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Italy

Population

58,850,720

Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026View source
Population rank
25th
Share of world
0.71%
Annual change
���220,0940.37%

Population of Italy

30M40M50M60MPeak202658.9M2050 projection51.9M↓ 12% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Current population estimate: 58,850,720. 2050 projection: 51,891,098.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Italy. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202658,926,1660.37%25
202559,146,2600.33%25
202059,912,7690.36%25
201960,130,1360.24%23
201860,277,4990.19%23
201760,390,3180.15%23
201560,575,3160.15%23
201060,164,2130.43%23
200558,519,6930.59%23
200057,272,1960.05%22

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Rome is home to 2,746,472 people, 4.66% of Italy's population.

City population2M1M400K
Rome 2.7MMilan 1.4MNaples 904.8KTurin 858.8KPalermo 623.6KGenoa 564.6KBologna 391.5KFlorence 362.5KBari 315.4KCatania 296.6K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Rome2.7M4.66%
2Milan1.4M2.33%
3Naples904.8K1.54%
4Turin858.8K1.46%
5Palermo623.6K1.06%
6Genoa564.6K0.96%
7Bologna391.5K0.66%
8Florence362.5K0.62%
9Bari315.4K0.54%
10Catania296.6K0.50%

Italy by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026

Population
Italy is home to an estimated 58,850,720 people, the 25th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Italy has a net population change of approximately -634 people per day, driven by 1,039 births, 1,833 deaths, and net immigration of 160 people.
Share of world
Italy makes up 0.71% of the world's population and 7.93% of Europe's.
Density
199.3 people per km² of land (516.1 per mi²), ranking 75th among countries and territories.
Urban living
69.68% of people live in urban areas.

Italy Demographics

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Italy United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. National Institute of Statistics
  5. 2011 Italian Census
  6. 2011 Italian Census Summary
  7. Istat Open Data