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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,952,704 in 2024 vs 3,030,131 people in Namibia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,562,681 people compared to 3,173,089 in Namibia.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 18.5 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Namibia is the 134th.
  • The countries together account for 0.74% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 0.04% for Namibia.
  • For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +2.73% in Namibia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.6M (0.28% growth), while Namibia has grown from 1.99M to 3.17M (59.3% growth).

Italy vs Namibia: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Namibia
2100 35,208,261 5,958,153
2099 35,444,989 5,952,623
2098 35,676,340 5,947,142
2097 35,914,345 5,942,285
2096 36,150,501 5,938,162
2095 36,386,787 5,930,395
2094 36,619,396 5,922,248
2093 36,850,181 5,911,235
2092 37,089,746 5,899,026
2091 37,323,400 5,886,490
2090 37,560,976 5,871,938
2089 37,802,157 5,858,234
2088 38,040,056 5,842,720
2087 38,280,439 5,825,856
2086 38,517,279 5,806,643
2085 38,761,126 5,789,246
2084 39,008,873 5,771,050
2083 39,255,273 5,751,610
2082 39,509,964 5,730,648
2081 39,767,732 5,707,476
2080 40,030,977 5,682,842
2079 40,302,924 5,659,698
2078 40,579,648 5,634,313
2077 40,860,952 5,608,096
2076 41,151,772 5,580,829
2075 41,455,646 5,551,107
2074 41,779,503 5,522,025
2073 42,111,664 5,494,180
2072 42,459,257 5,464,749
2071 42,814,908 5,434,461
2070 43,187,953 5,403,822
2069 43,571,469 5,371,517
2068 43,964,515 5,336,950
2067 44,361,273 5,300,707
2066 44,771,926 5,263,191
2065 45,197,177 5,227,346
2064 45,628,630 5,190,323
2063 46,066,216 5,150,579
2062 46,517,561 5,109,760
2061 46,971,598 5,068,478
2060 47,424,830 5,023,587
2059 47,879,711 4,979,591
2058 48,332,818 4,933,964
2057 48,778,066 4,887,985
2056 49,222,515 4,840,537
2055 49,653,326 4,790,848
2054 50,073,600 4,741,942
2053 50,488,203 4,691,180
2052 50,886,354 4,639,835
2051 51,276,616 4,587,353
2050 51,663,176 4,533,502
2049 52,034,983 4,482,650
2048 52,392,012 4,430,309
2047 52,745,310 4,373,597
2046 53,080,828 4,318,050
2045 53,408,660 4,259,166
2044 53,723,325 4,202,338
2043 54,042,322 4,144,892
2042 54,342,628 4,088,713
2041 54,629,496 4,032,347
2040 54,916,374 3,976,987
2039 55,205,078 3,920,720
2038 55,481,637 3,862,015
2037 55,757,394 3,804,482
2036 56,025,224 3,747,072
2035 56,295,613 3,689,163
2034 56,562,648 3,631,737
2033 56,822,364 3,575,000
2032 57,078,534 3,516,310
2031 57,345,322 3,456,265
2030 57,606,120 3,395,964
2029 57,851,091 3,336,698
2028 58,091,760 3,277,428
2027 58,333,039 3,216,917
2026 58,562,681 3,156,839
2025 58,769,653 3,094,769
2024 58,952,704 3,030,131
2023 58,984,216 2,963,095
2022 59,013,667 2,889,662
2021 59,133,173 2,810,548
2020 59,438,851 2,728,762
2019 59,729,081 2,650,494
2018 60,148,658 2,577,327
2017 60,002,252 2,506,853
2016 60,115,223 2,439,213
2015 60,229,605 2,374,300
2014 60,320,707 2,312,139
2013 60,311,613 2,252,508
2012 60,191,247 2,194,654
2011 60,026,841 2,146,325
2010 59,819,407 2,109,811
2009 59,555,454 2,077,394
2008 59,211,181 2,047,056
2007 58,756,247 2,018,600
2006 58,399,861 1,991,888
2005 58,166,682 1,966,582
2004 57,828,179 1,942,082
2003 57,399,184 1,917,464
2002 57,089,824 1,889,970
2001 56,976,981 1,857,048
2000 56,942,108 1,818,647
1999 56,916,317 1,776,368
1998 56,906,744 1,732,745
1997 56,890,372 1,689,264
1996 56,860,281 1,646,103
1995 56,844,303 1,602,170
1994 56,843,400 1,556,304
1993 56,831,821 1,508,697
1992 56,797,087 1,461,322
1991 56,758,521 1,415,684
1990 56,719,240 1,369,303
1989 56,671,781 1,288,947
1988 56,629,288 1,209,696
1987 56,601,931 1,167,889
1986 56,596,155 1,131,081
1985 56,593,071 1,096,890
1984 56,576,718 1,065,989
1983 56,564,074 1,037,511
1982 56,543,548 1,010,308
1981 56,501,675 992,500
1980 56,433,883 981,434
1979 56,317,749 962,825
1978 56,155,143 947,269
1977 55,955,411 931,104
1976 55,718,260 906,566
1975 55,441,001 881,032
1974 55,110,868 854,320
1973 54,751,406 828,928
1972 54,381,345 804,399
1971 54,073,490 780,584
1970 53,821,850 757,868
1969 53,537,950 736,120
1968 53,235,750 715,542
1967 52,900,500 696,045
1966 52,519,000 677,655
1965 52,112,350 660,558
1964 51,675,350 644,530
1963 51,252,000 629,589
1962 50,879,450 615,759
1961 50,536,350 603,067
1960 50,199,700 591,465

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/namibia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline), while Namibia's population increased by 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth).

Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th 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 Namibia will increase by 42.9% to 4,533,502 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M 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
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Italy Namibia
2100 -0.67% 0.09%
2099 -0.65% 0.09%
2098 -0.66% 0.08%
2097 -0.65% 0.07%
2096 -0.65% 0.13%
2095 -0.64% 0.14%
2094 -0.63% 0.19%
2093 -0.65% 0.21%
2092 -0.63% 0.21%
2091 -0.63% 0.25%
2090 -0.64% 0.23%
2089 -0.63% 0.27%
2088 -0.63% 0.29%
2087 -0.61% 0.33%
2086 -0.63% 0.3%
2085 -0.64% 0.32%
2084 -0.63% 0.34%
2083 -0.64% 0.37%
2082 -0.65% 0.41%
2081 -0.66% 0.43%
2080 -0.67% 0.41%
2079 -0.68% 0.45%
2078 -0.69% 0.47%
2077 -0.71% 0.49%
2076 -0.73% 0.54%
2075 -0.78% 0.53%
2074 -0.79% 0.51%
2073 -0.82% 0.54%
2072 -0.83% 0.56%
2071 -0.86% 0.57%
2070 -0.88% 0.6%
2069 -0.89% 0.65%
2068 -0.89% 0.68%
2067 -0.92% 0.71%
2066 -0.94% 0.69%
2065 -0.95% 0.71%
2064 -0.95% 0.77%
2063 -0.97% 0.8%
2062 -0.97% 0.81%
2061 -0.96% 0.89%
2060 -0.95% 0.88%
2059 -0.94% 0.92%
2058 -0.91% 0.94%
2057 -0.9% 0.98%
2056 -0.87% 1.04%
2055 -0.84% 1.03%
2054 -0.82% 1.08%
2053 -0.78% 1.11%
2052 -0.76% 1.14%
2051 -0.75% 1.19%
2050 -0.71% 1.13%
2049 -0.68% 1.18%
2048 -0.67% 1.3%
2047 -0.63% 1.29%
2046 -0.61% 1.38%
2045 -0.59% 1.35%
2044 -0.59% 1.39%
2043 -0.55% 1.37%
2042 -0.53% 1.4%
2041 -0.52% 1.39%
2040 -0.52% 1.44%
2039 -0.5% 1.52%
2038 -0.49% 1.51%
2037 -0.48% 1.53%
2036 -0.48% 1.57%
2035 -0.47% 1.58%
2034 -0.46% 1.59%
2033 -0.45% 1.67%
2032 -0.47% 1.74%
2031 -0.45% 1.78%
2030 -0.42% 1.78%
2029 -0.41% 1.81%
2028 -0.41% 1.88%
2027 -0.39% 1.9%
2026 -0.35% 2.01%
2025 -0.31% 2.13%
2024 -0.05% 2.26%
2023 -0.05% 2.54%
2022 -0.2% 2.81%
2021 -0.51% 3%
2020 -0.49% 2.95%
2019 -0.7% 2.84%
2018 0.24% 2.81%
2017 -0.19% 2.77%
2016 -0.19% 2.73%
2015 -0.15% 2.69%
2014 0.02% 2.65%
2013 0.2% 2.64%
2012 0.27% 2.25%
2011 0.35% 1.73%
2010 0.44% 1.56%
2009 0.58% 1.48%
2008 0.77% 1.41%
2007 0.61% 1.34%
2006 0.4% 1.29%
2005 0.59% 1.26%
2004 0.75% 1.28%
2003 0.54% 1.45%
2002 0.2% 1.77%
2001 0.06% 2.11%
2000 0.05% 2.38%
1999 0.02% 2.52%
1998 0.03% 2.57%
1997 0.05% 2.62%
1996 0.03% 2.74%
1995 0.002% 2.95%
1994 0.02% 3.16%
1993 0.06% 3.24%
1992 0.07% 3.22%
1991 0.07% 3.39%
1990 0.08% 6.23%
1989 0.08% 6.55%
1988 0.05% 3.58%
1987 0.01% 3.25%
1986 0.005% 3.12%
1985 0.03% 2.9%
1984 0.02% 2.74%
1983 0.04% 2.69%
1982 0.07% 1.79%
1981 0.12% 1.13%
1980 0.21% 1.93%
1979 0.29% 1.64%
1978 0.36% 1.74%
1977 0.43% 2.71%
1976 0.5% 2.9%
1975 0.6% 3.13%
1974 0.66% 3.06%
1973 0.68% 3.05%
1972 0.57% 3.05%
1971 0.47% 3%
1970 0.53% 2.95%
1969 0.57% 2.88%
1968 0.63% 2.8%
1967 0.73% 2.71%
1966 0.78% 2.59%
1965 0.85% 2.49%
1964 0.83% 2.37%
1963 0.73% 2.25%
1962 0.68% 2.1%
1961 0.67% 1.96%

