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Population Pyramid of Italy2024

Total population
59.3M
Median age
48.8
Peak year
2014
Peak population
60.7M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 46.4M · median age 28.6
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 56.4M · median age 34.1
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 57.3M · median age 40.3
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 59.3M · median age 48.8
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 51.9M · median age 53.9
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 35.4M · median age 54.4
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Italy presently shows a constrictive pyramid, narrower at the base than in the middle, reflecting sustained sub-replacement fertility and population ageing. The median age in 2024 is 48.8 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 11.9% of the population; people 65 and older account for 24.6%.

Peak population

Italy's population peaked in 2014 and has been declining since.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 46.4 million with median age 28.6. Projected 2100 values are 35.4 million and median age 54.4.

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