The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,952,704 in 2024 vs 527,799 people in Maldives in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,538,738 people compared to 531,534 in Maldives.
Population statistics:
- Italy's population is 110.1 times bigger than Maldives'.
- Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Maldives is the 168th.
- The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 0.006% for Maldives.
- For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +2.56% in Maldives.
- Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.5M (0.24% growth), while Maldives has grown from 314K to 532K (69.4% growth).
- Maldives is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 597K people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.1M people by 2100.
Italy vs Maldives: live population counter
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| Current population |
58538738
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531534
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| Population rank | 26/197 | 168/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.71% | 0.006% |
| One net population change |
16.7 minutes
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4.85 hours
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| One birth every |
1.39 minutes
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1.51 hours
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| One death every |
47.7 seconds
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7.13 hours
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| One migration net change every |
5.52 minutes
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3.62 hours
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| Annual migration change | +95,246 | -2,421 |
| Daily growth/decline | -86 | +5 |
| Annual growth/decline | -31,512 | +1,805 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.05% | +0.34% |
| Population growth rate rank | 171/197 | 146/197 |
Italy and Maldives: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 50,199,700 | 91,189 | - | - |
| 1961 | 50,536,350 | 93,450 | 0.67% | 2.48% |
| 1962 | 50,879,450 | 95,802 | 0.68% | 2.52% |
| 1963 | 51,252,000 | 98,222 | 0.73% | 2.53% |
| 1964 | 51,675,350 | 100,662 | 0.83% | 2.48% |
| 1965 | 52,112,350 | 104,102 | 0.85% | 3.42% |
| 1966 | 52,519,000 | 108,507 | 0.78% | 4.23% |
| 1967 | 52,900,500 | 112,528 | 0.73% | 3.71% |
| 1968 | 53,235,750 | 116,075 | 0.63% | 3.15% |
| 1969 | 53,537,950 | 119,564 | 0.57% | 3.01% |
| 1970 | 53,821,850 | 123,219 | 0.53% | 3.06% |
| 1971 | 54,073,490 | 127,035 | 0.47% | 3.1% |
| 1972 | 54,381,345 | 130,968 | 0.57% | 3.1% |
| 1973 | 54,751,406 | 134,952 | 0.68% | 3.04% |
| 1974 | 55,110,868 | 138,978 | 0.66% | 2.98% |
| 1975 | 55,441,001 | 143,158 | 0.6% | 3.01% |
| 1976 | 55,718,260 | 147,525 | 0.5% | 3.05% |
| 1977 | 55,955,411 | 151,930 | 0.43% | 2.99% |
| 1978 | 56,155,143 | 156,159 | 0.36% | 2.78% |
| 1979 | 56,317,749 | 160,360 | 0.29% | 2.69% |
| 1980 | 56,433,883 | 164,835 | 0.21% | 2.79% |
| 1981 | 56,501,675 | 169,532 | 0.12% | 2.85% |
| 1982 | 56,543,548 | 174,333 | 0.07% | 2.83% |
| 1983 | 56,564,074 | 179,128 | 0.04% | 2.75% |
| 1984 | 56,576,718 | 184,198 | 0.02% | 2.83% |
| 1985 | 56,593,071 | 190,169 | 0.03% | 3.24% |
| 1986 | 56,596,155 | 196,935 | 0.005% | 3.56% |
| 1987 | 56,601,931 | 203,944 | 0.01% | 3.56% |
| 1988 | 56,629,288 | 210,885 | 0.05% | 3.4% |
| 1989 | 56,671,781 | 217,738 | 0.08% | 3.25% |
| 1990 | 56,719,240 | 224,762 | 0.08% | 3.23% |
| 1991 | 56,758,521 | 231,802 | 0.07% | 3.13% |
| 1992 | 56,797,087 | 238,543 | 0.07% | 2.91% |
| 1993 | 56,831,821 | 244,884 | 0.06% | 2.66% |
| 1994 | 56,843,400 | 250,822 | 0.02% | 2.42% |
| 1995 | 56,844,303 | 256,649 | 0.002% | 2.32% |
| 1996 | 56,860,281 | 262,347 | 0.03% | 2.22% |
