Population by age and sex in Italy

Italy had 58,943,464 people on 1 January 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2007. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Population by age group and sex Unit: People Data: 1990 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Italy, 2025 58,943,464 People
Change from 2024 0% 2024: 58,971,230 people
European Union, 2025 450,646,971 peopleep (Source flag ep) Official aggregate
Position in 2025 4th of 40 See the full ranking

Population by age and sex in Italy over time

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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population by age group and sex (people), 2001 to 2025
Period ItalyEuropean Union
2025 58,943,464 people 450,646,971 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
2024 58,971,230 people 449,306,184 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
2023 58,997,201 people 447,695,350 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2022 59,030,133 people 445,972,024 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
2021 59,236,213 people 445,891,011 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2020 59,641,488 people 447,030,024 peoplee (estimated)
2019 59,816,673 peopleb (break in time series) 446,149,924 people
2018 59,937,769 people 445,301,376 peoplee (estimated)
2017 60,066,734 people 444,670,605 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2016 60,163,712 people 444,003,268 peoplee (estimated)
2015 60,295,497 people 442,924,865 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2014 60,345,917 people 442,268,078 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2013 60,277,309 people 441,739,930 peopleb (break in time series)
2012 60,105,185 people 440,552,661 peopleb (break in time series)
2011 59,948,497 people 439,942,305 peopleb (break in time series)
2010 59,690,316 people 440,660,421 peopleb (break in time series)
2009 59,420,592 people 440,047,892 people
2008 59,001,769 people 438,725,386 peopleb (break in time series)
2007 58,510,725 people 437,227,496 people
2006 58,288,996 people 435,816,236 people
2005 58,044,368 people 434,416,272 people
2004 57,611,990 people 432,762,039 people
2003 57,186,378 people 431,190,184 people
2002 56,993,270 people 429,723,142 people
2001 56,960,692 people 429,240,746 peopleb (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% from 58,971,230 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 60,295,497 people, the figure has changed by −2.2%. 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 4th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 450,646,971 people.

Population pyramid, Italy, 1 January 2025

Men on the left, women on the right. Source: Eurostat.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_pjangroup · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=NR
Observation period
1990 to 2025 for Italy
Provider update
25 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat