Median age of the population in Italy
The median age in Italy was 49.1 years on 1 January 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Italy, 2025
49.1
Change from 2024
+0.8%
European Union, 2025
44.9 yearsep (Source flag ep)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
43.8 years
Position in 2025
2nd of 40
Median age of the population in Italy over time
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Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49.1 years | 44.9 yearsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2024 | 48.7 years | 44.7 yearsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 48.4 years | 44.5 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 48.0 years | 44.4 years |
| 2021 | 47.6 years | 44.2 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 47.2 years | 43.9 yearse (estimated) |
| 2019 | 46.8 yearsb (break in time series) | 43.7 years |
| 2018 | 46.4 years | 43.5 yearse (estimated) |
| 2017 | 46.0 years | 43.2 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2016 | 45.6 years | 43.0 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2015 | 45.2 years | 42.8 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2014 | 44.7 years | 42.5 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2013 | 44.4 years | – |
| 2012 | 44.0 years | 41.9 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 43.7 years | 41.6 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 43.3 years | 41.3 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 42.9 years | 41.0 years |
| 2008 | 42.6 years | 40.6 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2007 | 42.3 years | 40.3 years |
| 2006 | 41.9 years | 40.0 years |
| 2005 | 41.6 years | 39.6 years |
| 2004 | 41.3 years | 39.3 years |
| 2003 | 41.1 years | 39.0 years |
| 2002 | 40.7 years | 38.7 years |
| 2001 | 40.4 years | 38.4 yearsb (break in time series) |
Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8% from 48.7 years in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 45.2 years, the figure has changed by +8.6%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 40 countries with data for 2025, Italy has the 2nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 44.9 years.
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All statistics for Italy
Population aged 65 and over
24.7%
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Old-age dependency ratio
39.0 per 100 working-age people
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Population on 1 January
58,943,464 people
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Population by age and sex
58,943,464 people
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Crude birth rate
6.0p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
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Crude death rate
11.1p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
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