Italy Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Italy vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Italy	World
1960	31.6	22.5
1961	31.8	22.5
1962	32	22.4
1963	32.1	22.2
1964	32.2	22
1965	32.3	21.8
1966	32.4	21.7
1967	32.5	21.6
1968	32.7	21.5
1969	32.8	21.5
1970	33	21.4
1971	33.1	21.4
1972	33.2	21.5
1973	33.3	21.5
1974	33.4	21.6
1975	33.5	21.7
1976	33.6	21.9
1977	33.7	22
1978	33.9	22.2
1979	34	22.3
1980	34.1	22.5
1981	34.3	22.6
1982	34.6	22.7
1983	34.9	22.9
1984	35.3	23
1985	35.6	23.2
1986	35.8	23.3
1987	36.1	23.4
1988	36.4	23.6
1989	36.8	23.8
1990	37.1	23.9
1991	37.5	24.1
1992	37.9	24.3
1993	38.2	24.5
1994	38.6	24.7
1995	38.9	25
1996	39.1	25.2
1997	39.4	25.4
1998	39.6	25.7
1999	39.9	25.9
2000	40.3	26.1
2001	40.6	26.3
2002	41	26.5
2003	41.3	26.7
2004	41.6	27
2005	41.9	27.2
2006	42.3	27.4
2007	42.6	27.6
2008	42.8	27.8
2009	43.1	28
2010	43.5	28.2
2011	43.9	28.4
2012	44.2	28.6
2013	44.6	28.9
2014	45	29.1
2015	45.4	29.3
2016	45.8	29.5
2017	46.2	29.8
2018	46.6	30
2019	47	30.3
2020	47.4	30.6
2021	47.7	30.8
2022	48.1	31
2023	48.4	31.3
2024	48.8	31.6
2025	49.2	31.9
2026	49.6	32.1
2027	50	32.3
2028	50.3	32.6
2029	50.6	32.8
2030	51	33
2031	51.2	33.2
2032	51.5	33.4
2033	51.8	33.6
2034	52	33.8
2035	52.3	34
2036	52.5	34.2
2037	52.6	34.4
2038	52.8	34.6
2039	52.9	34.8
2040	53	35
2041	53.2	35.2
2042	53.3	35.4
2043	53.4	35.6
2044	53.6	35.8
2045	53.7	36
2046	53.8	36.2
2047	53.8	36.4
2048	53.8	36.6
2049	53.9	36.8
2050	53.9	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Italy was 31.6 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 48.8 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 16th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Italy ranks 4th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Italy is expected to increase to around 53.9 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Italy demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Italy
	Male	Female
0-4	1.76%	1.66%
5-9	2.03%	1.92%
10-14	2.32%	2.19%
15-19	2.52%	2.38%
20-24	2.64%	2.46%
25-29	2.74%	2.49%
30-34	2.85%	2.72%
35-39	2.85%	2.8%
40-44	3.12%	3.09%
45-49	3.63%	3.63%
50-54	3.96%	4.05%
55-59	4%	4.14%
60-64	3.6%	3.82%
65-69	3.01%	3.29%
70-74	2.6%	2.95%
75-79	2.25%	2.71%
80+	3%	4.81%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Italy has low demographic potential with 32.7% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 193/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Italy			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	52.7%	38.2%	14.5%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	52.9%	38.2%	14.8%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	52.7%	37.8%	15%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	52.5%	37.4%	15.1%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	52.6%	37.3%	15.3%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	52.9%	37.4%	15.5%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	53.4%	37.6%	15.8%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	53.9%	37.8%	16.1%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	54.5%	38%	16.5%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	55.1%	38.3%	16.8%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	55.6%	38.4%	17.2%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	56.1%	38.5%	17.6%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	56.5%	38.5%	18%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	56.9%	38.5%	18.4%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	57.3%	38.5%	18.8%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	57.4%	38.2%	19.1%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	57.3%	37.8%	19.4%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	57.1%	37.3%	19.8%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	56.7%	36.6%	20.1%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	56.1%	35.7%	20.4%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	55%	34.5%	20.5%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	53.6%	33.2%	20.3%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	52.1%	