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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,952,704 in 2024 vs 6,036,860 people in Singapore in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,562,681 people compared to 6,125,852 in Singapore.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 9.56 times bigger than Singapore's.
  • Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Singapore is the 113th.
  • The countries together account for 0.78% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 0.07% for Singapore.
  • For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +1.04% in Singapore.
  • Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.6M (0.28% growth), while Singapore has grown from 4.4M to 6.13M (39.2% growth).

Italy vs Singapore: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Singapore
2100 35,208,261 4,344,248
2099 35,444,989 4,387,645
2098 35,676,340 4,435,189
2097 35,914,345 4,483,484
2096 36,150,501 4,533,994
2095 36,386,787 4,585,243
2094 36,619,396 4,639,568
2093 36,850,181 4,692,749
2092 37,089,746 4,745,364
2091 37,323,400 4,802,089
2090 37,560,976 4,859,572
2089 37,802,157 4,919,853
2088 38,040,056 4,977,701
2087 38,280,439 5,036,662
2086 38,517,279 5,096,772
2085 38,761,126 5,155,480
2084 39,008,873 5,212,381
2083 39,255,273 5,269,612
2082 39,509,964 5,327,281
2081 39,767,732 5,383,608
2080 40,030,977 5,438,023
2079 40,302,924 5,491,695
2078 40,579,648 5,541,781
2077 40,860,952 5,589,429
2076 41,151,772 5,632,686
2075 41,455,646 5,679,862
2074 41,779,503 5,725,351
2073 42,111,664 5,764,008
2072 42,459,257 5,799,655
2071 42,814,908 5,833,262
2070 43,187,953 5,864,115
2069 43,571,469 5,896,709
2068 43,964,515 5,927,631
2067 44,361,273 5,955,955
2066 44,771,926 5,988,826
2065 45,197,177 6,020,244
2064 45,628,630 6,046,805
2063 46,066,216 6,069,231
2062 46,517,561 6,093,782
2061 46,971,598 6,116,847
2060 47,424,830 6,142,295
2059 47,879,711 6,163,191
2058 48,332,818 6,185,611
2057 48,778,066 6,203,303
2056 49,222,515 6,221,491
2055 49,653,326 6,240,206
2054 50,073,600 6,261,488
2053 50,488,203 6,277,678
2052 50,886,354 6,290,046
2051 51,276,616 6,307,270
2050 51,663,176 6,325,698
2049 52,034,983 6,342,616
2048 52,392,012 6,355,818
2047 52,745,310 6,373,684
2046 53,080,828 6,387,901
2045 53,408,660 6,399,811
2044 53,723,325 6,412,802
2043 54,042,322 6,420,804
2042 54,342,628 6,427,555
2041 54,629,496 6,433,153
2040 54,916,374 6,434,727
2039 55,205,078 6,431,367
2038 55,481,637 6,422,540
2037 55,757,394 6,410,923
2036 56,025,224 6,398,937
2035 56,295,613 6,382,637
2034 56,562,648 6,360,610
2033 56,822,364 6,333,556
2032 57,078,534 6,306,749
2031 57,345,322 6,277,847
2030 57,606,120 6,250,608
2029 57,851,091 6,221,161
2028 58,091,760 6,186,754
2027 58,333,039 6,150,947
2026 58,562,681 6,116,548
2025 58,769,653 6,078,250
2024 58,952,704 6,036,860
2023 58,984,216 5,917,648
2022 59,013,667 5,637,022
2021 59,133,173 5,453,566
2020 59,438,851 5,685,807
2019 59,729,081 5,703,569
2018 60,148,658 5,638,676
2017 60,002,252 5,612,253
2016 60,115,223 5,607,283
2015 60,229,605 5,535,002
2014 60,320,707 5,469,724
2013 60,311,613 5,399,162
2012 60,191,247 5,312,437
2011 60,026,841 5,183,688
2010 59,819,407 5,076,732
2009 59,555,454 4,987,573
2008 59,211,181 4,839,396
2007 58,756,247 4,588,599
2006 58,399,861 4,401,365
2005 58,166,682 4,265,762
2004 57,828,179 4,166,664
2003 57,399,184 4,114,826
2002 57,089,824 4,175,950
2001 56,976,981 4,138,012
2000 56,942,108 4,027,887
1999 56,916,317 3,958,723
1998 56,906,744 3,927,213
1997 56,890,372 3,796,038
1996 56,860,281 3,670,704
1995 56,844,303 3,524,506
1994 56,843,400 3,419,048
1993 56,831,821 3,313,471
1992 56,797,087 3,230,698
1991 56,758,521 3,135,083
1990 56,719,240 3,047,132
1989 56,671,781 2,930,901
1988 56,629,288 2,846,108
1987 56,601,931 2,774,789
1986 56,596,155 2,733,373
1985 56,593,071 2,735,957
1984 56,576,718 2,732,221
1983 56,564,074 2,681,061
1982 56,543,548 2,646,466
1981 56,501,675 2,532,835
1980 56,433,883 2,413,945
1979 56,317,749 2,383,500
1978 56,155,143 2,353,600
1977 55,955,411 2,325,300
1976 55,718,260 2,293,300
1975 55,441,001 2,262,600
1974 55,110,868 2,229,800
1973 54,751,406 2,193,000
1972 54,381,345 2,152,400
1971 54,073,490 2,112,900
1970 53,821,850 2,074,507
1969 53,537,950 2,042,500
1968 53,235,750 2,012,000
1967 52,900,500 1,977,600
1966 52,519,000 1,934,400
1965 52,112,350 1,886,900
1964 51,675,350 1,841,600
1963 51,252,000 1,795,000
1962 50,879,450 1,750,200
1961 50,536,350 1,702,400
1960 50,199,700 1,646,400