| 1997 | 56,890,372 | 267,707 | 0.05% | 2.04% |
| 1998 | 56,906,744 | 272,723 | 0.03% | 1.87% |
| 1999 | 56,916,317 | 277,412 | 0.02% | 1.72% |
| 2000 | 56,942,108 | 282,019 | 0.05% | 1.66% |
| 2001 | 56,976,981 | 286,767 | 0.06% | 1.68% |
| 2002 | 57,089,824 | 291,616 | 0.2% | 1.69% |
| 2003 | 57,399,184 | 296,491 | 0.54% | 1.67% |
| 2004 | 57,828,179 | 301,413 | 0.75% | 1.66% |
| 2005 | 58,166,682 | 306,429 | 0.59% | 1.66% |
| 2006 | 58,399,861 | 313,851 | 0.4% | 2.42% |
| 2007 | 58,756,247 | 324,479 | 0.61% | 3.39% |
| 2008 | 59,211,181 | 336,170 | 0.77% | 3.6% |
| 2009 | 59,555,454 | 348,275 | 0.58% | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 59,819,407 | 360,792 | 0.44% | 3.59% |
| 2011 | 60,026,841 | 373,674 | 0.35% | 3.57% |
| 2012 | 60,191,247 | 386,818 | 0.27% | 3.52% |
| 2013 | 60,311,613 | 400,070 | 0.2% | 3.43% |
| 2014 | 60,320,707 | 413,617 | 0.02% | 3.39% |
| 2015 | 60,229,605 | 428,154 | -0.15% | 3.51% |
| 2016 | 60,115,223 | 443,308 | -0.19% | 3.54% |
| 2017 | 60,002,252 | 458,287 | -0.19% | 3.38% |
| 2018 | 60,148,658 | 473,099 | 0.24% | 3.23% |
| 2019 | 59,729,081 | 487,731 | -0.7% | 3.09% |
| 2020 | 59,438,851 | 502,118 | -0.49% | 2.95% |
| 2021 | 59,133,173 | 516,154 | -0.51% | 2.8% |
| 2022 | 59,013,667 | 524,106 | -0.2% | 1.54% |
| 2023 | 58,984,216 | 525,994 | -0.05% | 0.36% |
| 2024 | 58,952,704 | 527,799 | -0.05% | 0.34% |
| 2025 | 58,757,388 | 529,677 | -0.33% | 0.36% |
| 2026 | 58,538,738 | 531,514 | -0.37% | 0.35% |
| 2027 | 58,302,912 | 533,433 | -0.4% | 0.36% |
| 2028 | 58,061,557 | 535,502 | -0.41% | 0.39% |
| 2029 | 57,818,364 | 537,574 | -0.42% | 0.39% |
| 2030 | 57,565,087 | 539,667 | -0.44% | 0.39% |
| 2031 | 57,300,892 | 541,929 | -0.46% | 0.42% |
| 2032 | 57,038,998 | 544,288 | -0.46% | 0.44% |
| 2033 | 56,780,656 | 546,723 | -0.45% | 0.45% |
| 2034 | 56,516,874 | 549,162 | -0.46% | 0.45% |
| 2035 | 56,247,746 | 551,599 | -0.48% | 0.44% |
| 2036 | 55,978,207 | 554,092 | -0.48% | 0.45% |
| 2037 | 55,705,993 | 556,637 | -0.49% | 0.46% |
| 2038 | 55,429,408 | 559,231 | -0.5% | 0.47% |
| 2039 | 55,146,340 | 561,958 | -0.51% | 0.49% |
| 2040 | 54,858,102 | 564,800 | -0.52% | 0.51% |
| 2041 | 54,570,785 | 567,606 | -0.52% | 0.5% |
| 2042 | 54,276,735 | 570,381 | -0.54% | 0.49% |
| 2043 | 53,966,605 | 573,138 | -0.57% | 0.48% |
| 2044 | 53,649,281 | 575,811 | -0.59% | 0.47% |
| 2045 | 53,327,530 | 578,459 | -0.6% | 0.46% |
| 2046 | 52,995,336 | 581,026 | -0.62% | 0.44% |
| 2047 | 52,650,393 | 583,393 | -0.65% | 0.41% |
| 2048 | 52,294,685 | 585,720 | -0.68% | 0.4% |
| 2049 | 51,929,700 | 587,988 | -0.7% | 0.39% |
| 2050 | 51,549,925 | 589,960 | -0.73% | 0.34% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Maldives gained 129,457 people (a 41.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost -1,576,485 (a 2.62% decline), while Maldives' population increased by 88,226 (a 19.9% growth).
Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th in 2026. Maldives was ranked 171st in 2006 and ranked 168th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Italy's population will shrink by 11.9% to 51,549,925 people with a rank change from 26th to 40th. The population of Maldives will increase by 11% to 589,960 people and rank change from 168th to 166th.
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Population differences between Italy and Maldives
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| Life expectancy | 84.2 years | 81.7 years |
| Average age | 46.5 years | 32.7 years |
| Median age | 48.8 years | 32.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.9:51.1 | 61.9:38.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.2 births per woman | 1.58 births per woman |
| Population density | 516 ppl/mi² | 4,587 ppl/mi² |
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