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

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The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,915,656 in 2025 vs 3,568,978 people in Mongolia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,708,169 people compared to 3,630,744 in Mongolia.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 16.2 times bigger than Mongolia's.
  • Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Mongolia is the 132nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.75% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 0.04% for Mongolia.
  • For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +1.71% in Mongolia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.7M (0.53% growth), while Mongolia has grown from 2.57M to 3.63M (41.4% growth).

Italy vs Mongolia: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Mongolia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Mongolia
2100 35,295,729 5,630,532
2099 35,533,045 5,624,298
2098 35,764,971 5,616,442
2097 36,003,567 5,607,739
2096 36,240,310 5,598,366
2095 36,477,183 5,587,141
2094 36,710,370 5,575,743
2093 36,941,728 5,563,600
2092 37,181,889 5,550,506
2091 37,416,123 5,537,031
2090 37,654,289 5,522,419
2089 37,896,069 5,507,083
2088 38,134,560 5,491,226
2087 38,375,540 5,475,425
2086 38,612,968 5,459,661
2085 38,857,421 5,442,388
2084 39,105,783 5,424,928
2083 39,352,795 5,406,747
2082 39,608,119 5,388,623
2081 39,866,527 5,369,593
2080 40,130,426 5,349,817
2079 40,403,049 5,329,240
2078 40,680,460 5,307,283
2077 40,962,463 5,286,383
2076 41,254,005 5,264,220
2075 41,558,635 5,241,700
2074 41,883,296 5,218,897
2073 42,216,283 5,195,622
2072 42,564,739 5,172,532
2071 42,921,274 5,149,066
2070 43,295,245 5,124,853
2069 43,679,714 5,101,195
2068 44,073,736 5,077,035
2067 44,471,480 5,052,818
2066 44,883,154 5,027,552
2065 45,309,461 5,002,655
2064 45,741,985 4,978,185
2063 46,180,658 4,953,806
2062 46,633,125 4,929,364
2061 47,088,290 4,904,690
2060 47,542,648 4,878,877
2059 47,998,659 4,852,963
2058 48,452,892 4,826,761
2057 48,899,246 4,799,120
2056 49,344,799 4,771,151
2055 49,776,680 4,742,184
2054 50,197,999 4,711,735
2053 50,613,632 4,679,745
2052 51,012,772 4,646,658
2051 51,404,003 4,612,090
2050 51,791,523 4,576,701
2049 52,164,254 4,539,215