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/singapore | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Singapore gained 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline), while Singapore's population increased by 518,569 people (a 9.25% growth).

Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th in 2026. Singapore was ranked 117th in 2006 and ranked 113th 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 Singapore will increase by 3.26% to 6,325,698 people and rank change from 113th to 118th.

Singapore is projected to reach its peak in 2040 at 6.43M 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
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Italy Singapore
2100 -0.67% -0.99%
2099 -0.65% -1.07%
2098 -0.66% -1.08%
2097 -0.65% -1.11%
2096 -0.65% -1.12%
2095 -0.64% -1.17%
2094 -0.63% -1.13%
2093 -0.65% -1.11%
2092 -0.63% -1.18%
2091 -0.63% -1.18%
2090 -0.64% -1.23%
2089 -0.63% -1.16%
2088 -0.63% -1.17%
2087 -0.61% -1.18%
2086 -0.63% -1.14%
2085 -0.64% -1.09%
2084 -0.63% -1.09%
2083 -0.64% -1.08%
2082 -0.65% -1.05%
2081 -0.66% -1%
2080 -0.67% -0.98%
2079 -0.68% -0.9%
2078 -0.69% -0.85%
2077 -0.71% -0.77%
2076 -0.73% -0.83%
2075 -0.78% -0.79%
2074 -0.79% -0.67%
2073 -0.82% -0.61%
2072 -0.83% -0.58%
2071 -0.86% -0.53%
2070 -0.88% -0.55%
2069 -0.89% -0.52%
2068 -0.89% -0.48%
2067 -0.92% -0.55%
2066 -0.94% -0.52%
2065 -0.95% -0.44%
2064 -0.95% -0.37%
2063 -0.97% -0.4%
2062 -0.97% -0.38%
2061 -0.96% -0.41%
2060 -0.95% -0.34%
2059 -0.94% -0.36%
2058 -0.91% -0.29%
2057 -0.9% -0.29%
2056 -0.87% -0.3%
2055 -0.84% -0.34%
2054 -0.82% -0.26%
2053 -0.78% -0.2%
2052 -0.76% -0.27%
2051 -0.75% -0.29%
2050 -0.71% -0.27%
2049 -0.68% -0.21%
2048 -0.67% -0.28%
2047 -0.63% -0.22%
2046 -0.61% -0.19%
2045 -0.59% -0.2%
2044 -0.59% -0.12%
2043 -0.55% -0.11%
2042 -0.53% -0.09%
2041 -0.52% -0.02%
2040 -0.52% 0.05%
2039 -0.5% 0.14%
2038 -0.49% 0.18%
2037 -0.48% 0.19%
2036 -0.48% 0.26%
2035 -0.47% 0.35%
2034 -0.46% 0.43%
2033 -0.45% 0.43%
2032 -0.47% 0.46%
2031 -0.45% 0.44%
2030 -0.42% 0.47%
2029 -0.41% 0.56%
2028 -0.41% 0.58%
2027 -0.39% 0.56%
2026 -0.35% 0.63%
2025 -0.31% 0.69%
2024 -0.05% 2.01%
2023 -0.05% 4.98%
2022 -0.2% 3.36%
2021 -0.51% -4.08%
2020 -0.49% -0.31%
2019 -0.7% 1.15%
2018 0.24% 0.47%
2017 -0.19% 0.09%
2016 -0.19% 1.31%
2015 -0.15% 1.19%
2014 0.02% 1.31%
2013 0.2% 1.63%
2012 0.27% 2.48%
2011 0.35% 2.11%
2010 0.44% 1.79%
2009 0.58% 3.06%
2008 0.77% 5.47%
2007 0.61% 4.25%
2006 0.4% 3.18%
2005 0.59% 2.38%
2004 0.75% 1.26%
2003 0.54% -1.46%
2002 0.2% 0.92%
2001 0.06% 2.73%
2000 0.05% 1.75%
1999 0.02% 0.8%
1998 0.03% 3.46%
1997 0.05% 3.41%
1996 0.03% 4.15%
1995 0.002% 3.08%
1994 0.02% 3.19%
1993 0.06% 2.56%
1992 0.07% 3.05%
1991 0.07% 2.89%
1990 0.08% 3.97%
1989 0.08% 2.98%
1988 0.05% 2.57%
1987 0.01% 1.52%
1986 0.005% -0.09%
1985 0.03% 0.14%
1984 0.02% 1.91%
1983 0.04% 1.31%
1982 0.07% 4.49%
1981 0.12% 4.93%
1980 0.21% 1.28%
1979 0.29% 1.27%
1978 0.36% 1.22%
1977 0.43% 1.4%
1976 0.5% 1.36%
1975 0.6% 1.47%
1974 0.66% 1.68%
1973 0.68% 1.89%
1972 0.57% 1.87%
1971 0.47% 1.85%
1970 0.53% 1.57%
1969 0.57% 1.52%
1968 0.63% 1.74%
1967 0.73% 2.23%
1966 0.78% 2.52%
1965 0.85% 2.46%
1964 0.83% 2.6%
1963 0.73% 2.56%
1962 0.68% 2.81%
1961 0.67% 3.4%

