🇮🇹 Italy Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of Italy is 58,926,166, ranking #25 in the world (0.71% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is shrinking at -0.39% per year. The biggest city is Rome with 2,318,895 inhabitants.
Live estimate
58,920,983
Growth rate
-0.39%
Density
199
people / km² (516 / mi²)
Median age
48.6
Fertility rate
1.22
births per woman
Life expectancy
84.2
years
Italy population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of Italy is projected to reach 51,891,098, and 35,376,821 by 2100.
Italy population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58,926,166 | -0.39% | 199.1 | 48.6 |
| 2025 | 59,146,260 | -0.35% | 199.8 | 48.2 |
| 2024 | 59,342,867 | -0.31% | 200.5 | 47.8 |
| 2023 | 59,499,453 | -0.22% | 201.0 | 47.5 |
| 2022 | 59,619,115 | -0.19% | 201.4 | 47.1 |
| 2021 | 59,729,350 | -0.18% | 201.8 | 46.8 |
| 2020 | 59,912,769 | -0.43% | 202.4 | 46.4 |
| 2019 | 60,130,136 | -0.29% | 203.2 | 46.0 |
| 2018 | 60,277,498 | -0.19% | 203.7 | 45.6 |
| 2017 | 60,390,318 | -0.18% | 204.0 | 45.2 |
| 2016 | 60,478,107 | -0.11% | 204.3 | 44.8 |
| 2015 | 60,575,316 | -0.21% | 204.7 | 44.4 |
| 2014 | 60,664,171 | -0.08% | 205.0 | 44.0 |
| 2013 | 60,653,868 | 0.12% | 204.9 | 43.6 |
| 2012 | 60,531,515 | 0.29% | 204.5 | 43.2 |
| 2011 | 60,367,880 | 0.25% | 204.0 | 42.9 |
| 2010 | 60,164,213 | 0.42% | 203.3 | 42.5 |
| 2009 | 59,904,010 | 0.45% | 202.4 | 42.2 |
| 2008 | 59,561,684 | 0.70% | 201.2 | 41.8 |
| 2007 | 59,108,720 | 0.82% | 199.7 | 41.5 |
| 2006 | 58,754,433 | 0.38% | 198.5 | 41.2 |
| 2005 | 58,519,693 | 0.42% | 197.7 | 40.8 |
| 2004 | 58,176,738 | 0.75% | 196.6 | 40.5 |
| 2003 | 57,739,699 | 0.76% | 195.1 | 40.2 |
| 2002 | 57,420,628 | 0.35% | 194.0 | 39.9 |
| 2001 | 57,305,760 | 0.05% | 193.6 | 39.6 |
| 2000 | 57,272,196 | 0.07% | 193.5 | 39.2 |
| 1999 | 57,240,798 | 0.04% | 193.4 | 38.9 |
| 1998 | 57,215,194 | 0.05% | 193.3 | 38.6 |
| 1997 | 57,189,274 | 0.04% | 193.2 | 38.3 |
| 1996 | 57,162,092 | 0.05% | 193.1 | 38.0 |
| 1995 | 57,403,344 | -0.89% | 193.9 | 37.9 |
| 1994 | 57,420,138 | 0.83% | 194.0 | 37.6 |
| 1993 | 57,170,764 | 0.04% | 193.2 | 37.1 |
| 1992 | 57,124,990 | 0.13% | 193.0 | 36.8 |
| 1991 | 57,075,394 | 0.05% | 192.8 | 36.5 |
| 1990 | 57,031,454 | 0.10% | 192.7 | 36.1 |
| 1989 | 56,976,755 | 0.09% | 192.5 | 35.8 |
| 1988 | 56,928,751 | 0.08% | 192.3 | 35.5 |
| 1987 | 56,891,926 | 0.05% | 192.2 | 35.2 |
| 1986 | 56,875,988 | 0.01% | 192.2 | 34.9 |
| 1985 | 56,855,501 | 0.06% | 192.1 | 34.6 |
| 1984 | 56,810,352 | 0.10% | 191.9 | 34.2 |
| 1983 | 56,766,112 | 0.06% | 191.8 | 33.9 |
| 1982 | 56,719,175 | 0.10% | 191.6 | 33.6 |
| 1981 | 56,646,750 | 0.15% | 191.4 | 33.3 |
| 1980 | 56,412,084 | 0.68% | 190.6 | 33.0 |
