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Population in Italy

Population in Italy was 58.94 million in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

2025, persons58,943,464
Change on 2024-0%
Rank3rd of 27EU countries ranked
Series high60,345,9172014
Series low56,923,5242000

Population in Italy, 2000 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

56M57M58M59M60M61M20002004200820122016202020252000: 56,923,524 persons2001: 56,960,692 persons2002: 56,993,270 persons2003: 57,186,378 persons2004: 57,611,990 persons2005: 58,044,368 persons2006: 58,288,996 persons2007: 58,510,725 persons2008: 59,001,769 persons2009: 59,420,592 persons2010: 59,690,316 persons2011: 59,948,497 persons2012: 60,105,185 persons2013: 60,277,309 persons2014: 60,345,917 persons2015: 60,295,497 persons2016: 60,163,712 persons2017: 60,066,734 persons2018: 59,937,769 persons2019: 59,816,673 persons2020: 59,641,488 persons2021: 59,236,213 persons2022: 59,030,133 persons2023: 58,997,201 persons2024: 58,971,230 persons2025: 58,943,464 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07, published 2026-08-28.
All 26 values
Periodpersons
202558,943,464
202458,971,230
202358,997,201
202259,030,133
202159,236,213
202059,641,488
201959,816,673
201859,937,769
201760,066,734
201660,163,712
201560,295,497
201460,345,917
201360,277,309
201260,105,185
201159,948,497
201059,690,316
200959,420,592
200859,001,769
200758,510,725
200658,288,996
200558,044,368
200457,611,990
200357,186,378
200256,993,270
200156,960,692
200056,923,524

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Italy58,943,464
European Union (27)450,646,971

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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What is the population in Italy?

Population in Italy was 58.94 million in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-07.

What was the highest population in Italy?

60.35 million in 2014, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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