Population projections in Italy

Italy: Population projections was 48.21 million Persons in 2070. ▼ Falling

Latest (2070)
48.21 million Persons
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
18th
of 43 countries
All-time high
58.98 million Persons
in 2024
All-time low
48.21 million Persons
in 2070
Years of data
47
2024–2070

Population projections in Italy, 2024–2070

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

Italy recorded 48.21 million Persons for population projections in 2070. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population projections in Italy peaked at 58.98 million Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.21 million Persons, in 2070.

Italy ranks 18th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.

Population projections in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Population projections in Italy, 2024 to 2070.
Year Persons Change
2024 58.98 million Persons —
2025 58.94 million Persons -0.1%
2026 58.88 million Persons -0.1%
2027 58.81 million Persons -0.1%
2028 58.72 million Persons -0.2%
2029 58.61 million Persons -0.2%
2030 58.50 million Persons -0.2%
2031 58.37 million Persons -0.2%
2032 58.23 million Persons -0.2%
2033 58.09 million Persons -0.2%
2034 57.94 million Persons -0.3%
2035 57.78 million Persons -0.3%
2036 57.62 million Persons -0.3%
2037 57.45 million Persons -0.3%
2038 57.28 million Persons -0.3%
2039 57.11 million Persons -0.3%
2040 56.93 million Persons -0.3%
2041 56.74 million Persons -0.3%
2042 56.55 million Persons -0.3%
2043 56.35 million Persons -0.4%
2044 56.14 million Persons -0.4%
2045 55.93 million Persons -0.4%
2046 55.70 million Persons -0.4%
2047 55.46 million Persons -0.4%
2048 55.21 million Persons -0.4%
2049 54.95 million Persons -0.5%
2050 54.68 million Persons -0.5%
2051 54.39 million Persons -0.5%
2052 54.09 million Persons -0.6%
2053 53.78 million Persons -0.6%
2054 53.46 million Persons -0.6%
2055 53.13 million Persons -0.6%
2056 52.79 million Persons -0.6%
2057 52.44 million Persons -0.7%
2058 52.09 million Persons -0.7%
2059 51.74 million Persons -0.7%
2060 51.39 million Persons -0.7%
2061 51.04 million Persons -0.7%
2062 50.69 million Persons -0.7%
2063 50.34 million Persons -0.7%
2064 50.01 million Persons -0.7%
2065 49.68 million Persons -0.7%
2066 49.37 million Persons -0.6%
2067 49.06 million Persons -0.6%
2068 48.77 million Persons -0.6%
2069 48.48 million Persons -0.6%
2070 48.21 million Persons -0.6%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 48.21 million Persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.70 million Persons, 4.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 48.21 million Persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.02 million Persons, 4.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2020s 58.82 million Persons 58.61 million Persons 58.98 million Persons 6
2030s 57.84 million Persons 57.11 million Persons 58.50 million Persons 10
2040s 56.00 million Persons 54.95 million Persons 56.93 million Persons 10
2050s 53.26 million Persons 51.74 million Persons 54.68 million Persons 10
2060s 49.88 million Persons 48.48 million Persons 51.39 million Persons 10
2070s 48.21 million Persons 48.21 million Persons 48.21 million Persons 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 15 Canada 57.44 million Persons compare
  2. 16 Colombia 55.40 million Persons compare
  3. 17 Spain 52.14 million Persons compare
  4. 19 Argentina 46.10 million Persons compare
  5. 20 Australia 39.00 million Persons compare
  6. 21 Chile 21.27 million Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population projections in Italy?
Population projections in Italy was 48.21 million Persons in 2070, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest population projections recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 58.98 million Persons in 2024.
What is the lowest population projections recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 48.21 million Persons in 2070.
How does Italy rank for population projections?
Italy ranks 18th out of 43 countries with data for 2070.
Is population projections rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.