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/singapore | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Italy declined by 0.05%, while Singapore's population grew by 2.01%.

Live population counters

Italy Singapore
Current population
58562681
6125852
Population rank 26/197 113/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.07%
One net population change
16.7 minutes
4.41 minutes
One birth every
1.39 minutes
12 minutes
One death every
47.7 seconds
14.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -86 +327
Annual growth/decline -31,512 +119,212
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +2.01%
Population growth rate rank 170/197 50/197
One migration net change every
6.99 minutes
31.2 minutes
Annual migration change +75,448 +16,892
Net migration rank 19/196 36/196
Foreign-born residents 6,553,671 2,841,665
Foreign-born residents rank 12/195 26/195
Foreign-born share of population 11% 48.7%
Foreign-born share rank 59/195 9/195

Natural population change vs migration

Italy
Natural

Migration
Singapore
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Italy Singapore
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 75,448 - 16,892
2024 - 95,246 - 20,011
2023 -283,125 150,189 7,101 26,996
2022 -318,674 231,228 9,019 214,842
2021 -301,579 157,327 15,270 -44,030
2020 -338,801 85,281 18,763 -145,556
2019 -215,025 46,634 21,674 870
2018 -192,475 83,686 21,427 21,820
2017 -192,007 95,147 21,888 -8,880
2016 -138,265 84,568 25,794 13,737
2015 -162,620 39,389 27,121 41,852
2014 -96,513 52,679 27,896 40,154
2013 -90,468 158,090 25,376 52,176
2012 -78,248 252,524 29,750 78,501
2011 -48,021 198,544 25,919 89,856
2010 -23,928 274,387 24,876 72,571
2009 -17,866 283,676 27,930 95,841
2008 -11,842 422,534 28,068 176,182
2007 -5,876 495,092 26,614 192,292
2006 0 215,995 25,968 135,625
2005 -17,450 258,702 24,741 92,023
2004 11,566 417,970 24,583 50,487
2003 -40,179 478,578 24,689 -30,012
2002 -22,836 223,861 29,231 -40,023
2001 -11,396 48,903 31,035 45,027
2000 -17,082 56,065 37,057 55,218
1999 -22,766 54,405 32,857 19,681
1998 -39,835 67,985 33,381 51,905
1997 -22,756 50,539 37,960 95,241
1996 -22,744 53,450 38,542 102,018
1995 -34,107 -460,287 38,065 91,947
1994 -17,053 502,750 39,319 71,170
1993 0 24,321 40,425 58,820
1992 22,718 51,747 39,091 54,359
1991 11,352 19,721 39,188 57,821
1990 22,688 35,317 41,136 66,950
1989 28,336 19,540 36,929 68,031
1988 33,977 18,553 42,407 40,976
1987 16,980 7,825 33,020 25,411
1986 11,319 -6,206 27,880 -7,858
1985 28,297 6,911 32,010 -31,036
1984 50,919 203 31,967 -4,396
1983 33,939 -3,733 30,296 11,699
1982 79,161 -24,223 33,346 41,568
1981 73,452 7,182 32,167 85,869
1980 84,650 295,642 30,657 42,433
1979 129,531 42,637 28,363 -2,384
1978 168,465 43,932 27,537 436
1977 190,248 42,246 26,508 2,757
1976 228,445 40,885 31,189 949
1975 271,660 43,051 28,509 4,104
1974 336,176 42,487 31,664 2,748
1973 328,508 41,631 36,404 -495
1972 364,355 43,182 38,098 -1,631
1971 383,922 -58,627 35,708 573
1970 376,753 -62,216 35,059 4,024
1969 390,827 -45,346 34,314 6,763
1968 399,268 -50,149 36,216 6,792
1967 439,074 -37,992 40,145 6,006
1966 488,427 -35,352 44,298 3,507
1965 474,222 -36,267 45,474 4,199
1964 527,089 -27,368 47,697 3,043
1963 440,767 -28,198 49,542 2,668
1962 427,387 -25,840 48,830 3,714
1961 459,880 -129,761 49,880 3,490
1960 426,697 -140,765 51,533 2,008

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

GeoRank.org/population/italy/singapore | 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 Singapore 54.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 195,953 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a gain of 161,805 people).

As of 2024, 6,553,671 residents or 11% of the population were not native-born in Italy, compared to 2,841,665 people or 48.7% in Singapore.

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
Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
Bukit Merah 152K

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

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