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

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The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,915,656 in 2025 vs 29,618,118 people in Nepal in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,708,169 people compared to 29,619,950 in Nepal.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 1.98 times bigger than Nepal's.
  • Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Nepal is the 52nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.06% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 0.36% for Nepal.
  • For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +0.62% in Nepal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.7M (0.53% growth), while Nepal has grown from 26.6M to 29.6M (11.5% growth).

Italy vs Nepal: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Nepal
2100 35,295,729 31,916,191
2099 35,533,045 32,104,658
2098 35,764,971 32,291,766
2097 36,003,567 32,478,376
2096 36,240,310 32,662,029
2095 36,477,183 32,842,809
2094 36,710,370 33,023,754
2093 36,941,728 33,200,660
2092 37,181,889 33,375,774
2091 37,416,123 33,547,026
2090 37,654,289 33,714,253
2089 37,896,069 33,878,299
2088 38,134,560 34,037,329
2087 38,375,540 34,190,255
2086 38,612,968 34,337,807
2085 38,857,421 34,483,366
2084 39,105,783 34,620,498
2083 39,352,795 34,750,155
2082 39,608,119 34,872,031
2081 39,866,527 34,987,218
2080 40,130,426 35,095,973
2079 40,403,049 35,198,820
2078 40,680,460 35,292,530
2077 40,962,463 35,377,971
2076 41,254,005 35,456,092
2075 41,558,635 35,525,668
2074 41,883,296 35,588,497
2073 42,216,283 35,642,802
2072 42,564,739 35,686,332
2071 42,921,274 35,725,442
2070 43,295,245 35,755,056
2069 43,679,714 35,774,677
2068 44,073,736 35,785,895
2067 44,471,480 35,789,572
2066 44,883,154 35,785,710
2065 45,309,461 35,774,308
2064 45,741,985 35,753,136
2063 46,180,658 35,725,408
2062 46,633,125 35,685,285
2061 47,088,290 35,638,790
2060 47,542,648 35,583,129
2059 47,998,659 35,518,416
2058 48,452,892 35,442,760
2057 48,899,246 35,360,939
2056 49,344,799 35,268,910
2055 49,776,680 35,170,656
2054 50,197,999 35,065,508
2053 50,613,632 34,951,722
2052 51,012,772 34,831,085
2051 51,404,003 34,699,347
2050 51,791,523 34,561,226
2049 52,164,254 34,415,794
2048 52,522,170 34,265,080
2047 52,876,346 34,106,257
2046 53,212,697 33,936,663
2045 53,541,344 33,762,505
2044 53,856,790 33,581,319
2043 54,176,580 33,394,849
2042 54,477,632 33,200,691
2041 54,765,213 33,001,382
2040 55,052,803 32,795,384
2039 55,342,225 32,583,834
2038 55,619,470 32,363,750
2037 55,895,913 32,138,947
2036 56,164,408 31,906,773
2035 56,435,468 31,667,683
2034 56,703,168 31,421,060
2033 56,963,528 31,165,782
2032 57,220,334 30,904,004
2031 57,487,786 30,636,967
2030 57,749,232 30,362,343
2029 57,994,812 30,081,388
2028 58,236,078 29,793,481
2027 58,477,957 29,640,694
2026 58,708,169 29,598,041
2025 58,915,656 29,618,118
2024 58,952,704 29,651,054
2023 58,984,216 29,694,614
2022 59,013,667 29,715,436
2021 59,133,173 29,475,010
2020 59,438,851 28,966,574
2019 59,729,081 28,414,064
2018 59,877,221 28,079,689
2017 60,002,252 28,011,258
2016 60,115,223 27,955,462
2015 60,229,605 27,823,629
2014 60,320,707 27,672,370
2013 60,311,613 27,589,996
2012 60,191,247 27,534,915
2011 60,026,841 27,464,494
2010 59,819,407 27,341,952
2009 59,555,454 27,173,035
2008 59,211,181 26,990,037
2007 58,756,247 26,788,492
2006 58,399,861 26,565,425
2005 58,166,682 26,309,458
2004 57,828,179 26,016,656
2003 57,399,184 25,688,758
2002 57,089,824 25,328,981
2001 56,976,981 24,946,748
2000 56,942,108 24,546,509
1999 56,916,317 24,125,199
1998 56,906,744 23,680,357
1997 56,890,372 23,219,463
1996 56,860,281 22,741,862
1995 56,844,303 22,245,439
1994 56,843,400 21,717,479
1993 56,831,821 21,180,159
1992 56,797,087 20,609,707
1991 56,758,521 20,036,500
1990 56,719,240 19,524,573
1989 56,671,781 19,057,807
1988 56,629,288 18,638,661
1987 56,601,931 18,250,505
1986 56,596,155 17,868,124
1985 56,593,071 17,477,692
1984 56,576,718 17,085,242
1983 56,564,074 16,689,119
1982 56,543,548 16,297,987
1981 56,501,675 15,922,423
1980 56,433,883 15,553,105
1979 56,317,749 15,190,590
1978 56,155,143 14,839,695
1977 55,955,411 14,499,175
1976 55,718,260 14,177,649
1975 55,441,001 13,870,695
1974 55,110,868 13,568,435
1973 54,751,406 13,275,239
1972 54,381,345 12,989,099
1971 54,073,490 12,710,061
1970 53,821,850 12,436,190
1969 53,537,950 12,167,036
1968 53,235,750 11,906,266
1967 52,900,500 11,652,716
1966 52,519,000 11,408,710
1965 52,112,350 11,173,411
1964 51,675,350 10,946,392
1963 51,252,000 10,729,818
1962 50,879,450 10,521,116
1961 50,536,350 10,318,396
1960 50,199,700 10,123,658