| 1979 | 56,132,380 | 0.31% | 189.7 | 32.9 |
| 1978 | 55,938,966 | 0.38% | 189.0 | 32.7 |
| 1977 | 55,714,555 | 0.43% | 188.2 | 32.6 |
| 1976 | 55,459,416 | 0.49% | 187.4 | 32.6 |
| 1975 | 55,166,045 | 0.57% | 186.4 | 32.5 |
| 1974 | 54,821,114 | 0.69% | 185.2 | 32.5 |
| 1973 | 54,450,567 | 0.67% | 184.0 | 32.4 |
| 1972 | 54,067,562 | 0.74% | 182.7 | 32.2 |
| 1971 | 53,707,795 | 0.59% | 181.5 | 32.1 |
| 1970 | 53,390,236 | 0.59% | 180.4 | 31.9 |
| 1969 | 53,060,137 | 0.65% | 179.3 | 31.8 |
| 1968 | 52,712,156 | 0.67% | 178.1 | 31.6 |
| 1967 | 52,338,334 | 0.76% | 176.8 | 31.5 |
| 1966 | 51,919,067 | 0.85% | 175.4 | 31.4 |
| 1965 | 51,480,728 | 0.84% | 173.9 | 31.3 |
| 1964 | 51,019,579 | 0.96% | 172.4 | 31.2 |
| 1963 | 50,570,976 | 0.81% | 170.9 | 31.1 |
| 1962 | 50,170,590 | 0.78% | 169.5 | 31.0 |
| 1961 | 49,815,249 | 0.64% | 168.3 | 30.8 |
| 1960 | 49,514,555 | 0.57% | 167.3 | 30.5 |
| 1959 | 49,219,446 | 0.62% | 166.3 | 30.3 |
| 1958 | 48,927,099 | 0.57% | 165.3 | 30.0 |
| 1957 | 48,657,034 | 0.54% | 164.4 | 29.8 |
| 1956 | 48,401,952 | 0.51% | 163.5 | 29.5 |
| 1955 | 48,130,818 | 0.61% | 162.6 | 29.2 |
| 1954 | 47,832,235 | 0.63% | 161.6 | 28.9 |
| 1953 | 47,410,885 | 1.14% | 160.2 | 28.5 |
| 1952 | 47,018,180 | 0.52% | 158.9 | 28.2 |
| 1951 | 46,751,899 | 0.61% | 158.0 | 27.8 |
| 1950 | 46,391,673 | 0.93% | 156.7 | 27.5 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 58,688,779 | -0.41% | 198.3 | 49.0 |
| 2028 | 58,445,833 | -0.41% | 197.5 | 49.3 |
| 2029 | 58,201,026 | -0.42% | 196.6 | 49.6 |
| 2030 | 57,946,072 | -0.45% | 195.8 | 50.0 |
| 2031 | 57,680,120 | -0.47% | 194.9 | 50.2 |
| 2032 | 57,416,501 | -0.45% | 194.0 | 50.5 |
| 2033 | 57,156,448 | -0.46% | 193.1 | 50.8 |
| 2034 | 56,890,916 | -0.47% | 192.2 | 51.0 |
| 2035 | 56,620,006 | -0.48% | 191.3 | 51.3 |
| 2036 | 56,348,694 | -0.48% | 190.4 | 51.5 |
| 2037 | 56,074,676 | -0.50% | 189.5 | 51.6 |
| 2038 | 55,796,258 | -0.50% | 188.5 | 51.8 |
| 2039 | 55,511,313 | -0.52% | 187.6 | 51.9 |
| 2040 | 55,221,168 | -0.52% | 186.6 | 52.0 |
| 2041 | 54,931,947 | -0.53% | 185.6 | 52.2 |
| 2042 | 54,635,957 | -0.55% | 184.6 | 52.3 |
| 2043 | 54,323,772 | -0.59% | 183.5 | 52.4 |
| 2044 | 54,004,348 | -0.59% | 182.5 | 52.6 |
| 2045 | 53,680,471 | -0.62% | 181.4 | 52.7 |
| 2046 | 53,346,082 | -0.63% | 180.2 | 52.8 |
| 2047 | 52,998,855 | -0.67% | 179.1 | 52.8 |
| 2048 | 52,640,785 | -0.68% | 177.9 | 52.8 |
| 2049 | 52,273,385 | -0.72% | 176.6 | 52.9 |
| 2050 | 51,891,098 | -0.75% | 175.3 | 52.9 |
| 2051 | 51,499,509 | -0.76% | 174.0 | 52.9 |
| 2052 | 51,102,077 | -0.79% | 172.7 | 52.8 |
| 2053 | 50,692,374 | -0.82% | 171.3 | 52.8 |
| 2054 | 50,271,519 | -0.84% | 169.9 | 52.8 |
