1. Homepage
  2. Italy

Italy Population 2023

Italy map
  • The current population of Italy is estimated at 59,361,455 people as of May, 2023, according to the latest population growth rate and projections.
  • Population of Italy represent 0.75% of the total world population.
  • The population density of Italy is 200 inhabitants per km2.
  • Italy is located in Europe.
  • Italy ranks number 23 in the list of countries ordered by population.
  • The latitudinal point of Italy is 41.8622° N. The longitudinal coordinate of the country is 12.5731°.
  • The median age in Italy is 47.3 years.
  • Minimum Wages in Italy not existent. A person working in Italy typically earns around 1,950 EUR per month, around USD $2,046.00 per month, in 2022.
  • The countries that Italy shares its land boundary with are France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia to the north. Elsewhere Italy is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, in particular by the Adriatic Sea to the northeast, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, the Tyrrhenian Sea to the southwest, and the Liguria.

Italy

Official name Italian Republic
Location Europe
Capital Rome
Population 59,421,387 (as of June, 2022)
Population density 200/km2
Population growth rate -0.13% (in 2023)
Area 301,230 km2 (116,305.51 sq mi)
Official language Italian
Currency Euro (€) (EUR)
Life expectancy 83.80 years
Internet TLD .it
Call code +39

Italy Population Graph

Italy Population History (1960-2020)