32%	20.1%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	50.5%	30.8%	19.7%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	49%	29.6%	19.3%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	48.1%	28.6%	19.5%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	47.5%	27.6%	19.9%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	47%	26.6%	20.4%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	46.6%	25.7%	20.9%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	46.2%	24.8%	21.4%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	45.8%	24%	21.8%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	45.1%	22.9%	22.2%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	44.7%	22%	22.7%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	45%	21.8%	23.2%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	45.9%	21.5%	24.4%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	46.3%	21.3%	24.9%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	46.1%	21.2%	24.9%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	46.6%	21.1%	25.4%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	47%	21.1%	25.9%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	47.5%	21.1%	26.4%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	48.1%	21.1%	27%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	48.7%	21.2%	27.5%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	49.3%	21.3%	28.1%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	49.9%	21.3%	28.6%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	50.3%	21.3%	29.1%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	50.9%	21.3%	29.6%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	51.6%	21.3%	30.2%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	51.9%	21.3%	30.6%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	52%	21.3%	30.7%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	52.3%	21.4%	30.9%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	52.7%	21.4%	31.2%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	53.1%	21.4%	31.7%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	53.8%	21.5%	32.3%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	54.4%	21.5%	32.9%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	55.1%	21.4%	33.7%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	55.6%	21.3%	34.3%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	55.9%	21.1%	34.8%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	56.1%	20.9%	35.2%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	56.3%	20.7%	35.6%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	56.6%	20.4%	36.2%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	56.8%	20.1%	36.6%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	56.9%	19.8%	37.1%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	57%	19.5%	37.6%	54%	39%	15%
2023	57.1%	19.1%	38.1%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	57.5%	18.7%	38.8%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Italy increased from 50.3% to 57.5% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Italy working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Italy	World
1960	65.5%	57.6%
1961	65.4%	57.5%
1962	65.5%	57.4%
1963	65.6%	57.2%
1964	65.5%	57%
1965	65.4%	56.9%
1966	65.2%	56.8%
1967	65%	56.9%
1968	64.7%	56.9%
1969	64.5%	56.9%
1970	64.3%	57%
1971	64.1%	57.1%
1972	63.9%	57.2%
1973	63.7%	57.3%
1974	63.6%	57.3%
1975	63.5%	57.4%
1976	63.6%	57.5%
1977	63.7%	57.7%
1978	63.8%	58%
1979	64.1%	58.4%
1980	64.5%	58.7%
1981	65.1%	59%
1982	65.7%	59.3%
1983	66.5%	59.6%
1984	67.1%	59.9%
1985	67.5%	60.1%
1986	67.8%	60.4%
1987	68%	60.5%
1988	68.2%	60.7%
1989	68.4%	60.8%
1990	68.6%	60.9%
1991	68.9%	61%
1992	69.1%	61.1%
1993	69%	61.2%
1994	68.5%	61.3%
1995	68.4%	61.5%
1996	68.5%	61.7%
1997	68.2%	61.9%
1998	68%	62.2%
1999	67.8%	62.5%
2000	67.5%	62.8%
2001	67.2%	63.1%
2002	67%	63.4%
2003	66.7%	63.7%
2004	66.5%	64%
2005	66.2%	64.3%
2006	66%	64.5%
2007	65.8%	64.7%
2008	65.8%	64.9%
2009	65.6%	65%
2010	65.5%	65.1%
2011	65.3%	65.2%
2012	65%	65.2%
2013	64.8%	65.2%