| 2055 | 49,842,494 | -0.87% | 168.4 | 52.8 |
| 2056 | 49,401,283 | -0.91% | 166.9 | 52.8 |
| 2057 | 48,952,794 | -0.92% | 165.4 | 52.8 |
| 2058 | 48,499,940 | -0.94% | 163.9 | 52.9 |
| 2059 | 48,042,232 | -0.95% | 162.3 | 52.9 |
| 2060 | 47,584,459 | -0.96% | 160.8 | 53.0 |
| 2061 | 47,127,113 | -0.97% | 159.2 | 53.0 |
| 2062 | 46,670,717 | -0.97% | 157.7 | 53.1 |
| 2063 | 46,222,614 | -0.95% | 156.2 | 53.2 |
| 2064 | 45,784,539 | -0.95% | 154.7 | 53.2 |
| 2065 | 45,352,682 | -0.94% | 153.2 | 53.3 |
| 2066 | 44,931,309 | -0.92% | 151.8 | 53.4 |
| 2067 | 44,524,300 | -0.90% | 150.4 | 53.4 |
| 2068 | 44,126,166 | -0.90% | 149.1 | 53.4 |
| 2069 | 43,734,707 | -0.88% | 147.8 | 53.4 |
| 2070 | 43,353,332 | -0.87% | 146.5 | 53.4 |
| 2071 | 42,986,002 | -0.83% | 145.2 | 53.5 |
| 2072 | 42,631,503 | -0.82% | 144.0 | 53.5 |
| 2073 | 42,288,844 | -0.79% | 142.9 | 53.4 |
| 2074 | 41,958,151 | -0.78% | 141.8 | 53.4 |
| 2075 | 41,641,717 | -0.74% | 140.7 | 53.3 |
| 2076 | 41,341,936 | -0.71% | 139.7 | 53.3 |
| 2077 | 41,053,533 | -0.69% | 138.7 | 53.2 |
| 2078 | 40,772,236 | -0.68% | 137.8 | 53.1 |
| 2079 | 40,495,656 | -0.68% | 136.8 | 53.1 |
| 2080 | 40,225,870 | -0.66% | 135.9 | 53.0 |
| 2081 | 39,963,232 | -0.65% | 135.0 | 53.0 |
| 2082 | 39,704,905 | -0.65% | 134.1 | 52.9 |
| 2083 | 39,452,309 | -0.63% | 133.3 | 52.9 |
| 2084 | 39,203,214 | -0.64% | 132.5 | 52.8 |
| 2085 | 38,955,406 | -0.63% | 131.6 | 52.8 |
| 2086 | 38,713,095 | -0.62% | 130.8 | 52.8 |
| 2087 | 38,472,531 | -0.63% | 130.0 | 52.8 |
| 2088 | 38,231,433 | -0.63% | 129.2 | 52.8 |
| 2089 | 37,989,933 | -0.64% | 128.4 | 52.8 |
| 2090 | 37,748,595 | -0.64% | 127.5 | 52.9 |
| 2091 | 37,511,052 | -0.63% | 126.7 | 52.9 |
| 2092 | 37,272,506 | -0.65% | 125.9 | 53.0 |
| 2093 | 37,035,406 | -0.63% | 125.1 | 53.0 |
| 2094 | 36,801,813 | -0.64% | 124.3 | 53.1 |
| 2095 | 36,565,448 | -0.65% | 123.5 | 53.1 |
| 2096 | 36,327,294 | -0.66% | 122.7 | 53.2 |
| 2097 | 36,088,272 | -0.67% | 121.9 | 53.3 |
| 2098 | 35,851,674 | -0.65% | 121.1 | 53.3 |
| 2099 | 35,615,720 | -0.67% | 120.3 | 53.4 |
| 2100 | 35,376,821 | -0.68% | 119.5 | 53.4 |
States & provinces of Italy by population
| # | State / province | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roma | 4,342,212 | 7.4% |
| 2 | Milano | 3,249,816 | 5.5% |
| 3 | Napoli | 3,084,890 | 5.2% |
| 4 | Turin | 2,259,523 | 3.8% |
| 5 | Brescia | 1,271,759 | 2.2% |
| 6 | Palermo | 1,252,588 | 2.1% |
| 7 | Bari | 1,251,994 | 2.1% |
| 8 | Bergamo | 1,119,233 | 1.9% |
| 9 | Catania | 1,107,702 | 1.9% |
| 10 | Salerno | 1,098,513 | 1.9% |
| 11 | Bologna | 1,014,619 | 1.7% |
| 12 | Firenze | 1,011,349 | 1.7% |
| 13 | Padova | 937,908 | 1.6% |
| 14 | Verona | 926,497 | 1.6% |
| 15 | Caserta | 922,965 | 1.6% |
