Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,952,704 in 2024 vs 27,032,412 people in Niger in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,562,681 people compared to 29,080,898 in Niger.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 2.01 times bigger than Niger's.
  • Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Niger is the 53rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.06% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 0.35% for Niger.
  • For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +3.5% in Niger.
  • Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.6M (0.28% growth), while Niger has grown from 14.3M to 29.1M (103.8% growth).

Italy vs Niger: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Niger
2100 35,208,261 92,149,803
2099 35,444,989 91,788,730
2098 35,676,340 91,409,848
2097 35,914,345 91,009,119
2096 36,150,501 90,589,670
2095 36,386,787 90,150,766
2094 36,619,396 89,694,201
2093 36,850,181 89,215,318
2092 37,089,746 88,716,114
2091 37,323,400 88,197,952
2090 37,560,976 87,660,657
2089 37,802,157 87,103,777
2088 38,040,056 86,525,686
2087 38,280,439 85,929,075
2086 38,517,279 85,313,560
2085 38,761,126 84,675,788
2084 39,008,873 84,017,371
2083 39,255,273 83,337,884
2082 39,509,964 82,638,198
2081 39,767,732 81,922,470
2080 40,030,977 81,186,181
2079 40,302,924 80,435,226
2078 40,579,648 79,665,207
2077 40,860,952 78,877,754
2076 41,151,772 78,071,174
2075 41,455,646 77,248,629
2074 41,779,503 76,412,785
2073 42,111,664 75,560,272
2072 42,459,257 74,691,713
2071 42,814,908 73,808,594
2070 43,187,953 72,912,178
2069 43,571,469 71,999,238
2068 43,964,515 71,073,720
2067 44,361,273 70,133,854
2066 44,771,926 69,181,625
2065 45,197,177 68,221,595
2064 45,628,630 67,248,034
2063 46,066,216 66,264,418
2062 46,517,561 65,270,595
2061 46,971,598 64,267,053
2060 47,424,830 63,257,169
2059 47,879,711 62,239,490
2058 48,332,818 61,213,177
2057 48,778,066 60,180,993
2056 49,222,515 59,145,841
2055 49,653,326 58,103,375
2054 50,073,600 57,056,756
2053 50,488,203 56,007,297
2052 50,886,354 54,958,567
2051 51,276,616 53,907,164
2050 51,663,176 52,858,275
2049 52,034,983 51,810,418
2048 52,392,012 50,763,456
2047 52,745,310 49,719,695
2046 53,080,828 48,677,799
2045 53,408,660 47,638,048
2044 53,723,325 46,602,104
2043 54,042,322 45,572,618
2042 54,342,628 44,546,381
2041 54,629,496 43,525,533
2040 54,916,374 42,508,212
2039 55,205,078 41,495,840
2038 55,481,637 40,485,407
2037 55,757,394 39,476,789
2036 56,025,224 38,472,178
2035 56,295,613 37,470,776
2034 56,562,648 36,477,557
2033 56,822,364 35,487,806
2032 57,078,534 34,508,717
2031 57,345,322 33,538,029
2030 57,606,120 32,574,145
2029 57,851,091 31,620,865
2028 58,091,760 30,680,257
2027 58,333,039 29,750,695
2026 58,562,681 28,832,547
2025 58,769,653 27,926,917
2024 58,952,704 27,032,412
2023 58,984,216 26,159,867
2022 59,013,667 25,311,973
2021 59,133,173 24,502,140
2020 59,438,851 23,717,613
2019 59,729,081 22,947,757
2018 60,148,658 22,188,069
2017 60,002,252 21,435,446
2016 60,115,223 20,685,753
2015 60,229,605 19,939,498
2014 60,320,707 19,215,909
2013 60,311,613 18,519,898
2012 60,191,247 17,836,769
2011 60,026,841 17,176,283
2010 59,819,407 16,548,835
2009 59,555,454 15,943,675
2008 59,211,181 15,361,915
2007 58,756,247 14,803,610
2006 58,399,861 14,268,581
2005 58,166,682 13,756,192
2004 57,828,179 13,265,836
2003 57,399,184 12,796,984
2002 57,089,824 12,349,144
2001 56,976,981 11,920,647
2000 56,942,108 11,509,630
1999 56,916,317 11,117,411
1998 56,906,744 10,741,413
1997 56,890,372 10,383,969
1996 56,860,281 10,044,852
1995 56,844,303 9,714,529
1994 56,843,400 9,398,258
1993 56,831,821 9,100,789
1992 56,797,087 8,817,633
1991 56,758,521 8,546,900
1990 56,719,240 8,286,059
1989 56,671,781 8,034,780
1988 56,629,288 7,793,748
1987 56,601,931 7,561,150
1986 56,596,155 7,335,811
1985 56,593,071 7,118,457
1984 56,576,718 6,909,971
1983 56,564,074 6,708,644
1982 56,543,548 6,512,732
1981 56,501,675 6,322,006
1980 56,433,883 6,135,971
1979 56,317,749 5,955,556
1978 56,155,143 5,782,932
1977 55,955,411 5,619,716
1976 55,718,260 5,464,962
1975 55,441,001 5,317,019
1974 55,110,868 5,174,953
1973 54,751,406 5,037,865
1972 54,381,345 4,904,845
1971 54,073,490 4,776,225
1970 53,821,850 4,650,275
1969 53,537,950 4,525,725
1968 53,235,750 4,403,637
1967 52,900,500 4,283,590
1966 52,519,000 4,165,544
1965 52,112,350 4,049,695
1964 51,675,350 3,935,814
1963 51,252,000 3,823,873
1962 50,879,450 3,714,520
1961 50,536,350 3,608,162
1960 50,199,700 3,505,050

