Italy Population

1911 - 2021 | Yearly | Person mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Italy population

  • The Italy population reached 59.0 million people in Dec 2021, compared with the previously reported figure of 59.3 million people in Dec 2020
  • The data reached an all-time high of 60.8 million people in Dec 2011 and a record low of 37.1 million people in Dec 1911

Italian National Institute of Statistics provides monthly Population. Population prior to 2003 sourced from annual population data from Italian National Institute of Statistics.


Further information about Italy population data

  • In the latest reports, Italy Unemployment Rate increased to 7.4 % in Sep 2023
  • Monthly earnings of the Italy population was 3,688.1 USD in Jun 2023
  • Italy Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 48.2 % in Dec 2020

View Italy's Population from 1911 to 2021 in the chart:

Italy Population

What was Italy's Population in 2021?

The Italy population reached 59.0 million people in Dec 2021, compared with the previously reported figure of 59.3 million people in Dec 2020 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
59.0 2021 59.3 2020 37.1 1911 60.8 2011 Person mn yearly 1911 - 2021

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Person mn) 2.8 2020 yearly 1989 - 2020
Algeria (Person mn) 43.4 2019 yearly 1950 - 2019
Argentina (Person mn) 46.7 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Armenia (Person mn) 3.0 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
Australia (Person mn) 26.3 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Austria (Person mn) 9.1 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Azerbaijan (Person mn) 10.2 2023 yearly 1925 - 2023
Bahrain (Person mn) 1.6 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Bangladesh (Person mn) 169.3 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Belarus (Person mn) 9.2 2022 yearly 1949 - 2022
Belgium (Person mn) 11.7 2022 yearly 1953 - 2022
Bolivia (Person mn) 11.7 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person mn) 3.4 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Botswana (Person mn) 2.4 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Brazil (Person mn) 203.1 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Brunei (Person mn) 0.4 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Bulgaria (Person mn) 6.4 2022 yearly 1880 - 2022
Cambodia (Person mn) 16.6 2021 yearly 1950 - 2021
Canada (Person mn) 40.1 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Chile (Person mn) 20.0 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
China (Person mn) 1,409.7 2023 yearly 1949 - 2023
Colombia (Person mn) 51.6 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Croatia (Person mn) 3.9 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Cyprus (Person mn) 0.9 2019 yearly 1974 - 2019
Czech Republic (Person mn) 10.5 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Denmark (Person mn) 5.8 2020 yearly 1900 - 2020
Ecuador (Person mn) 21.1 2050 yearly 1950 - 2050
Egypt (Person mn) 105.2 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Estonia (Person mn) 1.4 2022 yearly 1999 - 2022
European Union (Person mn) 448.8 2022 yearly 1959 - 2022
Finland (Person mn) 5.6 2022 yearly 1749 - 2022
France (Person mn) 68.0 2022 yearly 1949 - 2022
Georgia (Person mn) 3.7 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Germany (Person mn) 84.7 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Ghana (Person mn) 31.1 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Greece (Person mn) 10.7 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person mn) 7.5 2023 yearly 1961 - 2023
Hungary (Person mn) 9.6 2023 yearly 1948 - 2023
Iceland (Person mn) 0.4 2022 yearly 1732 - 2022
India (Person mn) 1,395.0 2024 yearly 1951 - 2024
Indonesia (Person mn) 274.9 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Iran (Person mn) 84.0 2021 yearly 1950 - 2021
Ireland (Person mn) 5.3 2023 yearly 1900 - 2023
Israel (Person mn) 9.8 2023 yearly 1949 - 2023
Italy (Person mn) 59.0 2021 yearly 1911 - 2021
Ivory Coast (Person mn) 30.2 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Japan (Person mn) 124.9 2022 yearly 1899 - 2022
Jordan (Person mn) 11.5 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Kazakhstan (Person mn) 19.8 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Kenya (Person mn) 49.4 2021 yearly 1950 - 2021
South Korea (Person mn) 51.7 2022 yearly 1956 - 2022
Kosovo (Person mn) 1.8 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
Kuwait (Person mn) 4.7 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan (Person mn) 7.0 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Laos (Person mn) 7.4 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Latvia (Person mn) 1.9 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Lebanon (Person mn) 6.8 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Lithuania (Person mn) 2.9 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg (Person mn) 0.7 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Macau SAR, China (Person mn) 0.7 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
North Macedonia (Person mn) 1.8 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Malawi (Person mn) 19.1 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Malaysia (Person mn) 32.7 2022 yearly 1947 - 2022
Malta (Person mn) 0.5 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Mauritius (Person mn) 1.3 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Mexico (Person mn) 130.6 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Moldova (Person mn) 2.5 2022 yearly 2013 - 2022
Mongolia (Person mn) 3.5 2023 yearly 1935 - 2023
Montenegro (Person mn) 0.6 2022 yearly 1921 - 2022
Morocco (Person mn) 36.3 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Mozambique (Person mn) 31.6 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Myanmar (Person mn) 54.4 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Nepal (Person mn) 29.5 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Netherlands (Person mn) 17.3 2018 yearly 1899 - 2018
