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Italy
A boot-shaped peninsula extending into the Mediterranean, Italy has the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites of any country and is the birthplace of the Roman Empire, the Renaissance, and Western art, architecture, and cuisine. The capital Rome has been a center of power for over two millennia. Italy is the EU's third-largest economy, renowned for fashion, luxury goods, and automotive design.
Major cities: Rome, Milan, Naples, Turin
2024
59.3M
UN
2050
51.9M
UN
2100
35.4M
UN
~2200
19.0M
GPU
~2500
9.0M
GPU
Population59.3M
Fertility (TFR)1.21
Life expectancy83.9
Median age47.5
Infant mortality2.3 per 1,000
Pop. density199/km²
Urbanization70%
Youth share (0-14)12%
Land area295,720 km²
LanguageItalian
ReligionChristian
HDI0.915 (#29)
RegionEurope
Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.
UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
| Year | Population | TFR | Life Exp. | CBR | CDR | Net Migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 46.4M | 2.52 | 65.7 | 19.7 | 9.7 | -28K | 1.0% |
| 1955 | 48.1M | 2.34 | 68.3 | 18.2 | 9.3 | -137K | 0.9% |
| 1960 | 49.5M | 2.38 | 69.2 | 18.3 | 9.7 | -141K | 0.9% |
| 1965 | 51.5M | 2.62 | 70.3 | 19.2 | 10.1 | -36K | 0.9% |
| 1970 | 53.4M | 2.40 | 71.6 | 16.9 | 9.8 | -62K | 0.7% |
| 1975 | 55.2M | 2.18 | 72.7 | 14.9 | 10.0 | +43K | 0.5% |
| 1980 | 56.4M | 1.65 | 74.1 | 11.3 | 9.8 | +296K | 0.2% |
| 1985 | 56.9M | 1.42 | 75.6 | 10.2 | 9.7 | +7K | 0.1% |
| 1990 | 57.0M | 1.33 | 77.0 | 10.0 | 9.6 | +35K | 0.0% |
| 1995 | 57.4M | 1.19 | 78.1 | 9.2 | 10.1 | -460K | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 57.3M | 1.25 | 79.6 | 9.4 | 9.7 | +56K | 0.0% |
| 2005 | 58.5M | 1.33 | 81.0 | 9.5 | 9.6 | +259K | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 60.2M | 1.44 | 82.1 | 9.3 | 9.7 | +274K | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 60.6M | 1.34 | 82.5 | 7.9 | 10.7 | +39K | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 59.9M | 1.24 | 82.2 | 6.8 | 12.5 | +85K | -0.6% |
| 2024Now | 59.3M | 1.21 | 83.9 | 6.5 | 11.2 | +95K | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 59.1M | 1.21 | 84.0 | 6.5 | 11.3 | +75K | -0.5% |
| 2030 | 57.9M | 1.25 | 84.7 | 6.5 | 11.8 | +44K | -0.5% |
| 2035 | 56.6M | 1.28 | 85.4 | 6.7 | 12.3 | +48K | -0.6% |
| 2040 | 55.2M | 1.30 | 86.0 | 6.9 | 13.0 | +48K | -0.6% |
| 2045 | 53.7M | 1.33 | 86.6 | 6.9 | 13.9 | +45K | -0.7% |
| 2050 | 51.9M | 1.35 | 87.2 | 6.6 | 14.9 | +43K | -0.8% |
| 2055 | 49.8M | 1.37 | 87.8 | 6.4 | 16.0 | +49K | -1.0% |
| 2060 | 47.6M | 1.39 | 88.4 | 6.4 | 16.9 | +43K | -1.1% |
| 2065 | 45.4M | 1.40 | 88.9 | 6.6 | 17.0 | +43K | -1.0% |
| 2070 | 43.4M | 1.42 | 89.5 | 6.9 | 16.4 | +33K | -0.9% |
| 2075 | 41.6M | 1.43 | 90.1 | 7.1 | 15.4 | +39K | -0.8% |
| 2080 | 40.2M | 1.43 | 90.6 | 7.1 | 14.6 | +39K | -0.8% |
| 2085 | 39.0M | 1.45 | 91.2 | 7.0 | 14.2 | +36K | -0.7% |
| 2090 | 37.7M | 1.46 | 91.7 | 6.9 | 14.1 | +33K | -0.7% |
| 2095 | 36.6M | 1.47 | 92.2 | 6.9 | 14.2 | +27K | -0.7% |
| 2100 | 35.4M | 1.48 | 92.8 | 7.0 | 14.5 | +25K | -0.7% |