Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Italy
Italy: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people was 7.23 million people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Italy, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Italy recorded 7.23 million people for share of children, working-age adults, and older people in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Italy peaked at 13.41 million people in 1974 and was at its lowest, 7.23 million people, in 2023.
Italy ranks 55th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.22 million people | 12.08 million people | 12.36 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.64 million people | 12.38 million people | 13.10 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.24 million people | 12.83 million people | 13.41 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.13 million people | 9.68 million people | 12.56 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.54 million people | 8.19 million people | 9.39 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.26 million people | 8.16 million people | 8.41 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.26 million people | 7.83 million people | 8.46 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.46 million people | 7.23 million people | 7.68 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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 share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Italy?
- Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Italy was 7.23 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 13.41 million people in 1974.
- What is the lowest share of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.23 million people in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Italy ranks 55th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.