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

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The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,915,656 in 2025 vs 131,946,900 people in Mexico in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,708,169 people compared to 133,551,566 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 2.27 times bigger than Italy's.
  • Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 2.31% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +0.88% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.7M (0.53% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 134M (24.5% growth).

Italy vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Mexico
2100 35,295,729 131,158,772
2099 35,533,045 131,919,278
2098 35,764,971 132,676,226
2097 36,003,567 133,430,730
2096 36,240,310 134,179,811
2095 36,477,183 134,924,667
2094 36,710,370 135,662,399
2093 36,941,728 136,390,414
2092 37,181,889 137,102,695
2091 37,416,123 137,808,909
2090 37,654,289 138,501,995
2089 37,896,069 139,183,536
2088 38,134,560 139,849,476
2087 38,375,540 140,504,916
2086 38,612,968 141,148,688
2085 38,857,421 141,779,696
2084 39,105,783 142,390,038
2083 39,352,795 142,983,168
2082 39,608,119 143,553,646
2081 39,866,527 144,112,618
2080 40,130,426 144,651,130
2079 40,403,049 145,168,756
2078 40,680,460 145,664,735
2077 40,962,463 146,138,472
2076 41,254,005 146,589,999
2075 41,558,635 147,020,176
2074 41,883,296 147,428,934
2073 42,216,283 147,814,398
2072 42,564,739 148,174,180
2071 42,921,274 148,507,034
2070 43,295,245 148,821,087
2069 43,679,714 149,107,578
2068 44,073,736 149,368,537
2067 44,471,480 149,603,163
2066 44,883,154 149,814,864
2065 45,309,461 150,001,973
2064 45,741,985 150,160,667
2063 46,180,658 150,292,498
2062 46,633,125 150,396,857
2061 47,088,290 150,474,868
2060 47,542,648 150,528,257
2059 47,998,659 150,549,825
2058 48,452,892 150,541,650
2057 48,899,246 150,507,950
2056 49,344,799 150,447,865
2055 49,776,680 150,356,976
2054 50,197,999 150,235,899
2053 50,613,632 150,083,305
2052 51,012,772 149,896,641
2051 51,404,003 149,677,830
2050 51,791,523 149,423,583
2049 52,164,254 149,138,900
2048 52,522,170 148,809,771
2047 52,876,346 148,451,951
2046 53,212,697 148,054,747
2045 53,541,344 147,620,456
2044 53,856,790 147,146,325
2043 54,176,580 146,641,077
2042 54,477,632 146,096,981
2041 54,765,213 145,517,171
2040 55,052,803 144,905,265
2039 55,342,225 144,260,027
2038 55,619,470 143,575,746
2037 55,895,913 142,857,009
2036 56,164,408 142,113,069
2035 56,435,468 141,334,167
2034 56,703,168 140,529,082
2033 56,963,528 139,687,630
2032 57,220,334 138,818,384
2031 57,487,786 137,922,237
2030 57,749,232 136,998,375
2029 57,994,812 136,046,964
2028 58,236,078 135,066,178
2027 58,477,957 134,056,943
2026 58,708,169 133,017,798
2025 58,915,656 131,946,900
2024 58,952,704 130,861,007
2023 58,984,216 129,739,759
2022 59,013,667 128,613,117
2021 59,133,173 127,648,148
2020 59,438,851 126,799,054
2019 59,729,081 125,762,982
2018 59,877,221 124,573,711
2017 60,002,252 123,400,057
2016 60,115,223 122,251,351
2015 60,229,605 121,072,306
2014 60,320,707 119,784,261
2013 60,311,613 118,343,573
2012 60,191,247 116,818,208
2011 60,026,841 115,243,504
2010 59,819,407 113,623,895
2009 59,555,454 111,999,721
2008 59,211,181 110,374,288
2007 58,756,247 108,774,360
2006 58,399,861 107,253,666
2005 58,166,682 105,811,504
2004 57,828,179 104,394,131
2003 57,399,184 102,978,515
2002 57,089,824 101,548,624
2001 56,976,981 100,099,099
2000 56,942,108 98,625,552
1999 56,916,317 97,115,707
1998 56,906,744 95,575,245
1997 56,890,372 94,021,207
1996 56,860,281 92,452,702
1995 56,844,303 90,862,455
1994 56,843,400 89,259,205
1993 56,831,821 87,653,807
1992 56,797,087 86,044,809
1991 56,758,521 84,430,572
1990 56,719,240 82,820,170
1989 56,671,781 81,247,182
1988 56,629,288 79,695,531
1987 56,601,931 78,136,651
1986 56,596,155 76,585,637
1985 56,593,071 75,043,414
1984 56,576,718 73,506,846
1983 56,564,074 71,971,240
1982 56,543,548 70,433,260
1981 56,501,675 68,892,108
1980 56,433,883 67,300,334
1979 56,317,749 65,648,865
1978 56,155,143 63,979,046
1977 55,955,411 62,308,493
1976 55,718,260 60,645,512
1975 55,441,001 58,982,400
1974 55,110,868 57,320,149
1973 54,751,406 55,667,284
1972 54,381,345 54,030,168
1971 54,073,490 52,412,558
1970 53,821,850 50,814,953
1969 53,537,950 49,233,194
1968 53,235,750 47,668,303
1967 52,900,500 46,129,608
1966 52,519,000 44,629,106
1965 52,112,350 43,174,477
1964 51,675,350 41,772,049
1963 51,252,000 40,424,065
1962 50,879,450 39,129,200
1961 50,536,350 37,890,118
1960 50,199,700 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost 1,407,054 people (a 2.34% decline), while Mexico's population increased by 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth).

Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 11.9% to 149,423,583 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M 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
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Italy Mexico
2100 -0.67% -0.58%
2099 -0.65% -0.57%
2098 -0.66% -0.57%
2097 -0.65% -0.56%
2096 -0.65% -0.55%
2095 -0.64% -0.54%
2094 -0.63% -0.53%
2093 -0.65% -0.52%
2092 -0.63% -0.51%
2091 -0.63% -0.5%
2090 -0.64% -0.49%
2089 -0.63% -0.48%
2088 -0.63% -0.47%
2087 -0.61% -0.46%
2086 -0.63% -0.45%
2085 -0.64% -0.43%
2084 -0.63% -0.41%
2083 -0.64% -0.4%
2082 -0.65% -0.39%
2081 -0.66% -0.37%
2080 -0.67% -0.36%
2079 -0.68% -0.34%
2078 -0.69% -0.32%
2077 -0.71% -0.31%
2076 -0.73% -0.29%
2075 -0.78% -0.28%
2074 -0.79% -0.26%
2073 -0.82% -0.24%
2072 -0.83% -0.22%
2071 -0.86% -0.21%
2070 -0.88% -0.19%
2069 -0.89% -0.17%
2068 -0.89% -0.16%
2067 -0.92% -0.14%
2066 -0.94% -0.12%
2065 -0.95% -0.11%
2064 -0.95% -0.09%
2063 -0.97% -0.07%
2062 -0.97% -0.05%
2061 -0.96% -0.04%
2060 -0.95% -0.01%
2059 -0.94% 0.005%
2058 -0.91% 0.02%
2057 -0.9% 0.04%
2056 -0.87% 0.06%
2055 -0.84% 0.08%
2054 -0.82% 0.1%
2053 -0.78% 0.12%
2052 -0.76% 0.15%
2051 -0.75% 0.17%
2050 -0.71% 0.19%
2049 -0.68% 0.22%
2048 -0.67% 0.24%
2047 -0.63% 0.27%
2046 -0.61% 0.29%
2045 -0.59% 0.32%
2044 -0.59% 0.34%
2043 -0.55% 0.37%
2042 -0.53% 0.4%
2041 -0.52% 0.42%
2040 -0.52% 0.45%
2039 -0.5% 0.48%
2038 -0.49% 0.5%
2037 -0.48% 0.52%
2036 -0.48% 0.55%
2035 -0.47% 0.57%
2034 -0.46% 0.6%
2033 -0.45% 0.63%
2032 -0.47% 0.65%
2031 -0.45% 0.67%
2030 -0.42% 0.7%
2029 -0.41% 0.73%
2028 -0.41% 0.75%
2027 -0.39% 0.78%
2026 -0.35% 0.81%
2025 -0.06% 0.83%
2024 -0.05% 0.86%
2023 -0.05% 0.88%
2022 -0.2% 0.76%
2021 -0.51% 0.67%
2020 -0.49% 0.82%
2019 -0.25% 0.95%
2018 -0.21% 0.95%
2017 -0.19% 0.94%
2016 -0.19% 0.97%
2015 -0.15% 1.08%
2014 0.02% 1.22%
2013 0.2% 1.31%
2012 0.27% 1.37%
2011 0.35% 1.43%
2010 0.44% 1.45%
2009 0.58% 1.47%
2008 0.77% 1.47%
2007 0.61% 1.42%
2006 0.4% 1.36%
2005 0.59% 1.36%
2004 0.75% 1.37%
2003 0.54% 1.41%
2002 0.2% 1.45%
2001 0.06% 1.49%
2000 0.05% 1.55%
1999 0.02% 1.61%
1998 0.03% 1.65%
1997 0.05% 1.7%
1996 0.03% 1.75%
1995 0.002% 1.8%
1994 0.02% 1.83%
1993 0.06% 1.87%
1992 0.07% 1.91%
1991 0.07% 1.94%
1990 0.08% 1.94%
1989 0.08% 1.95%
1988 0.05% 2%
1987 0.01% 2.03%
1986 0.005% 2.06%
1985 0.03% 2.09%
1984 0.02% 2.13%
1983 0.04% 2.18%
1982 0.07% 2.24%
1981 0.12% 2.37%
1980 0.21% 2.52%
1979 0.29% 2.61%
1978 0.36% 2.68%
1977 0.43% 2.74%
1976 0.5% 2.82%
1975 0.6% 2.9%
1974 0.66% 2.97%
1973 0.68% 3.03%
1972 0.57% 3.09%
1971 0.47% 3.14%
1970 0.53% 3.21%
1969 0.57% 3.28%
1968 0.63% 3.34%
1967 0.73% 3.36%
1966 0.78% 3.37%
1965 0.85% 3.36%
1964 0.83% 3.33%
1963 0.73% 3.31%
1962 0.68% 3.27%
1961 0.67% 3.17%

