Population growth in Italy
Italy: Population growth was -0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Italy, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Italy recorded -0.1% for population growth in 2025.
The figure is down 17.6% on the previous year and up 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Italy peaked at 0.8% in 1965 and was at its lowest, -0.5%, in 2021.
Italy ranks 174th of 218 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 in Italy, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7% | — |
| 1962 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.7% | +7.8% |
| 1964 | 0.8% | +12.8% |
| 1965 | 0.8% | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8% | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 0.7% | -6.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6% | -12.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6% | -10.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5% | -6.6% |
| 1971 | 0.5% | -11.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | +21.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7% | +19.5% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | -16.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | -14.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | -16.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | -18.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -28.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -41.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -38.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -51.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -38.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +29.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -81.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +87.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +373.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +55.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -17.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -66.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -92.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +1669.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +88.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -45.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -41.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +169.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +35.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +223.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +173.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +37.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -21.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -31.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +52.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +26.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -24.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -23.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -21.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -27.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -92.5% |
| 2015 | -0.2% | -1102.5% |
| 2016 | -0.2% | +25.8% |
| 2017 | -0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | -0.2% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | -0.2% | +18.8% |
| 2020 | -0.5% | +96.6% |
| 2021 | -0.5% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | -0.2% | -60.8% |
| 2023 | -0.0% | -75.3% |
| 2024 | -0.1% | +7.1% |
| 2025 | -0.1% | +17.6% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's -0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%. (85 countries reporting)
- Italy's -0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +1669.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2015 | -1102.5% | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | +373.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2002 | +223.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2003 | +173.1% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| 2000 | +169.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | -0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -0.5% | -0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 171 Trinidad and Tobago -0.0% compare
- 172 Isle of Man -0.0% compare
- 173 Uruguay -0.1% compare
- 175 Montenegro -0.1% compare
- 176 Thailand -0.1% compare
- 177 Jamaica -0.1% compare
More climate change data for Italy
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 791.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,645 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,171 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 19.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 659.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,740 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,357 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 21.66 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Italy?
- Population growth in Italy was -0.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1965.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 2021.
- How does Italy rank for population growth?
- Italy ranks 174th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.