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/niger | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Niger gained 6,417,172 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline), while Niger's population increased by 8,395,145 people (a 40.6% growth).

Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th in 2026. Niger was ranked 64th in 2006 and ranked 53rd 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 Niger will increase by 81.8% to 52,858,275 people and rank change from 53rd to 38th.

Niger is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 92.1M 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
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Italy Niger
2100 -0.67% 0.39%
2099 -0.65% 0.41%
2098 -0.66% 0.44%
2097 -0.65% 0.46%
2096 -0.65% 0.49%
2095 -0.64% 0.51%
2094 -0.63% 0.54%
2093 -0.65% 0.56%
2092 -0.63% 0.59%
2091 -0.63% 0.61%
2090 -0.64% 0.64%
2089 -0.63% 0.67%
2088 -0.63% 0.69%
2087 -0.61% 0.72%
2086 -0.63% 0.75%
2085 -0.64% 0.78%
2084 -0.63% 0.82%
2083 -0.64% 0.85%
2082 -0.65% 0.87%
2081 -0.66% 0.91%
2080 -0.67% 0.93%
2079 -0.68% 0.97%
2078 -0.69% 1%
2077 -0.71% 1.03%
2076 -0.73% 1.06%
2075 -0.78% 1.09%
2074 -0.79% 1.13%
2073 -0.82% 1.16%
2072 -0.83% 1.2%
2071 -0.86% 1.23%
2070 -0.88% 1.27%
2069 -0.89% 1.3%
2068 -0.89% 1.34%
2067 -0.92% 1.38%
2066 -0.94% 1.41%
2065 -0.95% 1.45%
2064 -0.95% 1.48%
2063 -0.97% 1.52%
2062 -0.97% 1.56%
2061 -0.96% 1.6%
2060 -0.95% 1.64%
2059 -0.94% 1.68%
2058 -0.91% 1.72%
2057 -0.9% 1.75%
2056 -0.87% 1.79%
2055 -0.84% 1.83%
2054 -0.82% 1.87%
2053 -0.78% 1.91%
2052 -0.76% 1.95%
2051 -0.75% 1.98%
2050 -0.71% 2.02%
2049 -0.68% 2.06%
2048 -0.67% 2.1%
2047 -0.63% 2.14%
2046 -0.61% 2.18%
2045 -0.59% 2.22%
2044 -0.59% 2.26%
2043 -0.55% 2.3%
2042 -0.53% 2.35%
2041 -0.52% 2.39%
2040 -0.52% 2.44%
2039 -0.5% 2.5%
2038 -0.49% 2.55%
2037 -0.48% 2.61%
2036 -0.48% 2.67%
2035 -0.47% 2.72%
2034 -0.46% 2.79%
2033 -0.45% 2.84%
2032 -0.47% 2.89%
2031 -0.45% 2.96%
2030 -0.42% 3.01%
2029 -0.41% 3.07%
2028 -0.41% 3.12%
2027 -0.39% 3.18%
2026 -0.35% 3.24%
2025 -0.31% 3.31%
