Population by world region in Italy
Italy: Population by world region was 35.38 million people in 2100. ▲ Rising
Population by world region in Italy, 1000–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population by world region in Italy is 35.38 million people, measured 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 by world region in Italy peaked at 60.66 million people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.20 million people, in 1000.
That places Italy 60th out of 238 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 318 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | 59.15 million people | 58.20 million people | 59.91 million people | 10 |
| 2030s | 56.74 million people | 55.51 million people | 57.95 million people | 10 |
| 2040s | 53.81 million people | 52.27 million people | 55.22 million people | 10 |
| 2050s | 50.02 million people | 48.04 million people | 51.89 million people | 10 |
| 2060s | 45.61 million people | 43.73 million people | 47.58 million people | 10 |
| 2070s | 41.85 million people | 40.50 million people | 43.35 million people | 10 |
| 2080s | 39.09 million people | 37.99 million people | 40.23 million people | 10 |
| 2090s | 36.68 million people | 35.62 million people | 37.75 million people | 10 |
| 2100s | 35.38 million people | 35.38 million people | 35.38 million people | 1 |
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More population data for Italy
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.26 million people (2100)
- Population density 119.63 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.18 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 312,849 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.18 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.18 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.5% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population by world region in Italy?
- Population by world region in Italy was 35.38 million people in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population by world region recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 60.66 million people in 2014.
- What is the lowest population by world region recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.20 million people in 1000.
- How does Italy rank for population by world region?
- Italy ranks 60th out of 238 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population by world region 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.