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Nepal gained 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost 1,407,054 people (a 2.34% decline), while Nepal's population increased by 1,664,488 people (a 5.95% growth).

Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th in 2026. Nepal was ranked 43rd in 2006 and ranked 52nd 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 Nepal will increase by 16.7% to 34,561,226 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.

Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M 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
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Italy Nepal
2100 -0.67% -0.59%
2099 -0.65% -0.58%
2098 -0.66% -0.57%
2097 -0.65% -0.56%
2096 -0.65% -0.55%
2095 -0.64% -0.55%
2094 -0.63% -0.53%
2093 -0.65% -0.52%
2092 -0.63% -0.51%
2091 -0.63% -0.5%
2090 -0.64% -0.48%
2089 -0.63% -0.47%
2088 -0.63% -0.45%
2087 -0.61% -0.43%
2086 -0.63% -0.42%
2085 -0.64% -0.4%
2084 -0.63% -0.37%
2083 -0.64% -0.35%
2082 -0.65% -0.33%
2081 -0.66% -0.31%
2080 -0.67% -0.29%
2079 -0.68% -0.27%
2078 -0.69% -0.24%
2077 -0.71% -0.22%
2076 -0.73% -0.2%
2075 -0.78% -0.18%
2074 -0.79% -0.15%
2073 -0.82% -0.12%
2072 -0.83% -0.11%
2071 -0.86% -0.08%
2070 -0.88% -0.05%
2069 -0.89% -0.03%
2068 -0.89% -0.01%
2067 -0.92% 0.01%
2066 -0.94% 0.03%
2065 -0.95% 0.06%
2064 -0.95% 0.08%
2063 -0.97% 0.11%
2062 -0.97% 0.13%
2061 -0.96% 0.16%
2060 -0.95% 0.18%
2059 -0.94% 0.21%
2058 -0.91% 0.23%
2057 -0.9% 0.26%
2056 -0.87% 0.28%
2055 -0.84% 0.3%
2054 -0.82% 0.33%
2053 -0.78% 0.35%
2052 -0.76% 0.38%
2051 -0.75% 0.4%
2050 -0.71% 0.42%
2049 -0.68% 0.44%
2048 -0.67% 0.47%
2047 -0.63% 0.5%
2046 -0.61% 0.52%
2045 -0.59% 0.54%
2044 -0.59% 0.56%
2043 -0.55% 0.58%
2042 -0.53% 0.6%
2041 -0.52% 0.63%
2040 -0.52% 0.65%
2039 -0.5% 0.68%
2038 -0.49% 0.7%
2037 -0.48% 0.73%
2036 -0.48% 0.75%
2035 -0.47% 0.78%
2034 -0.46% 0.82%
2033 -0.45% 0.85%
2032 -0.47% 0.87%
2031 -0.45% 0.9%
2030 -0.42% 0.93%
2029 -0.41% 0.97%
2028 -0.41% 0.52%
2027 -0.39% 0.14%
