population in Italy stood at 59.50 million people.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Italy peaked at 60.66 million people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.20 million people, in 1000.

Italy ranks 25th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 241 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 5.20 million people 5.20 million people 5.20 million people 1
1100s 6.50 million people 6.50 million people 6.50 million people 1
1200s 8.50 million people 8.50 million people 8.50 million people 1
1300s 12.50 million people 12.50 million people 12.50 million people 1
1400s 8.00 million people 8.00 million people 8.00 million people 1
1500s 9.00 million people 9.00 million people 9.00 million people 1
1600s 13.28 million people 13.28 million people 13.28 million people 1
1700s 13.49 million people 13.49 million people 13.49 million people 1
1710s 13.90 million people 13.90 million people 13.90 million people 1
1720s 14.38 million people 14.38 million people 14.38 million people 1
1730s 14.88 million people 14.88 million people 14.88 million people 1
1740s 15.39 million people 15.39 million people 15.39 million people 1
1750s 15.92 million people 15.92 million people 15.92 million people 1
1760s 16.47 million people 16.47 million people 16.47 million people 1
1770s 17.04 million people 17.04 million people 17.04 million people 1
1780s 17.62 million people 17.62 million people 17.62 million people 1
1790s 18.23 million people 18.23 million people 18.23 million people 1
1800s 19.26 million people 19.00 million people 19.52 million people 10
1810s 19.85 million people 19.58 million people 20.13 million people 10
1820s 20.78 million people 20.22 million people 21.38 million people 10
1830s 22.15 million people 21.51 million people 22.79 million people 10
1840s 23.62 million people 22.94 million people 24.30 million people 10
1850s 25.16 million people 24.46 million people 25.86 million people 10
1860s 26.80 million people 26.03 million people 27.58 million people 10
1870s 28.46 million people 27.75 million people 29.18 million people 10
1880s 30.26 million people 29.36 million people 31.19 million people 10
1890s 32.25 million people 31.39 million people 33.11 million people 10
1900s 34.52 million people 33.33 million people 35.74 million people 10
1910s 36.39 million people 35.94 million people 36.79 million people 10
1920s 38.32 million people 36.97 million people 39.82 million people 10
1930s 41.71 million people 40.16 million people 43.28 million people 10
1940s 44.87 million people 43.60 million people 46.11 million people 10
1950s 47.87 million people 46.39 million people 49.22 million people 10
1960s 51.26 million people 49.51 million people 53.06 million people 10
1970s 54.88 million people 53.39 million people 56.13 million people 10
1980s 56.79 million people 56.41 million people 56.98 million people 10
1990s 57.20 million people 57.03 million people 57.42 million people 10
2000s 58.38 million people 57.27 million people 59.90 million people 10
2010s 60.42 million people 60.13 million people 60.66 million people 10
2020s 59.69 million people 59.50 million people 59.91 million people 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 22 Tanzania 66.62 million people compare
  2. 23 France 66.44 million people compare
  3. 24 South Africa 63.21 million people compare
  4. 26 Kenya 55.34 million people compare
  5. 27 Myanmar 54.13 million people compare
  6. 28 Colombia 52.32 million people compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Italy?
Population in Italy was 59.50 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 60.66 million people in 2014.
What is the lowest population recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 5.20 million people in 1000.
How does Italy rank for population?
Italy ranks 25th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
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, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.