New Zealand (Person mn) 5.3 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Nigeria (Person mn) 211.5 2021 yearly 1950 - 2021
Norway (Person mn) 5.4 2019 yearly 1845 - 2019
Oman (Person mn) 4.5 2020 yearly 1977 - 2020
Pakistan (Person mn) 229.2 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Palestinian Territory (Person mn) 5.9 2026 yearly 1950 - 2026
Panama (Person mn) 4.5 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Paraguay (Person mn) 7.6 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Peru (Person mn) 32.8 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Philippines (Person mn) 109.0 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Poland (Person mn) 37.8 2022 yearly 1946 - 2022
Portugal (Person mn) 10.4 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Qatar (Person mn) 2.8 2020 yearly 1984 - 2020
Romania (Person mn) 19.1 2022 yearly 1930 - 2022
Russia (Person mn) 146.2 2023 yearly 1949 - 2023
Saudi Arabia (Person mn) 32.2 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Serbia (Person mn) 6.7 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022
Singapore (Person mn) 5.9 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Slovakia (Person mn) 5.5 2020 yearly 1945 - 2020
Slovenia (Person mn) 2.1 2022 yearly 1920 - 2022
South Africa (Person mn) 60.6 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Spain (Person mn) 47.5 2021 yearly 1950 - 2021
Sri Lanka (Person mn) 22.0 2023 yearly 1948 - 2023
Sudan (Person mn) 37.3 2014 yearly 1970 - 2014
Sweden (Person mn) 10.4 2020 yearly 1749 - 2020
Switzerland (Person mn) 8.8 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -27,373.333 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 158,203.458 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 28.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,114,282.8 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 137.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) 1,156.730 2028 yearly 1988 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) 3,138.281 2028 yearly 1988 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) 1,098.360 2028 yearly 1988 - 2028
General Govt Debt (EUR mn) 2,855,044.700 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 1861 - Nov 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.339 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 4,952.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 59,587.8 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1991 - Nov 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) -4.4 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 6,046,592.734 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 34,957,695.159 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 14,113,178.257 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 55,381.4 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1991 - Nov 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) -8.9 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2023
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 21,462,418.612 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 15,087,372.056 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 6,403.019 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1960 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2,231.507 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1960 - Dec 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1,600.318 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1960 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 3,285.429 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1960 - Dec 2023
Trade Balance: sa (EUR mn) 4,540.000 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2023
Exports: fob: sa (EUR mn) 52,756.000 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2023
Imports: cif: sa (EUR mn) 48,216.000 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2023
Imports: cif: MQ: Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas: Crude Petroleum (EUR mn) 2,743.659 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2023
Exports: fob: Europe: Germany (EUR mn) 5,906.579 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2024
Exports: fob: America: United States (EUR mn) 5,869.483 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2023
Imports: cif: Europe: Netherlands (EUR mn) 2,737.953 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2024
Imports: cif: America: United States (EUR mn) 2,045.565 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2023
Crude Oil Imports: Africa: Nigeria (Ton th) 1,924.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Crude Oil Imports: Former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics(FUSSR) (Ton th) 25,403.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Crude Oil Imports: OPEC (Ton th) 25,659.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 3,951.5 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1988 - Nov 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -1,662.6 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1970 - Apr 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 7,053.3 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1988 - Mar 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 2,940.559 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 1,329.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 1,791.157 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 2,662,299.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 129.0 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,130,392.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 59.6 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 577.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 53.574 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 129,829.540 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services (EUR mn) -1,846.614 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (EUR mn) -3,545.360 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
