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Population in Italy compared to Liberia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,952,704 in 2024 vs 5,612,817 people in Liberia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,562,681 people compared to 5,887,000 in Liberia.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 9.95 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Liberia is the 116th.
  • The countries together account for 0.78% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 0.07% for Liberia.
  • For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +2.09% in Liberia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.6M (0.28% growth), while Liberia has grown from 3.49M to 5.89M (68.6% growth).

Italy vs Liberia: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Liberia
2100 35,208,261 12,788,823
2099 35,444,989 12,776,207
2098 35,676,340 12,757,308
2097 35,914,345 12,728,620
2096 36,150,501 12,695,873
2095 36,386,787 12,671,037
2094 36,619,396 12,645,345
2093 36,850,181 12,607,806
2092 37,089,746 12,583,276
2091 37,323,400 12,557,861
2090 37,560,976 12,513,262
2089 37,802,157 12,461,083
2088 38,040,056 12,429,523
2087 38,280,439 12,394,685
2086 38,517,279 12,331,734
2085 38,761,126 12,266,313
2084 39,008,873 12,218,274
2083 39,255,273 12,163,782
2082 39,509,964 12,122,513
2081 39,767,732 12,055,108
2080 40,030,977 11,977,065
2079 40,302,924 11,899,224
2078 40,579,648 11,823,772
2077 40,860,952 11,746,009
2076 41,151,772 11,657,329
2075 41,455,646 11,571,881
2074 41,779,503 11,469,695
2073 42,111,664 11,373,802
2072 42,459,257 11,288,250
2071 42,814,908 11,187,594
2070 43,187,953 11,097,891
2069 43,571,469 11,002,270
2068 43,964,515 10,918,600
2067 44,361,273 10,814,021
2066 44,771,926 10,721,693
2065 45,197,177 10,617,436
2064 45,628,630 10,521,037
2063 46,066,216 10,416,221
2062 46,517,561 10,308,855
2061 46,971,598 10,200,557
2060 47,424,830 10,091,553
2059 47,879,711 9,960,069
2058 48,332,818 9,857,338
2057 48,778,066 9,745,295
2056 49,222,515 9,624,041
2055 49,653,326 9,506,843
2054 50,073,600 9,402,297
2053 50,488,203 9,284,854
2052 50,886,354 9,173,091
2051 51,276,616 9,060,243
2050 51,663,176 8,951,514
2049 52,034,983 8,828,384
2048 52,392,012 8,705,146
2047 52,745,310 8,581,923
2046 53,080,828 8,456,286
2045 53,408,660 8,342,861
2044 53,723,325 8,220,755
2043 54,042,322 8,106,429
2042 54,342,628 7,972,152
2041 54,629,496 7,829,310
2040 54,916,374 7,698,463
2039 55,205,078 7,554,021
2038 55,481,637 7,421,960
2037 55,757,394 7,291,328
2036 56,025,224 7,146,172
2035 56,295,613 7,010,827
2034 56,562,648 6,883,638
2033 56,822,364 6,750,553
2032 57,078,534 6,619,507
2031 57,345,322 6,492,799
2030 57,606,120 6,376,029
2029 57,851,091 6,247,795
2028 58,091,760 6,120,673
2027 58,333,039 5,981,051
2026 58,562,681 5,852,128
2025 58,769,653 5,732,938
2024 58,952,704 5,612,817
2023 58,984,216 5,493,031
2022 59,013,667 5,373,294
2021 59,133,173 5,259,323
2020 59,438,851 5,149,463
2019 59,729,081 5,043,721
2018 60,148,658 4,944,726
2017 60,002,252 4,848,925
2016 60,115,223 4,755,608
2015 60,229,605 4,659,431
2014 60,320,707 4,564,293
2013 60,311,613 4,470,239
2012 60,191,247 4,373,043
2011 60,026,841 4,221,178
2010 59,819,407 4,058,890
2009 59,555,454 3,943,028
2008 59,211,181 3,821,003
2007 58,756,247 3,669,050
2006 58,399,861 3,490,787
2005 58,166,682 3,301,015
2004 57,828,179 3,156,892
2003 57,399,184 3,119,532
2002 57,089,824 3,094,782
2001 56,976,981 3,015,338
2000 56,942,108 2,928,117
1999 56,916,317 2,821,684
1998 56,906,744 2,670,124
1997 56,890,372 2,412,989
1996 56,860,281 2,232,289
1995 56,844,303 2,169,162
1994 56,843,400 2,149,928
1993 56,831,821 2,155,126
1992 56,797,087 2,072,461
1991 56,758,521 1,956,518
1990 56,719,240 2,223,667
1989 56,671,781 2,517,858
1988 56,629,288 2,446,941
1987 56,601,931 2,377,229
1986 56,596,155 2,308,511
1985 56,593,071 2,240,539
1984 56,576,718 2,173,312
1983 56,564,074 2,107,113
1982 56,543,548 2,045,073
1981 56,501,675 1,986,867
1980 56,433,883 1,929,253
1979 56,317,749 1,872,713
1978 56,155,143 1,818,247
1977 55,955,411 1,766,019
1976 55,718,260 1,717,060
1975 55,441,001 1,670,913
1974 55,110,868 1,626,362
1973 54,751,406 1,583,588
1972 54,381,345 1,542,670
1971 54,073,490 1,504,077
1970 53,821,850 1,466,676
1969 53,537,950 1,429,605
1968 53,235,750 1,393,530
1967 52,900,500 1,358,435
1966 52,519,000 1,324,383
1965 52,112,350 1,291,156
1964 51,675,350 1,258,745
1963 51,252,000 1,227,414
1962 50,879,450 1,197,039
1961 50,536,350 1,167,717
1960 50,199,700 1,139,522

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/italy/liberia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Liberia gained 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline), while Liberia's population increased by 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth).

Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th in 2026. Liberia was ranked 126th in 2006 and ranked 116th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Italy's population will shrink by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people with a rank change from 26th to 40th. The population of Liberia will increase by 52.1% to 8,951,514 people and rank change from 116th to 107th.

Liberia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.8M people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Italy
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Italy Liberia
2100 -0.67% 0.1%
2099 -0.65% 0.15%
2098 -0.66% 0.23%
2097 -0.65% 0.26%
2096 -0.65% 0.2%
2095 -0.64% 0.2%
2094 -0.63% 0.3%
2093 -0.65% 0.19%
2092 -0.63% 0.2%
2091 -0.63% 0.36%
2090 -0.64% 0.42%
2089 -0.63% 0.25%
2088 -0.63% 0.28%
2087 -0.61% 0.51%
2086 -0.63% 0.53%
2085 -0.64% 0.39%
2084 -0.63% 0.45%
2083 -0.64% 0.34%
2082 -0.65% 0.56%
2081 -0.66% 0.65%
2080 -0.67% 0.65%
2079 -0.68% 0.64%
2078 -0.69% 0.66%
2077 -0.71% 0.76%
2076 -0.73% 0.74%
2075 -0.78% 0.89%
2074 -0.79% 0.84%
2073 -0.82% 0.76%
2072 -0.83% 0.9%
2071 -0.86% 0.81%
2070 -0.88% 0.87%
2069 -0.89% 0.77%
2068 -0.89% 0.97%
2067 -0.92% 0.86%
2066 -0.94% 0.98%
2065 -0.95% 0.92%
2064 -0.95% 1.01%
2063 -0.97% 1.04%
2062 -0.97% 1.06%
2061 -0.96% 1.08%
2060 -0.95% 1.32%
2059 -0.94% 1.04%
2058 -0.91% 1.15%
2057 -0.9% 1.26%
2056 -0.87% 1.23%
2055 -0.84% 1.11%
2054 -0.82% 1.26%
2053 -0.78% 1.22%
2052 -0.76% 1.25%
2051 -0.75% 1.21%
2050 -0.71% 1.39%
2049 -0.68% 1.42%
2048 -0.67% 1.44%
2047 -0.63% 1.49%
2046 -0.61% 1.36%
2045 -0.59% 1.49%
2044 -0.59% 1.41%
2043 -0.55% 1.68%
2042 -0.53% 1.82%
2041 -0.52% 1.7%
2040 -0.52% 1.91%
2039 -0.5% 1.78%
2038 -0.49% 1.79%
2037 -0.48% 2.03%
2036 -0.48% 1.93%
2035 -0.47% 1.85%
2034 -0.46% 1.97%
2033 -0.45% 1.98%
2032 -0.47% 1.95%
2031 -0.45% 1.83%
2030 -0.42% 2.05%
2029 -0.41% 2.08%
2028 -0.41% 2.33%
2027 -0.39% 2.2%
2026 -0.35% 2.08%
2025 -0.31% 2.14%
2024 -0.05% 2.18%
2023 -0.05% 2.23%
2022 -0.2% 2.17%
2021 -0.51% 2.13%
2020 -0.49% 2.1%
2019 -0.7% 2%
2018 0.24% 1.98%
2017 -0.19% 1.96%
2016 -0.19% 2.06%
2015 -0.15% 2.08%
2014 0.02% 2.1%
2013 0.2% 2.22%
2012 0.27% 3.6%
2011 0.35% 4%
2010 0.44% 2.94%
2009 0.58% 3.19%
2008 0.77% 4.14%
2007 0.61% 5.11%
2006 0.4% 5.75%
2005 0.59% 4.57%
2004 0.75% 1.2%
2003 0.54% 0.8%
2002 0.2% 2.63%
2001 0.06% 2.98%
2000 0.05% 3.77%
1999 0.02% 5.68%
1998 0.03% 10.7%
1997 0.05% 8.09%
1996 0.03% 2.91%
1995 0.002% 0.89%
1994 0.02% -0.24%
1993 0.06% 3.99%
1992 0.07% 5.93%
1991 0.07% -12%
1990 0.08% -11.7%
1989 0.08% 2.9%
1988 0.05% 2.93%
1987 0.01% 2.98%
1986 0.005% 3.03%
1985 0.03% 3.09%
1984 0.02% 3.14%
1983 0.04% 3.03%
1982 0.07% 2.93%
1981 0.12% 2.99%
1980 0.21% 3.02%
1979 0.29% 3%
1978 0.36% 2.96%
1977 0.43% 2.85%
1976 0.5% 2.76%
1975 0.6% 2.74%
1974 0.66% 2.7%
1973 0.68% 2.65%
1972 0.57% 2.57%
1971 0.47% 2.55%
1970 0.53% 2.59%
1969 0.57% 2.59%
1968 0.63% 2.58%
1967 0.73% 2.57%
1966 0.78% 2.57%
1965 0.85% 2.57%
1964 0.83% 2.55%
1963 0.73% 2.54%
1962 0.68% 2.51%
1961 0.67% 2.47%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/italy/liberia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Italy declined by 0.05%, while Liberia's population grew by 2.18%.