Year Population Male Population Female Population Male (%) Female (%) Urban Population Urban (%)
2020 59,453,094 28,947,711 30,505,383 48.69% 51.31% 42,235,478 71.04%
2019 59,732,665 29,065,915 30,666,750 48.66% 51.34% 42,254,887 70.74%
2018 60,425,385 29,378,822 31,046,563 48.62% 51.38% 42,563,641 70.44%
2017 60,540,341 29,416,552 31,123,789 48.59% 51.41% 42,462,995 70.14%
2016 60,631,136 29,442,480 31,188,656 48.56% 51.44% 42,356,912 69.86%
2015 60,734,226 29,468,246 31,265,980 48.52% 51.48% 42,252,801 69.57%
2014 60,792,787 29,472,343 31,320,444 48.48% 51.52% 42,111,164 69.27%
2013 60,237,562 29,179,075 31,058,487 48.44% 51.56% 41,551,870 68.98%
2012 59,543,289 28,824,906 30,718,383 48.41% 51.59% 40,894,331 68.68%
2011 59,383,012 28,735,440 30,647,572 48.39% 51.61% 40,641,733 68.44%
2010 59,280,974 28,686,063 30,594,911 48.39% 51.61% 40,506,690 68.33%
2009 59,098,911 28,609,783 30,489,128 48.41% 51.59% 40,311,367 68.21%
2008 58,830,261 28,503,261 30,327,000 48.45% 51.55% 40,057,525 68.09%
2007 58,441,816 28,344,281 30,097,535 48.5% 51.5% 39,722,902 67.97%
2006 58,147,468 28,218,966 29,928,502 48.53% 51.47% 39,458,872 67.86%
2005 57,972,962 28,145,873 29,827,089 48.55% 51.45% 39,270,884 67.74%
2004 57,688,788 28,002,138 29,686,650 48.54% 51.46% 39,009,158 67.62%
2003 57,316,642 27,798,571 29,518,071 48.5% 51.5% 38,688,733 67.5%
2002 57,062,431 27,646,748 29,415,683 48.45% 51.55% 38,448,666 67.38%
2001 56,977,518 27,582,816 29,394,702 48.41% 51.59% 38,334,474 67.28%
2000 56,945,525 27,555,940 29,389,585 48.39% 51.61% 38,278,782 67.22%
1999 56,919,732 27,549,150 29,370,582 48.4% 51.6% 38,227,292 67.16%
1998 56,910,158 27,561,590 29,348,568 48.43% 51.57% 38,186,716 67.1%
1997 56,893,785 27,576,418 29,317,367 48.47% 51.53% 38,141,593 67.04%
1996 56,863,693 27,584,577 29,279,116 48.51% 51.49% 38,087,302 66.98%
1995 56,847,714 27,593,880 29,253,834 48.54% 51.46% 38,042,490 66.92%
1994 56,846,811 27,604,811 29,242,000 48.56% 51.44% 38,007,778 66.86%
1993 56,835,231 27,610,555 29,224,676 48.58% 51.42% 37,965,934 66.8%
1992 56,800,495 27,599,361 29,201,134 48.59% 51.41% 37,908,650 66.74%
1991 56,761,927 27,586,297 29,175,630 48.6% 51.4% 37,865,882 66.71%
1990 56,722,643 27,572,877 29,149,766 48.61% 51.39% 37,851,020 66.73%
1989 56,675,181 27,561,141 29,114,040 48.63% 51.37% 37,830,683 66.75%
1988 56,632,686 27,546,138 29,086,548 48.64% 51.36% 37,813,644 66.77%
1987 56,605,327 27,538,492 29,066,835 48.65% 51.35% 37,806,698 66.79%
1986 56,599,551 27,541,342 29,058,209 48.66% 51.34% 37,814,160 66.81%
1985 56,596,467 27,539,841 29,056,626 48.66% 51.34% 37,823,419 66.83%
1984 56,580,113 27,526,225 29,053,888 48.65% 51.35% 37,823,806 66.85%
1983 56,567,468 27,514,416 29,053,052 48.64% 51.36% 37,826,666 66.87%
1982 56,546,941 27,493,123 29,053,818 48.62% 51.38% 37,824,249 66.89%
1981 56,505,065 27,467,112 29,037,953 48.61% 51.39% 37,767,985 66.84%
1980 56,437,269 27,434,156 29,003,113 48.61% 51.39% 37,609,796 66.64%
1979 56,321,128 27,377,700 28,943,428 48.61% 51.39% 37,419,757 66.44%
1978 56,158,512 27,309,884 28,848,628 48.63% 51.37% 37,199,398 66.24%
1977 55,958,768 27,229,537 28,729,231 48.66% 51.34% 36,955,170 66.04%
1976 55,721,603 27,125,276 28,596,327 48.68% 51.32% 36,687,103 65.84%
1975 55,444,327 27,001,387 28,442,940 48.7% 51.3% 36,393,656 65.64%
1974 55,114,175 26,846,115 28,268,060 48.71% 51.29% 36,066,716 65.44%
1973 54,754,691 26,676,485 28,078,206 48.72% 51.28% 35,721,960 65.24%
1972 54,384,608 26,496,181 27,888,427 48.72% 51.28% 35,371,749 65.04%
1971 54,076,734 26,346,185 27,730,549 48.72% 51.28% 35,014,685 64.75%
1970 53,825,079 26,223,578 27,601,501 48.72% 51.28% 34,593,378 64.27%
1969 53,541,162 26,079,900 27,461,262 48.71% 51.29% 34,153,907 63.79%
1968 53,238,944 25,922,042 27,316,902 48.69% 51.31% 33,705,575 63.31%
1967 52,903,674 25,753,509 27,150,165 48.68% 51.32% 33,234,088 62.82%
1966 52,522,151 25,557,279 26,964,872 48.66% 51.34% 32,737,057 62.33%
1965 52,115,477 25,354,180 26,761,297 48.65% 51.35% 32,228,211 61.84%
1964 51,678,451 25,136,399 26,542,052 48.64% 51.36% 31,704,730 61.35%
1963 51,255,075 24,925,343 26,329,732 48.63% 51.37% 31,188,713 60.85%
1962 50,882,503 24,744,161 26,138,342 48.63% 51.37% 30,712,679 60.36%
1961 50,539,382 24,572,248 25,967,134 48.62% 51.38% 30,252,874 59.86%
1960 50,202,712 24,408,559 25,794,153 48.62% 51.38% 29,800,330 59.36%
Source: Worldbank Open Data | Some data could be adjusted by Pediaglobe.

