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

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The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,915,656 in 2025 vs 5,731,206 people in Liberia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,708,169 people compared to 5,916,561 in Liberia.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 9.92 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 58.7M (0.53% growth), while Liberia has grown from 3.49M to 5.92M (69.5% growth).

Italy vs Liberia: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Liberia
2100 35,295,729 12,784,957
2099 35,533,045 12,772,345
2098 35,764,971 12,753,452
2097 36,003,567 12,724,773
2096 36,240,310 12,692,036
2095 36,477,183 12,667,207
2094 36,710,370 12,641,522
2093 36,941,728 12,603,995
2092 37,181,889 12,579,473
2091 37,416,123 12,554,066
2090 37,654,289 12,509,480
2089 37,896,069 12,457,316
2088 38,134,560 12,425,766
2087 38,375,540 12,390,938
2086 38,612,968 12,328,007
2085 38,857,421 12,262,605
2084 39,105,783 12,214,581
2083 39,352,795 12,160,106
2082 39,608,119 12,118,849
2081 39,866,527 12,051,465
2080 40,130,426 11,973,445
2079 40,403,049 11,895,628
2078 40,680,460 11,820,198
2077 40,962,463 11,742,459
2076 41,254,005 11,653,806
2075 41,558,635 11,568,384
2074 41,883,296 11,466,229
2073 42,216,283 11,370,364
2072 42,564,739 11,284,839
2071 42,921,274 11,184,212
2070 43,295,245 11,094,537
2069 43,679,714 10,998,944
2068 44,073,736 10,915,300
2067 44,471,480 10,810,752
2066 44,883,154 10,718,452
2065 45,309,461 10,614,227
2064 45,741,985 10,517,857
2063 46,180,658 10,413,073
2062 46,633,125 10,305,739
2061 47,088,290 10,197,474
2060 47,542,648 10,088,502
2059 47,998,659 9,957,059
2058 48,452,892 9,854,358
2057 48,899,246 9,742,349
2056 49,344,799 9,621,132
2055 49,776,680 9,503,970
2054 50,197,999 9,399,455
2053 50,613,632 9,282,047
2052 51,012,772 9,170,319
2051 51,404,003 9,057,504
2050 51,791,523 8,948,808
2049 52,164,254 8,825,716
2048 52,522,170 8,702,515
2047 52,876,346 8,579,329
2046 53,212,697 8,453,730
2045 53,541,344 8,340,339
2044 53,856,790 8,218,270
2043 54,176,580 8,103,979
2042 54,477,632 7,969,742
2041 54,765,213 7,826,944
2040 55,052,803 7,696,136
2039 55,342,225 7,551,738
2038 55,619,470 7,419,716
2037 55,895,913 7,289,124
2036 56,164,408 7,144,012
2035 56,435,468 7,008,708
2034 56,703,168 6,881,558
2033 56,963,528 6,748,513
2032 57,220,334 6,617,506
2031 57,487,786 6,490,837
2030 57,749,232 6,374,102
2029 57,994,812 6,245,907
2028 58,236,078 6,118,823
2027 58,477,957 5,979,243
2026 58,708,169 5,850,359
2025 58,915,656 5,731,206
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 59,877,221 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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 1,407,054 people (a 2.34% decline), while Liberia's population increased by 1,160,953 people (a 24.4% 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 51,791,523 people with a rank change from 26th to 40th. The population of Liberia will increase by 51.3% to 8,948,808 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 35.3M 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 -0.06% 2.11%
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 -0.25% 2%
2018 -0.21% 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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Italy declined by 0.06%, while Liberia's population grew by 2.11%.

Live population counters

Italy Liberia
Current population
58708169
5916561
Population rank 26/197 116/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.07%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
4.45 minutes
One birth every
1.42 minutes
3.06 minutes
One death every
48.6 seconds
11.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline -102 +324
Annual growth/decline -37,048 +118,389
Annual growth/decline rate -0.06% +2.11%
Population growth rate rank 162/197 44/197
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 -277,077 95,246 126,631 -7,779
2023 -294,922 150,189 125,730 -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 -197,595 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 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 69.5% of the population change in Italy is from natural causes (a loss of 2,436,565 people) and 30.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,068,695 people). In Liberia 89% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,212,351 people) and 11% is from migration (a loss of 149,405 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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