Population · Europe · 2025 data
Italy Population
Italy had a population of 58.92 million in 2025, ranking #25 of 216 countries and territories (0.72% of the world). The population fell by 2.2% over the past ten years and peaked in 2014 at 60.32 million.
Population of Italy, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58,915,656 | -0.06% |
| 2024 | 58,952,704 | -0.05% |
| 2023 | 58,984,216 | -0.05% |
| 2022 | 59,013,667 | -0.20% |
| 2021 | 59,133,173 | -0.51% |
| 2020 | 59,438,851 | -0.49% |
| 2019 | 59,729,081 | -0.25% |
| 2018 | 59,877,221 | -0.21% |
| 2017 | 60,002,252 | -0.19% |
| 2016 | 60,115,223 | -0.19% |
| 2015 | 60,229,605 | -0.15% |
| 2014 | 60,320,707 | +0.02% |
| 2013 | 60,311,613 | +0.20% |
| 2012 | 60,191,247 | +0.27% |
| 2011 | 60,026,841 | +0.35% |
| 2010 | 59,819,407 | +0.44% |
| 2009 | 59,555,454 | +0.58% |
| 2008 | 59,211,181 | +0.77% |
| 2007 | 58,756,247 | +0.61% |
| 2006 | 58,399,861 | +0.40% |
| 2005 | 58,166,682 | +0.59% |
| 2004 | 57,828,179 | +0.75% |
| 2003 | 57,399,184 | +0.54% |
| 2002 | 57,089,824 | +0.20% |
| 2001 | 56,976,981 | +0.06% |
| 2000 | 56,942,108 | +0.05% |
| 1999 | 56,916,317 | +0.02% |
| 1998 | 56,906,744 | +0.03% |
| 1997 | 56,890,372 | +0.05% |
| 1996 | 56,860,281 | +0.03% |
| 1995 | 56,844,303 | +0.00% |
| 1994 | 56,843,400 | +0.02% |
| 1993 | 56,831,821 | +0.06% |
| 1992 | 56,797,087 | +0.07% |
| 1991 | 56,758,521 | +0.07% |
| 1990 | 56,719,240 | +0.08% |
| 1989 | 56,671,781 | +0.08% |
| 1988 | 56,629,288 | +0.05% |
| 1987 | 56,601,931 | +0.01% |
| 1986 | 56,596,155 | +0.01% |
| 1985 | 56,593,071 | +0.03% |
| 1984 | 56,576,718 | +0.02% |
| 1983 | 56,564,074 | +0.04% |
| 1982 | 56,543,548 | +0.07% |
| 1981 | 56,501,675 | +0.12% |
| 1980 | 56,433,883 | +0.21% |
| 1979 | 56,317,749 | +0.29% |
| 1978 | 56,155,143 | +0.36% |
| 1977 | 55,955,411 | +0.43% |
| 1976 | 55,718,260 | +0.50% |
| 1975 | 55,441,001 | +0.60% |
| 1974 | 55,110,868 | +0.66% |
| 1973 | 54,751,406 | +0.68% |
| 1972 | 54,381,345 | +0.57% |
| 1971 | 54,073,490 | +0.47% |
| 1970 | 53,821,850 | +0.53% |
| 1969 | 53,537,950 | +0.57% |
| 1968 | 53,235,750 | +0.63% |
| 1967 | 52,900,500 | +0.73% |
| 1966 | 52,519,000 | +0.78% |
| 1965 | 52,112,350 | +0.85% |
| 1964 | 51,675,350 | +0.83% |
| 1963 | 51,252,000 | +0.73% |
| 1962 | 50,879,450 | +0.68% |
| 1961 | 50,536,350 | +0.67% |
| 1960 | 50,199,700 | — |
Demographics of Italy
Ethnic groups
Italian (includes small clusters of German-, French-, and Slovene-Italians in the north, Albanian-Italians, Croat-Italians, and Greek-Italians in the south)
Languages
Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German-speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area), Croatian (in Molise)
Religions
Christian 80.8% (overwhelmingly Roman Catholic with very small groups of Jehovah's Witnesses and Protestants), Muslim 4.9%, unaffiliated 13.4%, other 0.9% (2020 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 72% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
Italy and its neighbours
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).