Italy Population Clock
Italy has an estimated population of about 58.9 million, which makes it the 25th most populous of the 115 countries tracked here.
Its population is slowly shrinking, at -0.06% a year.
The capital is Rome.
The counter below is a live estimate interpolated from the World Bank's latest annual figures — not a real-time measurement. It links to its source, base year and method via the ⓘ next to it.
Statistics
Population trend
Population 2016–2025 (World Bank)
How Italy's population is changing
Italy records about 1,016 births and 1,774 deaths a day — more deaths than births. Natural change is therefore negative, at roughly 758 fewer people per day, or about 276,859 a year before migration.
Net migration runs at about 75,448 over the reported period, with more people arriving than leaving. That is equivalent to about 27% of its natural change.
Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population fell from 60.1 million to 58.9 million — a loss of 1.20 million, or 2.0%.
Where people live in Italy
With about 199 people per square kilometre, Italy is densely populated, roughly 3.2× the world average of 62. That ranks 30th of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are Nepal and North Korea.
Italy covers about 295,720 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 58.9 million into that density figure.
About 69.7% of people live in urban areas, making Italy majority urban, above the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 41.1 million town and city dwellers and 17.9 million living rurally.
Age, fertility and life expectancy in Italy
Italy has one of the world’s oldest populations: about 11.7% are under 15 and 25.1% are 65 or older. Over-65s now outnumber under-15s, which is the classic marker of a population that has finished its demographic transition.
The total fertility rate is about 1.18 births per woman, below the ~2.1 replacement level, so without net immigration the population would eventually decline. The world figure is about 2.19.
Life expectancy at birth is about 84.0 years, roughly 10.5 years above the global average of 73.5.
Italy at a glance
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 58.9 million | 2025 |
| World rank by population | #25 | 2025 |
| Annual growth rate | -0.06% | 2025 |
| Population density | 199 /km² | 2023 |
| Land area | 295,720 km² | 2023 |
| Urban population | 69.7% | 2025 |
| Life expectancy at birth | 84.0 years | 2024 |
| Fertility rate | 1.18 births per woman | 2024 |
| Population under 15 | 11.7% | 2025 |
| Population 65 and over | 25.1% | 2025 |
| Net migration | 75,448 | 2025 |
| Births per day | 1,016 | 2025 |
| Deaths per day | 1,774 | 2025 |
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Methodology & sources
Data: World Bank (CC BY 4.0), base year 2025. The live counter animates the latest annual growth rate per second; it is an estimate, not a real-time measurement. No figures are invented — every number traces back to the World Bank indicators listed above.
Source: World Bank