Live population counters

Italy Liberia
Current population
58562681
5887000
Population rank 26/197 116/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.07%
One net population change
16.7 minutes
4.39 minutes
One birth every
1.39 minutes
3.09 minutes
One death every
47.7 seconds
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline -86 +328
Annual growth/decline -31,512 +119,786
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +2.18%
Population growth rate rank 170/197 43/197
One migration net change every
6.99 minutes
53.4 minutes
Annual migration change +75,448 -9,870
Net migration rank 19/196 132/196
Foreign-born residents 6,553,671 72,423
Foreign-born residents rank 12/195 142/195
Foreign-born share of population 11% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 59/195 148/195

Natural population change vs migration

Italy
Natural

Migration
Liberia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Italy Liberia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 75,448 - -9,870
2024 - 95,246 - -7,779
2023 -283,125 150,189 125,730 -5,002
2022 -318,674 231,228 123,747 -5,003
2021 -301,579 157,327 121,038 -11,852
2020 -338,801 85,281 120,632 -10,107
2019 -215,025 46,634 120,635 -19,678
2018 -192,475 83,686 120,231 -23,199
2017 -192,007 95,147 119,376 -24,807
2016 -138,265 84,568 118,852 -26,796
2015 -162,620 39,389 115,479 -15,182
2014 -96,513 52,679 116,667 -26,690
2013 -90,468 158,090 120,138 -22,010
2012 -78,248 252,524 121,973 -25,710
2011 -48,021 198,544 115,496 91,981
2010 -23,928 274,387 114,249 2,850
2009 -17,866 283,676 113,429 1,187
2008 -11,842 422,534 112,032 17,404
2007 -5,876 495,092 109,165 65,306
2006 0 215,995 104,099 77,946
2005 -17,450 258,702 96,478 101,019
2004 11,566 417,970 91,755 -1,001
2003 -40,179 478,578 87,534 -103,564
2002 -22,836 223,861 88,643 -23,110
2001 -11,396 48,903 86,217 7,142
2000 -17,082 56,065 83,143 -2,060
1999 -22,766 54,405 78,130 53,643
1998 -39,835 67,985 72,146 99,203
1997 -22,756 50,539 61,444 281,480
1996 -22,744 53,450 56,392 -37,922
1995 -34,107 -460,287 53,407 54,372
1994 -17,053 502,750 52,101 -121,407
1993 0 24,321 51,609 7,300
1992 22,718 51,747 50,204 56,210
1991 11,352 19,721 47,426 78,052
1990 22,688 35,317 52,770 -712,544
1989 28,336 19,540 63,238 8,156
1988 33,977 18,553 62,703 7,734
1987 16,980 7,825 62,147 6,840
1986 11,319 -6,206 61,924 6,534
1985 28,297 6,911 59,988 7,487
1984 50,919 203 59,460 7,513
1983 33,939 -3,733 57,562 7,861
1982 79,161 -24,223 56,127 2,530
1981 73,452 7,182 55,003 2,757
1980 84,650 295,642 53,452 4,016
1979 129,531 42,637 52,125 3,500
1978 168,465 43,932 49,813 3,500
1977 190,248 42,246 47,582 3,555
1976 228,445 40,885 45,528 1,246
1975 271,660 43,051 43,478 2,037
1974 336,176 42,487 41,499 2,086
1973 328,508 41,631 39,694 2,272
1972 364,355 43,182 37,860 2,018
1971 383,922 -58,627 36,015 1,293
1970 376,753 -62,216 35,196 2,285
1969 390,827 -45,346 34,677 1,982
1968 399,268 -50,149 33,536 1,964
1967 439,074 -37,992 32,519 2,177
1966 488,427 -35,352 31,454 1,953
1965 474,222 -36,267 30,618 2,431
1964 527,089 -27,368 29,592 2,189
1963 440,767 -28,198 28,708 2,165
1962 427,387 -25,840 27,679 2,189
1961 459,880 -129,761 26,670 2,115
1960 426,697 -140,765 25,713 1,886

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/italy/liberia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 68.6% of the population change in Italy is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 people). In Liberia 87.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,202,387 people) and 12.3% is from migration (a loss of 168,316 people).

As of 2024, 6,553,671 residents or 11% of the population were not native-born in Italy, compared to 72,423 people or 1.3% in Liberia.

Biggest cities by population

Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K
Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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