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/namibia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Italy declined by 0.05%, while Namibia's population grew by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Italy Namibia
Current population
58562681
3173089
Population rank 26/197 134/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.04%
One net population change
16.7 minutes
7.84 minutes
One birth every
1.39 minutes
6.85 minutes
One death every
47.7 seconds
28.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline -86 +184
Annual growth/decline -31,512 +67,036
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +2.26%
Population growth rate rank 170/197 41/197
One migration net change every
6.99 minutes
4.71 hours
Annual migration change +75,448 +1,866
Net migration rank 19/196 57/196
Foreign-born residents 6,553,671 116,035
Foreign-born residents rank 12/195 127/195
Foreign-born share of population 11% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 59/195 108/195

Natural population change vs migration

Italy
Natural

Migration
Namibia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Italy Namibia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 75,448 - 1,866
2024 - 95,246 - 4,211
2023 -283,125 150,189 58,435 11,675
2022 -318,674 231,228 54,534 22,212
2021 -301,579 157,327 50,160 31,327
2020 -338,801 85,281 55,034 27,056
2019 -215,025 46,634 54,769 19,676
2018 -192,475 83,686 53,970 17,920
2017 -192,007 95,147 52,975 16,080
2016 -138,265 84,568 52,228 14,002
2015 -162,620 39,389 50,846 12,755
2014 -96,513 52,679 49,581 11,134
2013 -90,468 158,090 47,801 10,748
2012 -78,248 252,524 46,204 10,957
2011 -48,021 198,544 43,557 -4,067
2010 -23,928 274,387 42,046 -8,518
2009 -17,866 283,676 39,942 -8,626
2008 -11,842 422,534 38,147 -8,775
2007 -5,876 495,092 36,430 -8,905
2006 0 215,995 34,690 -8,792
2005 -17,450 258,702 32,909 -8,195
2004 11,566 417,970 31,478 -7,192
2003 -40,179 478,578 31,115 -6,153
2002 -22,836 223,861 31,947 -1,913
2001 -11,396 48,903 32,942 2,869
2000 -17,082 56,065 35,280 5,709
1999 -22,766 54,405 37,233 6,333
1998 -39,835 67,985 37,500 6,180
1997 -22,756 50,539 37,256 6,023
1996 -22,744 53,450 37,177 5,866
1995 -34,107 -460,287 39,119 5,712
1994 -17,053 502,750 41,316 5,578
1993 0 24,321 42,861 5,464
1992 22,718 51,747 43,945 2,487
1991 11,352 19,721 44,523 309
1990 22,688 35,317 43,956 3,969
1989 28,336 19,540 37,715 75,072
1988 33,977 18,553 34,798 10,916
1987 16,980 7,825 33,340 4,559
1986 11,319 -6,206 31,764 3,953
1985 28,297 6,911 30,575 2,090
1984 50,919 203 29,395 -267
1983 33,939 -3,733 28,307 -481
1982 79,161 -24,223 27,474 -889
1981 73,452 7,182 27,938 -18,901
1980 84,650 295,642 28,142 -15,041
1979 129,531 42,637 28,930 -4,818
1978 168,465 43,932 29,821 -22,827
1977 190,248 42,246 29,241 -3,907
1976 228,445 40,885 28,785 -5,048
1975 271,660 43,051 27,882 -553
1974 336,176 42,487 26,844 -744
1973 328,508 41,631 25,754 -1,066
1972 364,355 43,182 24,606 -236
1971 383,922 -58,627 23,467 -208
1970 376,753 -62,216 22,414 -244
1969 390,827 -45,346 21,387 -57
1968 399,268 -50,149 20,470 -636
1967 439,074 -37,992 19,498 -339
1966 488,427 -35,352 18,635 -1,023
1965 474,222 -36,267 17,902 -1,327
1964 527,089 -27,368 17,134 -1,660
1963 440,767 -28,198 16,430 -2,016
1962 427,387 -25,840 15,656 -2,403
1961 459,880 -129,761 14,936 -2,807
1960 426,697 -140,765 14,307 -3,227

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

GeoRank.org/population/italy/namibia | 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 Namibia 74.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 532,532 people) and 25.7% is from migration (a gain of 183,837 people).

As of 2024, 6,553,671 residents or 11% of the population were not native-born in Italy, compared to 116,035 people or 3.8% in Namibia.

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
Namibia
City Population
Windhoek 431K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
Oshikango 12.4K
Omaruru 10.8K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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