| 16 | Treviso | 885,616 | 1.5% |
| 17 | Varese | 881,907 | 1.5% |
| 18 | Monza e Brianza | 873,935 | 1.5% |
| 19 | Vicenza | 863,044 | 1.5% |
| 20 | Venezia | 853,338 | 1.4% |
| 21 | Genova | 841,180 | 1.4% |
| 22 | Lecce | 795,762 | 1.4% |
| 23 | Cosenza | 705,753 | 1.2% |
| 24 | Modena | 705,393 | 1.2% |
| 25 | Perugia | 656,382 | 1.1% |
| 26 | Messina | 626,876 | 1.1% |
| 27 | Foggia | 622,183 | 1.1% |
| 28 | Como | 599,204 | 1.0% |
| 29 | Cuneo | 587,098 | 1.0% |
| 30 | Taranto | 576,756 | 1.0% |
| 31 | Latina | 575,254 | 1.0% |
| 32 | Cagliari | 551,053 | 0.9% |
| 33 | Pavia | 548,722 | 0.9% |
| 34 | Reggio Calabria | 548,009 | 0.9% |
| 35 | Trento | 540,458 | 0.9% |
| 36 | Reggio Emilia | 531,891 | 0.9% |
| 37 | Bozen | 531,178 | 0.9% |
| 38 | Udine | 528,791 | 0.9% |
| 39 | Frosinone | 489,083 | 0.8% |
| 40 | Sassari | 471,957 | 0.8% |
| 41 | Ancona | 471,228 | 0.8% |
| 42 | Parma | 451,631 | 0.8% |
| 43 | Agrigento | 434,870 | 0.7% |
| 44 | Trapani | 430,492 | 0.7% |
| 45 | Alessandria | 421,400 | 0.7% |
| 46 | Pisa | 419,037 | 0.7% |
| 47 | Avellino | 418,306 | 0.7% |
| 48 | Mantova | 412,292 | 0.7% |
| 49 | Siracusa | 399,224 | 0.7% |
| 50 | Forlì-Cesena | 394,627 | 0.7% |
| 51 | Ravenna | 394,543 | 0.7% |
| 52 | Brindisi | 392,975 | 0.7% |
| 53 | Barletta-Andria Trani | 390,011 | 0.7% |
| 54 | Lucca | 387,876 | 0.7% |
| 55 | Chieti | 385,588 | 0.7% |
| 56 | Novara | 369,018 | 0.6% |
| 57 | Cremona | 358,908 | 0.6% |
| 58 | Pesaro e Urbino | 358,886 | 0.6% |
| 59 | Catanzaro | 358,316 | 0.6% |
| 60 | Ferrara | 345,691 | 0.6% |
State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).
Biggest cities in Italy
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rome capital | Lazio | 2,318,895 |
| 2 | Milan | Lombardy | 1,371,498 |
| 3 | Naples | Campania | 909,048 |
| 4 | Turin | Piedmont | 847,287 |
| 5 | Palermo | Sicily | 648,260 |
| 6 | Genoa | Liguria | 580,097 |
| 7 | Bologna | Emilia-Romagna | 394,843 |
| 8 | Florence | Tuscany | 367,150 |
| 9 | Bari | Apulia | 316,491 |
| 10 | Catania | Sicily | 311,584 |
| 11 | Verona | Veneto | 258,031 |
| 12 | Messina | Sicily | 219,948 |
| 13 | Trieste | Friuli Venezia Giulia | 204,338 |
| 14 | Padua | Veneto | 203,725 |
| 15 | Brescia | Lombardy | 200,423 |
FAQ
What is the population of Italy in 2026?
The population of Italy is 58,926,166 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Italy?
Rome is the biggest city in Italy with 2,318,895 inhabitants and it is also the capital.
Is the population of Italy growing or shrinking?
The population of Italy is shrinking at -0.39% per year.
Neighboring countries
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
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