BoP: Capital Account: Debits (EUR mn) 902.828 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
BoP: FA: Other Investment: Liabilities (EUR mn) -14,394.794 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2023
BoP: Current Account: Credits (EUR mn) 68,637.743 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
BoP: Current Account: Debits (EUR mn) 67,502.018 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
BoP: Capital Account (EUR mn) 928.354 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
BoP: FA: Direct Investment: Assets (EUR mn) 3,652.413 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debits (EUR mn) 9,838.642 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Credits (EUR mn) 52,065.033 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2023
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (EUR mn) 1,082.149 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1988 - Nov 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credits (EUR mn) 10,450.288 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives (EUR mn) 417.153 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2023
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (EUR mn) -2,835.421 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2023
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (EUR mn) -363.343 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2023
BoP: FA: Direct Investment: Liabilities (EUR mn) -1,448.523 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2023
BoP: FA: Other Investment: Assets (EUR mn) -326.837 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2023
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Debits (EUR mn) 47,660.694 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2023
BoP: Current Account: Goods (EUR mn) 4,404.339 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credits (EUR mn) 11,641.867 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (EUR mn) 611.646 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
BoP: Capital Account: Credits (EUR mn) 1,831.182 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credits (EUR mn) 2,033.857 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2023
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (EUR mn) 10,837.362 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Assets (EUR mn) 20,631.512 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2019
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI) (EUR mn) -14,035.313 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2019
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (PI) (EUR mn) 12,742.080 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2019
BoP: Financial Account: Liabilities (EUR mn) 22,075.088 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2019
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (EUR mn) -216.498 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2019
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debits (EUR mn) 7,794.724 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2019
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Debits (EUR mn) 3,188.920 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2023
BoP: Errors & Omissions (EUR mn) 5,095.161 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2023
IIP: Liabilities (EUR mn) 3,337,268.694 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2023
IIP: Net Position (EUR mn) 122,665.854 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2023
IIP: Assets (EUR mn) 3,459,934.548 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2008 - Sep 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 49.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 59,372.118 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2008 - Sep 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 1,778,326.918 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1974 - Jan 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 2,265,443.026 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1974 - Jan 2024
M2 Growth (%) -2.2 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1975 - Jan 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 49,031.6 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 2.183 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 0.9 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 159,804.526 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 1,908,901.966 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) -3.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 3,356,449.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -4.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) 4.600 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 10.600 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Credit to Households (USD bn) 836.686 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2023
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 2,206.107 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,077,292.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 2,637,845.317 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1995 - Jan 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) -5.11 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1996 - Jan 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 61.77 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1998 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M3 (EUR mn) 2,112,290.250 Jan 2024 monthly Sep 1997 - Jan 2024
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves (FCR) (EUR mn) 44,138.106 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2024
Official Reserve Assets (EUR mn) 224,793.915 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2024
Consumer Credit (EUR mn) 158,535.716 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -6.8 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1986 - Feb 2024
Cyclical Coincident Indicator: Ita-Coin (%) 0.040 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2024

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