Population growth in Italy
Italy: Population growth was -0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Italy, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Italy recorded -0.1% for population growth in 2025.
The figure is down 17.6% on the previous year and up 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Italy peaked at 0.8% in 1965 and was at its lowest, -0.5%, in 2021.
Italy ranks 173rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | -0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -0.5% | -0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 170 Trinidad and Tobago -0.0% compare
- 171 Isle of Man -0.0% compare
- 172 Uruguay -0.1% compare
- 174 Montenegro -0.1% compare
- 175 Thailand -0.1% compare
- 176 Jamaica -0.1% compare
More climate change data for Italy
- Population, total 58.92 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Urban population 41.05 million (2025)
- Urban population 69.7% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 19.5% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 33.78 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 18.5% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 21.5% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 14.8% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 11.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Italy?
- Population growth in Italy was -0.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1965.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 2021.
- How does Italy rank for population growth?
- Italy ranks 173rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.