2026 -0.35% -0.07%
2025 -0.06% -0.11%
2024 -0.05% -0.15%
2023 -0.05% -0.07%
2022 -0.2% 0.82%
2021 -0.51% 1.76%
2020 -0.49% 1.94%
2019 -0.25% 1.19%
2018 -0.21% 0.24%
2017 -0.19% 0.2%
2016 -0.19% 0.47%
2015 -0.15% 0.55%
2014 0.02% 0.3%
2013 0.2% 0.2%
2012 0.27% 0.26%
2011 0.35% 0.45%
2010 0.44% 0.62%
2009 0.58% 0.68%
2008 0.77% 0.75%
2007 0.61% 0.84%
2006 0.4% 0.97%
2005 0.59% 1.13%
2004 0.75% 1.28%
2003 0.54% 1.42%
2002 0.2% 1.53%
2001 0.06% 1.63%
2000 0.05% 1.75%
1999 0.02% 1.88%
1998 0.03% 1.98%
1997 0.05% 2.1%
1996 0.03% 2.23%
1995 0.002% 2.43%
1994 0.02% 2.54%
1993 0.06% 2.77%
1992 0.07% 2.86%
1991 0.07% 2.62%
1990 0.08% 2.45%
1989 0.08% 2.25%
1988 0.05% 2.13%
1987 0.01% 2.14%
1986 0.005% 2.23%
1985 0.03% 2.3%
1984 0.02% 2.37%
1983 0.04% 2.4%
1982 0.07% 2.36%
1981 0.12% 2.37%
1980 0.21% 2.39%
1979 0.29% 2.36%
1978 0.36% 2.35%
1977 0.43% 2.27%
1976 0.5% 2.21%
1975 0.6% 2.23%
1974 0.66% 2.21%
1973 0.68% 2.2%
1972 0.57% 2.2%
1971 0.47% 2.2%
1970 0.53% 2.21%
1969 0.57% 2.19%
1968 0.63% 2.18%
1967 0.73% 2.14%
1966 0.78% 2.11%
1965 0.85% 2.07%
1964 0.83% 2.02%
1963 0.73% 1.98%
1962 0.68% 1.96%
1961 0.67% 1.92%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Italy declined by 0.06%, while Nepal's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Italy Nepal
Current population
58708169
29619950
Population rank 26/197 52/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.36%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
16 minutes
One birth every
1.42 minutes
56.1 seconds
One death every
48.6 seconds
2.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline -102 -90
Annual growth/decline -37,048 -32,936
Annual growth/decline rate -0.06% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 162/197 167/197
One migration net change every
6.99 minutes
1.45 minutes
Annual migration change +75,448 -364,699
Net migration rank 19/196 193/196
Foreign-born residents 6,553,671 470,719
Foreign-born residents rank 12/195 82/195
Foreign-born share of population 11% 1.6%
Foreign-born share rank 59/195 142/195