Cities in Italy ordered by Population

The list offered below features the biggest cities of Italy. Besides, in the table you will find information regarding the population size in these cities. Cities are ordered by population (largest to smallest).

Italy

# City Population 2023
1 Rome 2,877,622
2 Milan 1,418,117
3 Naples 972,600
4 Turin 880,271
5 Palermo 664,803
6 Genoa 579,486
7 Bologna 397,148
8 Florence 376,130
9 Bari 327,119
10 Catania 313,924
11 Verona 263,658
12 Venice 263,245
13 Messina 231,746
14 Padua 214,625
15 Trieste 204,941
16 Brescia 202,134
17 Parma 199,878
18 Taranto 198,253
19 Prato 197,369
20 Modena 188,493
21 Reggio Calabria 181,084
22 Reggio Emilia 174,344
23 Perugia 168,822
24 Ravenna 159,765
25 Livorno 158,845
26 Cagliari 155,821
27 Rimini 153,574
28 Foggia 152,272
29 Salerno 134,945
30 Ferrara 134,151
31 Latina 130,902
32 Sassari 128,531
33 Giugliano in Campania 126,734
34 Monza 126,147
35 Bergamo 123,376
36 Syracuse 122,392
37 Pescara 121,214
38 Trento 120,472
39 Forlì 119,923
40 Vicenza 113,653
41 Terni 112,133
42 Bolzano-Bozen 108,900
43 Piacenza 105,316
44 Novara 105,222
45 Ancona 101,816
46 Arezzo 100,856
47 Udine 100,666
48 Andria 100,330
49 Cesena 98,385
50 Pesaro 98,294
51 Lecce 97,779
52 Barletta 95,665
53 Alessandria 94,627
54 La Spezia 94,454
55 Pisa 92,545
56 Guidonia Montecelio 91,859
57 Pistoia 91,439
58 Lucca 91,154
59 Catanzaro 89,240
60 Brindisi 87,272
61 Como 87,187
62 Treviso 86,523
63 Torre del Greco 85,146
64 Busto Arsizio 84,908
65 Marsala 83,627
66 Grosseto 83,292
67 Fiumicino 82,568
68 Sesto San Giovanni 82,520
69 Varese 81,564
70 Pozzuoli 80,931
71 Corigliano-Rossano 78,376
72 Cinisello Balsamo 77,210
73 Casoria 76,838
74 Caserta 76,838
75 Asti 76,510
76 Gela 75,554
77 Aprilia 75,288
78 Ragusa 74,816
79 Pavia 73,639
80 Carpi 73,390
81 Cremona 72,783
82 Quartu Sant'Elena 72,056
83 Lamezia Terme 71,542
84 Altamura 71,487
85 Imola 70,670
86 L’Aquila 70,592
87 Massa 70,204
88 Viterbo 68,761
89 Trapani 68,697
90 Potenza 68,179
91 Cosenza 68,026
92 Castellammare di Stabia 66,812
93 Afragola 65,705
94 Vittoria 64,970
95 Crotone 64,453
96 Pomezia 64,347
97 Vigevano 64,220
98 Carrara 63,406
99 Caltanissetta 63,270
100 Viareggio 63,097

Other Countries from Europe Ranked by Population

Country Name Population 2023 Population density
Russia 145,812,178 8.4/km2
Germany 84,271,788 232/km2
France 68,113,511 116/km2
Italy 59,421,387 200/km2
Spain 47,411,405 94/km2
Poland 37,794,711 122/km2
Romania 19,030,214 80.6/km2
Netherlands 17,195,292 423/km2
Belgium 11,610,770 376/km2
Czech Republic 10,757,593 133/km2
Sweden 10,401,616 25/km2
Greece 10,341,518 82/km2
Portugal 10,145,110 112.4/km2
Hungary 9,681,327 105/km2
Belarus 9,303,343 46/km2
Austria 9,031,530 107/km2
Switzerland 8,791,316 208/km2
Serbia 6,887,819 101/km2
Bulgaria 6,849,421 63/km2
Denmark 5,841,995 137.7/km2