2024 -0.05% 3.34%
2023 -0.05% 3.35%
2022 -0.2% 3.31%
2021 -0.51% 3.31%
2020 -0.49% 3.35%
2019 -0.7% 3.42%
2018 0.24% 3.51%
2017 -0.19% 3.62%
2016 -0.19% 3.74%
2015 -0.15% 3.77%
2014 0.02% 3.76%
2013 0.2% 3.83%
2012 0.27% 3.85%
2011 0.35% 3.79%
2010 0.44% 3.8%
2009 0.58% 3.79%
2008 0.77% 3.77%
2007 0.61% 3.75%
2006 0.4% 3.72%
2005 0.59% 3.7%
2004 0.75% 3.66%
2003 0.54% 3.63%
2002 0.2% 3.59%
2001 0.06% 3.57%
2000 0.05% 3.53%
1999 0.02% 3.5%
1998 0.03% 3.44%
1997 0.05% 3.38%
1996 0.03% 3.4%
1995 0.002% 3.37%
1994 0.02% 3.27%
1993 0.06% 3.21%
1992 0.07% 3.17%
1991 0.07% 3.15%
1990 0.08% 3.13%
1989 0.08% 3.09%
1988 0.05% 3.08%
1987 0.01% 3.07%
1986 0.005% 3.05%
1985 0.03% 3.02%
1984 0.02% 3%
1983 0.04% 3.01%
1982 0.07% 3.02%
1981 0.12% 3.03%
1980 0.21% 3.03%
1979 0.29% 2.99%
1978 0.36% 2.9%
1977 0.43% 2.83%
1976 0.5% 2.78%
1975 0.6% 2.75%
1974 0.66% 2.72%
1973 0.68% 2.71%
1972 0.57% 2.69%
1971 0.47% 2.71%
1970 0.53% 2.75%
1969 0.57% 2.77%
1968 0.63% 2.8%
1967 0.73% 2.83%
1966 0.78% 2.86%
1965 0.85% 2.89%
1964 0.83% 2.93%
1963 0.73% 2.94%
1962 0.68% 2.95%
1961 0.67% 2.94%

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/niger | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Italy declined by 0.05%, while Niger's population grew by 3.34%.

Live population counters

Italy Niger
Current population
58562681
29080898
Population rank 26/197 53/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.35%
One net population change
16.7 minutes
36.1 seconds
One birth every
1.39 minutes
28.8 seconds
One death every
47.7 seconds
2.27 minutes
Daily growth/decline -86 +2,391
Annual growth/decline -31,512 +872,545
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +3.34%
Population growth rate rank 170/197 10/197
One migration net change every
6.99 minutes
1.14 hours
Annual migration change +75,448 -7,704
Net migration rank 19/196 126/196
Foreign-born residents 6,553,671 449,236
Foreign-born residents rank 12/195 85/195
Foreign-born share of population 11% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 59/195 140/195