Natural population change vs migration

Italy
Natural

Migration
Nepal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Italy Nepal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 75,448 - -364,699
2024 -277,077 95,246 355,516 -401,282
2023 -294,922 150,189 368,450 -409,782
2022 -318,674 231,228 379,021 -379,321
2021 -301,579 157,327 351,165 130,001
2020 -338,801 85,281 373,553 162,139
2019 -215,025 46,634 387,113 182,203
2018 -197,595 83,686 394,576 -295,151
2017 -192,007 95,147 406,219 -368,787
2016 -138,265 84,568 415,921 -341,748
2015 -162,620 39,389 410,565 -221,062
2014 -96,513 52,679 423,166 -310,156
2013 -90,468 158,090 424,804 -373,064
2012 -78,248 252,524 430,151 -371,707
2011 -48,021 198,544 429,957 -347,552
2010 -23,928 274,387 432,631 -269,963
2009 -17,866 283,676 441,290 -266,144
2008 -11,842 422,534 452,353 -261,540
2007 -5,876 495,092 464,780 -252,526
2006 0 215,995 475,335 -241,455
2005 -17,450 258,702 489,093 -211,024
2004 11,566 417,970 504,853 -197,336
2003 -40,179 478,578 516,575 -168,314
2002 -22,836 223,861 525,045 -153,730
2001 -11,396 48,903 542,118 -148,973
2000 -17,082 56,065 554,506 -147,193
1999 -22,766 54,405 557,847 -122,551
1998 -39,835 67,985 562,787 -108,400
1997 -22,756 50,539 565,882 -98,454
1996 -22,744 53,450 580,099 -92,307
1995 -34,107 -460,287 591,283 -86,232
1994 -17,053 502,750 578,293 -27,415
1993 0 24,321 561,549 -37,782
1992 22,718 51,747 533,029 84,113
1991 11,352 19,721 512,233 17,056
1990 22,688 35,317 495,202 -640
1989 28,336 19,540 478,771 -39,808
1988 33,977 18,553 463,581 -64,246
1987 16,980 7,825 449,400 -72,437
1986 11,319 -6,206 434,802 -47,017
1985 28,297 6,911 423,240 -30,154
1984 50,919 203 411,122 -19,300
1983 33,939 -3,733 399,103 1,304
1982 79,161 -24,223 385,741 -3,898
1981 73,452 7,182 374,145 -4,855
1980 84,650 295,642 364,254 5,084
1979 129,531 42,637 355,597 88
1978 168,465 43,932 345,765 346
1977 190,248 42,246 332,843 2,108
1976 228,445 40,885 323,222 -15,119
1975 271,660 43,051 312,479 -6,686
1974 336,176 42,487 303,078 -4,361
1973 328,508 41,631 288,750 -1,076
1972 364,355 43,182 286,708 -2,107
1971 383,922 -58,627 280,752 -7,284
1970 376,753 -62,216 272,439 1,847
1969 390,827 -45,346 264,560 -527
1968 399,268 -50,149 258,259 -746
1967 439,074 -37,992 249,240 347
1966 488,427 -35,352 241,716 -3,306
1965 474,222 -36,267 233,726 -1,551
1964 527,089 -27,368 227,948 -6,087
1963 440,767 -28,198 219,586 -8,303
1962 427,387 -25,840 215,368 -9,249
1961 459,880 -129,761 209,917 -10,601
1960 426,697 -140,765 203,374 -13,223

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

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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 Nepal 66.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,842,099 people) and 33.6% is from migration (a loss of 1,942,790 people).

As of 2024, 6,553,671 residents or 11% of the population were not native-born in Italy, compared to 470,719 people or 1.6% in Nepal.

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
Nepal
City Population
Kathmandu 846K
Lalitpur 513K
Pokhara 354K
Birgunj 268K
Biratnagar 243K
Bheemdatta 105K
Dhangadhi 102K
Janakpur 97.8K
Hetauda 84.7K
Damak 75.1K

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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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