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/mexico | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Italy declined by 0.06%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Italy Mexico
Current population
58708169
133551566
Population rank 26/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 1.61%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
29.1 seconds
One birth every
1.42 minutes
15.6 seconds
One death every
48.6 seconds
38.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -102 +2,975
Annual growth/decline -37,048 +1,085,893
Annual growth/decline rate -0.06% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 162/197 109/197
One migration net change every
6.99 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change +75,448 -108,037
Net migration rank 19/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 6,553,671 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 12/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 11% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 59/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Italy
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Italy Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 75,448 - -108,037
2024 -277,077 95,246 1,209,810 -104,581
2023 -294,922 150,189 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 -318,674 231,228 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 -301,579 157,327 936,682 -122,791
2020 -338,801 85,281 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 -215,025 46,634 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 -197,595 83,686 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 -192,007 95,147 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 -138,265 84,568 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 -162,620 39,389 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 -96,513 52,679 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 -90,468 158,090 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 -78,248 252,524 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 -48,021 198,544 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 -23,928 274,387 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 -17,866 283,676 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 -11,842 422,534 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 -5,876 495,092 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 0 215,995 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 -17,450 258,702 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 11,566 417,970 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 -40,179 478,578 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 -22,836 223,861 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 -11,396 48,903 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 -17,082 56,065 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 -22,766 54,405 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 -39,835 67,985 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 -22,756 50,539 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 -22,744 53,450 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 -34,107 -460,287 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 -17,053 502,750 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 0 24,321 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 22,718 51,747 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 11,352 19,721 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 22,688 35,317 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 28,336 19,540 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 33,977 18,553 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 16,980 7,825 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 11,319 -6,206 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 28,297 6,911 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 50,919 203 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 33,939 -3,733 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 79,161 -24,223 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 73,452 7,182 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 84,650 295,642 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 129,531 42,637 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 168,465 43,932 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 190,248 42,246 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 228,445 40,885 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 271,660 43,051 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 336,176 42,487 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 328,508 41,631 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 364,355 43,182 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 383,922 -58,627 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 376,753 -62,216 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 390,827 -45,346 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 399,268 -50,149 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 439,074 -37,992 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 488,427 -35,352 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 474,222 -36,267 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 527,089 -27,368 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 440,767 -28,198 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 427,387 -25,840 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 459,880 -129,761 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 426,697 -140,765 1,206,955 -85,591

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/italy/mexico | 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 Mexico 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,702,326 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,752,309 people).

As of 2024, 6,553,671 residents or 11% of the population were not native-born in Italy, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Veracruz 8.06M
San Luis Potosi 2.82M
Tijuana 1.96M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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