2048 52,522,170 4,500,638
2047 52,876,346 4,460,511
2046 53,212,697 4,419,188
2045 53,541,344 4,376,222
2044 53,856,790 4,333,010
2043 54,176,580 4,289,776
2042 54,477,632 4,245,757
2041 54,765,213 4,201,838
2040 55,052,803 4,158,320
2039 55,342,225 4,115,023
2038 55,619,470 4,072,646
2037 55,895,913 4,030,644
2036 56,164,408 3,989,867
2035 56,435,468 3,950,239
2034 56,703,168 3,911,316
2033 56,963,528 3,873,353
2032 57,220,334 3,836,311
2031 57,487,786 3,800,027
2030 57,749,232 3,763,374
2029 57,994,812 3,726,490
2028 58,236,078 3,688,767
2027 58,477,957 3,650,012
2026 58,708,169 3,610,395
2025 58,915,656 3,568,978
2024 58,952,704 3,524,788
2023 58,984,216 3,481,145
2022 59,013,667 3,433,748
2021 59,133,173 3,383,741
2020 59,438,851 3,327,204
2019 59,729,081 3,267,673
2018 59,877,221 3,208,189
2017 60,002,252 3,148,917
2016 60,115,223 3,088,856
2015 60,229,605 3,026,864
2014 60,320,707 2,963,113
2013 60,311,613 2,899,011
2012 60,191,247 2,839,705
2011 60,026,841 2,786,317
2010 59,819,407 2,738,622
2009 59,555,454 2,691,115
2008 59,211,181 2,643,201
2007 58,756,247 2,601,850
2006 58,399,861 2,567,168
2005 58,166,682 2,536,407
2004 57,828,179 2,508,412
2003 57,399,184 2,480,374
2002 57,089,824 2,449,027
2001 56,976,981 2,417,751
2000 56,942,108 2,388,299
1999 56,916,317 2,356,813
1998 56,906,744 2,323,809
1997 56,890,372 2,291,750
1996 56,860,281 2,259,507
1995 56,844,303 2,224,945
1994 56,843,400 2,189,395
1993 56,831,821 2,165,130
1992 56,797,087 2,167,790
1991 56,758,521 2,165,342
1990 56,719,240 2,098,710
1989 56,671,781 2,124,185
1988 56,629,288 2,076,322
1987 56,601,931 2,022,800
1986 56,596,155 1,970,965
1985 56,593,071 1,921,514
1984 56,576,718 1,874,349
1983 56,564,074 1,829,092
1982 56,543,548 1,785,364
1981 56,501,675 1,742,857
1980 56,433,883 1,701,335
1979 56,317,749 1,660,659
1978 56,155,143 1,619,468
1977 55,955,411 1,576,245
1976 55,718,260 1,531,945
1975 55,441,001 1,488,296
1974 55,110,868 1,446,050
1973 54,751,406 1,405,502
1972 54,381,345 1,366,821
1971 54,073,490 1,330,071
1970 53,821,850 1,295,272
1969 53,537,950 1,262,284
1968 53,235,750 1,229,930
1967 52,900,500 1,196,996
1966 52,519,000 1,163,754
1965 52,112,350 1,131,177
1964 51,675,350 1,100,234
1963 51,252,000 1,071,362
1962 50,879,450 1,041,444
1961 50,536,350 1,009,284
1960 50,199,700 977,595

