Life Expectancy Infant and Children under 5 Mortality Urbanization and Population Density [ Sources and more info ] Population of Italy (2026) View live population, charts & trends: Population of Italy The median age in Italy is 48.6 years (2026). Fertility in Italy A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility : the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline Life Expectancy in Italy See also: Countries in the world ranked by Life Expectancy Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in Italy Italy Urban Population Currently, 72.4% of the population of Italy is urban (42,685,102 people in 2026) Population Density The 2026 population density in Italy is 200 people per Km2 (519 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 294,140 Km2 (113,568 sq. miles). Largest cities by Population in Italy (includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.) Population of Italy GDP (Gross Domesting Product) of Italy Demographics of Europe World Demographics

World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision - United Nations Population Division World Urbanization Prospects - Population Division - United Nations United Nations Statistics Division Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Population Pyramid A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population. Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigeria Population Pyramid Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing. Dependency Ratio There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100. Youth Dependency Ratio Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64. Formula: ( [Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64] ) × 100 Elderly dependency ratio Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64. Formula: ( [Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64] ) × 100 Total dependency ratio Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios. Formula: (( [Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus] ) ÷ [Population ages 16-64] ) × 100 NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.