2014	64.5%	65.2%
2015	64.3%	65.1%
2016	64.1%	65.1%
2017	64%	65%
2018	64%	64.9%
2019	63.9%	64.9%
2020	63.8%	64.8%
2021	63.7%	64.9%
2022	63.7%	64.9%
2023	63.6%	65%
2024	63.5%	65.1%
2025	63.2%	65.2%
2026	63%	65.3%
2027	62.6%	65.4%
2028	62.2%	65.4%
2029	61.8%	65.4%
2030	61.2%	65.4%
2031	60.7%	65.4%
2032	60.2%	65.4%
2033	59.6%	65.4%
2034	59%	65.3%
2035	58.4%	65.2%
2036	57.8%	65%
2037	57.2%	64.9%
2038	56.6%	64.7%
2039	55.9%	64.6%
2040	55.3%	64.5%
2041	54.8%	64.4%
2042	54.3%	64.3%
2043	53.9%	64.2%
2044	53.5%	64.1%
2045	53.2%	63.9%
2046	52.9%	63.8%
2047	52.7%	63.7%
2048	52.5%	63.6%
2049	52.4%	63.4%
2050	52.3%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Italy changed from 66.5% to 63.5% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Italy	World
1960	25%	37.4%
1961	25%	37.5%
1962	24.7%	37.6%
1963	24.5%	37.8%
1964	24.5%	38%
1965	24.5%	38%
1966	24.5%	38%
1967	24.6%	38%
1968	24.6%	37.9%
1969	24.7%	37.8%
1970	24.7%	37.7%
1971	24.6%	37.6%
1972	24.6%	37.5%
1973	24.6%	37.3%
1974	24.5%	37.2%
1975	24.3%	37.1%
1976	24.1%	36.9%
1977	23.7%	36.7%
1978	23.4%	36.3%
1979	22.8%	35.9%
1980	22.3%	35.5%
1981	21.6%	35.2%
1982	21.1%	34.9%
1983	20.5%	34.6%
1984	19.9%	34.3%
1985	19.3%	34%
1986	18.7%	33.8%
1987	18.1%	33.6%
1988	17.5%	33.4%
1989	17%	33.2%
1990	16.5%	33%
1991	15.8%	32.9%
1992	15.2%	32.7%
1993	15%	32.5%
1994	14.8%	32.3%
1995	14.6%	32.1%
1996	14.5%	31.8%
1997	14.4%	31.5%
1998	14.3%	31.1%
1999	14.3%	30.8%
2000	14.3%	30.4%
2001	14.2%	30%
2002	14.2%	29.6%
2003	14.2%	29.2%
2004	14.2%	28.8%
2005	14.1%	28.5%
2006	14.1%	28.1%
2007	14%	27.9%
2008	14%	27.6%
2009	14%	27.5%
2010	14%	27.3%
2011	14%	27.1%
2012	14%	27%
2013	13.9%	26.9%
2014	13.8%	26.8%
2015	13.7%	26.6%
2016	13.6%	26.5%
2017	13.4%	26.4%
2018	13.2%	26.2%
2019	13%	26%
2020	12.8%	25.8%
2021	12.6%	25.6%
2022	12.4%	25.3%
2023	12.1%	25%
2024	11.9%	24.7%
2025	11.7%	24.4%
2026	11.4%	24.1%
2027	11.2%	23.8%
2028	11%	23.4%
2029	10.9%	23.1%
2030	10.7%	22.8%
2031	10.6%	22.6%
2032	10.5%	22.3%
2033	10.4%	22.1%
2034	10.3%	21.9%
2035	10.3%	21.7%
2036	10.3%	21.6%
2037	10.3%	21.5%
2038	10.3%	21.4%
2039	10.4%	21.3%
2040	10.4%	21.2%
2041	10.5%	21.1%
2042	10.5%	21%
2043	10.6%	21%
2044	10.7%	20.9%
2045	10.7%	20.8%
2046	10.8%	20.7%
2047	10.8%	20.7%
2048	10.9%	20.6%
2049	10.9%	20.5%
2050	10.9%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Italy decreased from 14.2% to 11.9% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Italy	World
1960	9.5%	4.97%
1961	9.66%	4.99%
1962	9.79%	5.01%
1963	9.89%	5.02%
1964	10%	5.04%
1965	10.1%	5.08%
1966	10.3%	5.12%
1967	10.5%	5.16%
1968	10.7%	5.2%
1969	10.8%	5.24%
1970	11.1%	5.28%
1971	11.3%	5.32%
1972	11.5%	5.37%
1973	11.7%	5.42%
1974	11.9%	5.47%
1975	12.2%	5.53%
1976	12.4%	5.59%
1977	12.6%	5.65%
1978	12.8%	5.71%
1979	13.1%	5.77%
1980	13.2%	5.81%
1981	13.2%	5.81%
1982	13.2%	5.8%
1983	13.1%	5.79%
1984	13%	5.8%
1985	13.2%	5.82%
1986	13.5%	5.86%
1987	13.9%	5.91%
1988	14.2%	5.95%
1989	14.6%	6.01%
1990	15%	6.07%
1991	15.3%	6.14%
1992	15.7%	6.21%
1993	16%	6.29%
1994	16.7%	6.37%
1995	17%	6.45%
1996	17%	6.53%
1997	17.4%	6.61%
1998	17.6%	6.68%
1999	17.9%	6.76%
2000	18.2%	6.84%
2001	18.5%	6.92%
2002	18.8%	7.01%
2003	19.1%	7.1%
2004	19.3%	7.18%
2005	19.6%	7.26%
2006	19.9%	7.34%
2007	20.1%	7.41%
2008	20.2%	7.47%
2009	20.3%	7.52%
2010	20.5%	7.58%
2011	20.7%	7.66%
2012	21%	7.78%
2013	21.3%	7.92%
2014	21.7%	8.08%
2015	22%	8.26%
2016	22.3%	8.45%
2017	22.6%	8.65%
2018	22.8%	8.88%
2019	23.1%	9.1%
2020	23.4%	9.33%
2021	23.7%	9.53%
2022	23.9%	9.74%
2023	24.2%	9.98%
2024	24.6%	10.2%
2025	25.1%	10.4%
2026	25.6%	10.6%
2027	26.1%	10.8%
2028	26.7%	11.1%
2029	27.4%	11.5%
2030	28%	11.7%
2031	28.7%	12%
2032	29.4%	12.3%
2033	30%	12.6%
2034	30.7%	12.8%
2035	31.3%	13.1%
2036	31.9%	13.4%
2037	32.5%	13.7%
2038	33.1%	13.9%
2039	33.7%	14.1%
2040	34.2%	14.3%
2041	34.7%	14.5%
2042	35.1%	14.7%
2043	35.5%	14.9%
2044	35.8%	15%
2045	36.1%	15.2%
2046	36.3%	15.4%
2047	36.5%	15.7%
2048	36.6%	15.9%
2049	36.8%	16.1%
2050	36.8%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Italy increased from 19.3% to 24.6% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.