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/mongolia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Mongolia gained 521,688 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost 1,407,054 people (a 2.34% decline), while Mongolia's population increased by 541,888 people (a 17.5% growth).

Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th in 2026. Mongolia was ranked 137th in 2006 and ranked 132nd 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 Mongolia will increase by 26.1% to 4,576,701 people and rank change from 132nd to 130th.

Mongolia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.63M 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
Mongolia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Italy Mongolia
2100 -0.67% 0.11%
2099 -0.65% 0.14%
2098 -0.66% 0.16%
2097 -0.65% 0.17%
2096 -0.65% 0.2%
2095 -0.64% 0.2%
2094 -0.63% 0.22%
2093 -0.65% 0.24%
2092 -0.63% 0.24%
2091 -0.63% 0.26%
2090 -0.64% 0.28%
2089 -0.63% 0.29%
2088 -0.63% 0.29%
2087 -0.61% 0.29%
2086 -0.63% 0.32%
2085 -0.64% 0.32%
2084 -0.63% 0.34%
2083 -0.64% 0.34%
2082 -0.65% 0.35%
2081 -0.66% 0.37%
2080 -0.67% 0.39%
2079 -0.68% 0.41%
2078 -0.69% 0.4%
2077 -0.71% 0.42%
2076 -0.73% 0.43%
2075 -0.78% 0.44%
2074 -0.79% 0.45%
2073 -0.82% 0.45%
2072 -0.83% 0.46%
2071 -0.86% 0.47%
2070 -0.88% 0.46%
2069 -0.89% 0.48%
2068 -0.89% 0.48%
2067 -0.92% 0.5%
2066 -0.94% 0.5%
2065 -0.95% 0.49%
2064 -0.95% 0.49%
2063 -0.97% 0.5%
2062 -0.97% 0.5%
2061 -0.96% 0.53%
2060 -0.95% 0.53%
2059 -0.94% 0.54%
2058 -0.91% 0.58%
2057 -0.9% 0.59%
2056 -0.87% 0.61%
2055 -0.84% 0.65%
2054 -0.82% 0.68%
2053 -0.78% 0.71%
2052 -0.76% 0.75%
2051 -0.75% 0.77%
2050 -0.71% 0.83%
2049 -0.68% 0.86%
2048 -0.67% 0.9%
2047 -0.63% 0.94%
2046 -0.61% 0.98%
2045 -0.59% 1%
2044 -0.59% 1.01%
2043 -0.55% 1.04%
2042 -0.53% 1.05%
2041 -0.52% 1.05%
2040 -0.52% 1.05%
2039 -0.5% 1.04%
2038 -0.49% 1.04%
2037 -0.48% 1.02%
2036 -0.48% 1%
2035 -0.47% 1%
2034 -0.46% 0.98%
2033 -0.45% 0.97%
2032 -0.47% 0.95%
2031 -0.45% 0.97%
2030 -0.42% 0.99%
2029 -0.41% 1.02%
2028 -0.41% 1.06%
2027 -0.39% 1.1%
2026 -0.35% 1.16%
2025 -0.06% 1.25%
2024 -0.05% 1.25%
2023 -0.05% 1.38%
2022 -0.2% 1.48%
2021 -0.51% 1.7%
2020 -0.49% 1.82%
2019 -0.25% 1.85%
2018 -0.21% 1.88%
2017 -0.19% 1.94%
2016 -0.19% 2.05%
2015 -0.15% 2.15%
2014 0.02% 2.21%
2013 0.2% 2.09%
2012 0.27% 1.92%
2011 0.35% 1.74%
2010 0.44% 1.77%
2009 0.58% 1.81%
2008 0.77% 1.59%
2007 0.61% 1.35%
2006 0.4% 1.21%
2005 0.59% 1.12%
2004 0.75% 1.13%
2003 0.54% 1.28%
2002 0.2% 1.29%
2001 0.06% 1.23%
2000 0.05% 1.34%
1999 0.02% 1.42%
1998 0.03% 1.4%
1997 0.05% 1.43%
1996 0.03% 1.55%
1995 0.002% 1.62%
1994 0.02% 1.12%
1993 0.06% -0.12%
1992 0.07% 0.11%
1991 0.07% 3.17%
1990 0.08% -1.2%
1989 0.08% 2.31%
1988 0.05% 2.65%
1987 0.01% 2.63%
1986 0.005% 2.57%
1985 0.03% 2.52%
1984 0.02% 2.47%
1983 0.04% 2.45%
1982 0.07% 2.44%
1981 0.12% 2.44%
1980 0.21% 2.45%
1979 0.29% 2.54%
1978 0.36% 2.74%
1977 0.43% 2.89%
1976 0.5% 2.93%
1975 0.6% 2.92%
1974 0.66% 2.88%
1973 0.68% 2.83%
1972 0.57% 2.76%
1971 0.47% 2.69%
1970 0.53% 2.61%
1969 0.57% 2.63%
1968 0.63% 2.75%
1967 0.73% 2.86%
1966 0.78% 2.88%
1965 0.85% 2.81%
1964 0.83% 2.69%
1963 0.73% 2.87%
1962 0.68% 3.19%
1961 0.67% 3.24%

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/mongolia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Italy declined by 0.06%, while Mongolia's population grew by 1.25%.

