Italy's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 58.9 million in 2021.
The population of Italy grew at -0.2% in the last year and is ranked the 4th most populated country in Europe, ahead of Spain.
Italy last conducted a national census in 2012 and 100% of births in Italy are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Italy compares to other countries around the world and in the Europe region.
Italy's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London