Natural population change vs migration

Italy
Natural

Migration
Niger
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Italy Niger
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 75,448 - -7,704
2024 - 95,246 - -4,041
2023 -283,125 150,189 864,139 995
2022 -318,674 231,228 829,651 995
2021 -301,579 157,327 793,428 -4,405
2020 -338,801 85,281 784,437 -4,402
2019 -215,025 46,634 775,474 -15,778
2018 -192,475 83,686 763,536 -3,830
2017 -192,007 95,147 752,384 -6,830
2016 -138,265 84,568 738,999 14,833
2015 -162,620 39,389 721,630 17,051
2014 -96,513 52,679 704,609 3,891
2013 -90,468 158,090 686,070 -2,543
2012 -78,248 252,524 664,009 18,714
2011 -48,021 198,544 645,175 -6,941
2010 -23,928 274,387 624,685 -8,033
2009 -17,866 283,676 602,671 -9,014
2008 -11,842 422,534 579,727 -9,847
2007 -5,876 495,092 556,808 -10,069
2006 0 215,995 533,374 -10,054
2005 -17,450 258,702 511,167 -9,700
2004 11,566 417,970 488,328 -9,070
2003 -40,179 478,578 467,295 -8,841
2002 -22,836 223,861 446,767 -9,550
2001 -11,396 48,903 428,417 -8,654
2000 -17,082 56,065 410,779 -8,522
1999 -22,766 54,405 394,212 -12,037
1998 -39,835 67,985 377,120 -7,298
1997 -22,756 50,539 358,745 -13,680
1996 -22,744 53,450 341,223 -8,057
1995 -34,107 -460,287 323,630 3,843
1994 -17,053 502,750 306,026 -959
1993 0 24,321 292,135 -2,269
1992 22,718 51,747 278,690 -2,258
1991 11,352 19,721 266,527 -1,500
1990 22,688 35,317 256,594 73
1989 28,336 19,540 245,278 613
1988 33,977 18,553 237,296 -1,139
1987 16,980 7,825 231,371 -2,338
1986 11,319 -6,206 224,365 -2,728
1985 28,297 6,911 219,206 -6,126
1984 50,919 203 213,111 -9,208
1983 33,939 -3,733 207,962 -9,209
1982 79,161 -24,223 202,012 -8,935
1981 73,452 7,182 195,938 -7,559
1980 84,650 295,642 189,251 -5,564
1979 129,531 42,637 180,632 -3,495
1978 168,465 43,932 171,614 -3,494
1977 190,248 42,246 161,792 -3,476
1976 228,445 40,885 154,489 -3,308
1975 271,660 43,051 147,962 -3,254
1974 336,176 42,487 142,606 -3,179
1973 328,508 41,631 137,695 -2,942
1972 364,355 43,182 133,813 -2,525
1971 383,922 -58,627 128,223 -2,277
1970 376,753 -62,216 128,184 -2,225
1969 390,827 -45,346 125,389 -2,245
1968 399,268 -50,149 123,301 -2,277
1967 439,074 -37,992 121,358 -2,289
1966 488,427 -35,352 119,314 -2,289
1965 474,222 -36,267 116,963 -2,289
1964 527,089 -27,368 115,386 -2,289
1963 440,767 -28,198 113,072 -2,289
1962 427,387 -25,840 110,280 -2,369
1961 459,880 -129,761 107,693 -2,893
1960 426,697 -140,765 105,081 -3,641

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

GeoRank.org/population/italy/niger | 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 Niger 100% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,728,287 people) and 0.03% is from migration (a gain of 2,520 people).

As of 2024, 6,553,671 residents or 11% of the population were not native-born in Italy, compared to 449,236 people or 1.7% in Niger.

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
Niger
City Population
Niamey 1.5M
Maradi 267K
Zinder 236K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

GeoRank.org/population/italy/niger | CC BY

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.