Live population counters

Italy Mongolia
Current population
58708169
3630744
Population rank 26/197 132/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.04%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
11.9 minutes
One birth every
1.42 minutes
8.82 minutes
One death every
48.6 seconds
27.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline -102 +121
Annual growth/decline -37,048 +44,190
Annual growth/decline rate -0.06% +1.25%
Population growth rate rank 162/197 81/197
One migration net change every
6.99 minutes
4.63 days
Annual migration change +75,448 +79
Net migration rank 19/196 74/196
Foreign-born residents 6,553,671 22,589
Foreign-born residents rank 12/195 169/195
Foreign-born share of population 11% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 59/195 171/195

Natural population change vs migration

Italy
Natural

Migration
Mongolia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Italy Mongolia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 75,448 - 79
2024 -277,077 95,246 40,182 83
2023 -294,922 150,189 46,995 0
2022 -318,674 231,228 47,730 0
2021 -301,579 157,327 52,109 0
2020 -338,801 85,281 60,888 0
2019 -215,025 46,634 61,433 8,660
2018 -197,595 83,686 60,635 7,811
2017 -192,007 95,147 57,940 6,831
2016 -138,265 84,568 62,086 5,633
2015 -162,620 39,389 64,473 4,307
2014 -96,513 52,679 66,078 2,921
2013 -90,468 158,090 62,618 1,505
2012 -78,248 252,524 55,942 351
2011 -48,021 198,544 50,711 -505
2010 -23,928 274,387 44,914 -6,444
2009 -17,866 283,676 48,876 -15,007
2008 -11,842 422,534 45,843 -17,277
2007 -5,876 495,092 39,636 -15,220
2006 0 215,995 33,609 -11,934
2005 -17,450 258,702 29,290 -8,924
2004 11,566 417,970 28,418 -8,148
2003 -40,179 478,578 28,827 -7,986
2002 -22,836 223,861 30,439 -8,934
2001 -11,396 48,903 32,052 -10,244
2000 -17,082 56,065 32,753 -11,241
1999 -22,766 54,405 32,283 -13,481
1998 -39,835 67,985 31,757 -10,315
1997 -22,756 50,539 32,403 -9,132
1996 -22,744 53,450 33,741 -8,626
1995 -34,107 -460,287 34,473 -7,346
1994 -17,053 502,750 34,711 -5,449
1993 0 24,321 36,924 -5,429
1992 22,718 51,747 42,437 -8,404
1991 11,352 19,721 47,884 -11,427
1990 22,688 35,317 49,443 -11,881
1989 28,336 19,540 51,420 -9,757
1988 33,977 18,553 51,588 2,459
1987 16,980 7,825 51,140 1,855
1986 11,319 -6,206 50,329 354
1985 28,297 6,911 49,944 -1,719
1984 50,919 203 48,562 -2,452
1983 33,939 -3,733 46,919 -2,522
1982 79,161 -24,223 45,179 -2,132
1981 73,452 7,182 43,588 -1,615
1980 84,650 295,642 42,343 -1,268
1979 129,531 42,637 41,568 -1,296
1978 168,465 43,932 40,276 1,833
1977 190,248 42,246 38,995 5,354
1976 228,445 40,885 37,670 6,577
1975 271,660 43,051 36,490 6,556
1974 336,176 42,487 35,297 6,153
1973 328,508 41,631 33,993 5,647
1972 364,355 43,182 32,727 4,999
1971 383,922 -58,627 31,536 4,238
1970 376,753 -62,216 30,558 3,263
1969 390,827 -45,346 29,781 2,366
1968 399,268 -50,149 29,017 3,535
1967 439,074 -37,992 28,178 5,139
1966 488,427 -35,352 27,338 5,837
1965 474,222 -36,267 26,364 5,610
1964 527,089 -27,368 25,317 4,599
1963 440,767 -28,198 24,142 3,687
1962 427,387 -25,840 22,960 9,049
1961 459,880 -129,761 21,873 10,440
1960 426,697 -140,765 20,726 10,334

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

GeoRank.org/population/italy/mongolia | 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 Mongolia 94.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 554,471 people) and 5.67% is from migration (a gain of 33,325 people).

As of 2024, 6,553,671 residents or 11% of the population were not native-born in Italy, compared to 22,589 people or 0.6% in Mongolia.

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
Mongolia
City Population
Ulaanbaatar 1.4M
Bulgan 12.3K

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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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