Population, total in Italy
Italy: Population, total was 58.92 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total in Italy, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, total in Italy is 58.92 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in Italy peaked at 60.32 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 50.20 million, in 1960.
Italy ranks 25th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.88 million | 50.20 million | 53.54 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.17 million | 53.82 million | 56.32 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.57 million | 56.43 million | 56.67 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.84 million | 56.72 million | 56.92 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.03 million | 56.94 million | 59.56 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.06 million | 59.73 million | 60.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.07 million | 58.92 million | 59.44 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More climate change data for Italy
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% (2100)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Urban population 41.05 million (2025)
- Urban population 69.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.09 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 26.01 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5.09 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5.09 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in Italy?
- Population, total in Italy was 58.92 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 60.32 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.20 million in 1960.
- How does Italy rank for population, total?
- Italy ranks 25th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.