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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,952,704 in 2024 vs 24,672,760 people in Syria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,562,681 people compared to 26,829,400 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 2.18 times bigger than Syria's.
  • Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 1.03% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +1.25% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.6M (0.28% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 26.8M (36.6% growth).

Italy vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Syria
2100 35,208,261 44,620,090
2099 35,444,989 44,690,260
2098 35,676,340 44,750,249
2097 35,914,345 44,813,148
2096 36,150,501 44,867,740
2095 36,386,787 44,895,489
2094 36,619,396 44,945,231
2093 36,850,181 44,974,311
2092 37,089,746 45,003,795
2091 37,323,400 45,016,478
2090 37,560,976 45,048,083
2089 37,802,157 45,047,102
2088 38,040,056 45,041,864
2087 38,280,439 45,049,516
2086 38,517,279 45,068,928
2085 38,761,126 45,034,847
2084 39,008,873 44,999,929
2083 39,255,273 44,971,600
2082 39,509,964 44,910,859
2081 39,767,732 44,843,908
2080 40,030,977 44,744,718
2079 40,302,924 44,687,371
2078 40,579,648 44,649,760
2077 40,860,952 44,604,175
2076 41,151,772 44,520,132
2075 41,455,646 44,426,423
2074 41,779,503 44,328,795
2073 42,111,664 44,221,016
2072 42,459,257 44,084,262
2071 42,814,908 43,939,848
2070 43,187,953 43,795,999
2069 43,571,469 43,648,130
2068 43,964,515 43,465,442
2067 44,361,273 43,271,173
2066 44,771,926 43,060,752
2065 45,197,177 42,810,442
2064 45,628,630 42,559,554
2063 46,066,216 42,311,907
2062 46,517,561 42,062,193
2061 46,971,598 41,808,082
2060 47,424,830 41,522,274
2059 47,879,711 41,208,825
2058 48,332,818 40,925,728
2057 48,778,066 40,643,453
2056 49,222,515 40,332,578
2055 49,653,326 40,026,632
2054 50,073,600 39,691,425
2053 50,488,203 39,348,020
2052 50,886,354 39,045,268
2051 51,276,616 38,733,827
2050 51,663,176 38,410,423
2049 52,034,983 38,089,455
2048 52,392,012 37,784,449
2047 52,745,310 37,492,636
2046 53,080,828 37,181,526
2045 53,408,660 36,843,579
2044 53,723,325 36,526,509
2043 54,042,322 36,188,225
2042 54,342,628 35,825,419
2041 54,629,496 35,447,414
2040 54,916,374 35,042,107
2039 55,205,078 34,626,945
2038 55,481,637 34,183,740
2037 55,757,394 33,703,682
2036 56,025,224 33,223,843
2035 56,295,613 32,696,648
2034 56,562,648 32,148,814
2033 56,822,364 31,562,427
2032 57,078,534 30,967,322
2031 57,345,322 30,329,874
2030 57,606,120 29,672,629
2029 57,851,091 28,949,535
2028 58,091,760 28,217,748
2027 58,333,039 27,428,807
2026 58,562,681 26,607,148
2025 58,769,653 25,689,551
2024 58,952,704 24,672,760
2023 58,984,216 23,594,623
2022 59,013,667 22,462,173
2021 59,133,173 21,628,839
2020 59,438,851 21,049,429
2019 59,729,081 20,353,534
2018 60,148,658 19,577,845
2017 60,002,252 19,224,668
2016 60,115,223 19,193,834
2015 60,229,605 19,424,618
2014 60,320,707 20,273,659
2013 60,311,613 21,666,917
2012 60,191,247 22,759,763
2011 60,026,841 22,878,098
2010 59,819,407 22,482,421
2009 59,555,454 21,976,969
2008 59,211,181 21,636,564
2007 58,756,247 20,884,125
2006 58,399,861 19,637,022
2005 58,166,682 18,814,091
2004 57,828,179 18,336,875
2003 57,399,184 17,889,296
2002 57,089,824 17,468,332
2001 56,976,981 17,051,338
2000 56,942,108 16,637,888
1999 56,916,317 16,228,061
1998 56,906,744 15,820,413
1997 56,890,372 15,417,542
1996 56,860,281 15,018,104
1995 56,844,303 14,616,801
1994 56,843,400 14,208,583
1993 56,831,821 13,795,686
1992 56,797,087 13,385,571
1991 56,758,521 12,980,821
1990 56,719,240 12,579,208
1989 56,671,781 12,179,060
1988 56,629,288 11,782,264
1987 56,601,931 11,388,923
1986 56,596,155 11,002,844
1985 56,593,071 10,625,672
1984 56,576,718 10,258,398
1983 56,564,074 9,904,809
1982 56,543,548 9,572,511
1981 56,501,675 9,260,189
1980 56,433,883 8,957,663
1979 56,317,749 8,661,909
1978 56,155,143 8,372,759
1977 55,955,411 8,090,501
1976 55,718,260 7,817,320
1975 55,441,001 7,554,364
1974 55,110,868 7,302,160
1973 54,751,406 7,060,321
1972 54,381,345 6,826,024
1971 54,073,490 6,598,094
1970 53,821,850 6,380,609
1969 53,537,950 6,175,166
1968 53,235,750 5,978,742
1967 52,900,500 5,790,198
1966 52,519,000 5,609,047
1965 52,112,350 5,435,267
1964 51,675,350 5,269,087
1963 51,252,000 5,110,467
1962 50,879,450 4,959,340
1961 50,536,350 4,815,466
1960 50,199,700 4,673,500

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/syria | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline), while Syria's population increased by 7,635,566 people (a 39.8% growth).

Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 43.2% to 38,410,423 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Syria is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 45.1M 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
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Italy Syria
2100 -0.67% -0.16%
2099 -0.65% -0.13%
2098 -0.66% -0.14%
2097 -0.65% -0.12%
2096 -0.65% -0.06%
2095 -0.64% -0.11%
2094 -0.63% -0.06%
2093 -0.65% -0.07%
2092 -0.63% -0.03%
2091 -0.63% -0.07%
2090 -0.64% 0.002%
2089 -0.63% 0.01%
2088 -0.63% -0.02%
2087 -0.61% -0.04%
2086 -0.63% 0.08%
2085 -0.64% 0.08%
2084 -0.63% 0.06%
2083 -0.64% 0.14%
2082 -0.65% 0.15%
2081 -0.66% 0.22%
2080 -0.67% 0.13%
2079 -0.68% 0.08%
2078 -0.69% 0.1%
2077 -0.71% 0.19%
2076 -0.73% 0.21%
2075 -0.78% 0.22%
2074 -0.79% 0.24%
2073 -0.82% 0.31%
2072 -0.83% 0.33%
2071 -0.86% 0.33%
2070 -0.88% 0.34%
2069 -0.89% 0.42%
2068 -0.89% 0.45%
2067 -0.92% 0.49%
2066 -0.94% 0.58%
2065 -0.95% 0.59%
2064 -0.95% 0.59%
2063 -0.97% 0.59%
2062 -0.97% 0.61%
2061 -0.96% 0.69%
2060 -0.95% 0.76%
2059 -0.94% 0.69%
2058 -0.91% 0.69%
2057 -0.9% 0.77%
2056 -0.87% 0.76%
2055 -0.84% 0.84%
2054 -0.82% 0.87%
2053 -0.78% 0.78%
2052 -0.76% 0.8%
2051 -0.75% 0.84%
2050 -0.71% 0.84%
2049 -0.68% 0.81%
2048 -0.67% 0.78%
2047 -0.63% 0.84%
2046 -0.61% 0.92%
2045 -0.59% 0.87%
2044 -0.59% 0.93%
2043 -0.55% 1.01%
2042 -0.53% 1.07%
2041 -0.52% 1.16%
2040 -0.52% 1.2%
2039 -0.5% 1.3%
2038 -0.49% 1.42%
2037 -0.48% 1.44%
2036 -0.48% 1.61%
2035 -0.47% 1.7%
2034 -0.46% 1.86%
2033 -0.45% 1.92%
2032 -0.47% 2.1%
2031 -0.45% 2.21%
2030 -0.42% 2.5%
2029 -0.41% 2.59%
2028 -0.41% 2.88%
2027 -0.39% 3.09%
2026 -0.35% 3.57%
2025 -0.31% 4.12%
2024 -0.05% 4.57%
2023 -0.05% 5.04%
2022 -0.2% 3.85%
2021 -0.51% 2.75%
2020 -0.49% 3.42%
2019 -0.7% 3.96%
2018 0.24% 1.84%
2017 -0.19% 0.16%
2016 -0.19% -1.19%
2015 -0.15% -4.19%
2014 0.02% -6.43%
2013 0.2% -4.8%
2012 0.27% -0.52%
2011 0.35% 1.76%
2010 0.44% 2.3%
2009 0.58% 1.57%
2008 0.77% 3.6%
2007 0.61% 6.35%
2006 0.4% 4.37%
2005 0.59% 2.6%
2004 0.75% 2.5%
2003 0.54% 2.41%
2002 0.2% 2.45%
2001 0.06% 2.48%
2000 0.05% 2.53%
1999 0.02% 2.58%
1998 0.03% 2.61%
1997 0.05% 2.66%
1996 0.03% 2.75%
1995 0.002% 2.87%
1994 0.02% 2.99%
1993 0.06% 3.06%
1992 0.07% 3.12%
1991 0.07% 3.19%
1990 0.08% 3.29%
1989 0.08% 3.37%
1988 0.05% 3.45%
1987 0.01% 3.51%
1986 0.005% 3.55%
1985 0.03% 3.58%
1984 0.02% 3.57%
1983 0.04% 3.47%
1982 0.07% 3.37%
1981 0.12% 3.38%
1980 0.21% 3.41%
1979 0.29% 3.45%
1978 0.36% 3.49%
1977 0.43% 3.49%
1976 0.5% 3.48%
1975 0.6% 3.45%
1974 0.66% 3.43%
1973 0.68% 3.43%
1972 0.57% 3.45%
1971 0.47% 3.41%
1970 0.53% 3.33%
1969 0.57% 3.29%
1968 0.63% 3.26%
1967 0.73% 3.23%
1966 0.78% 3.2%
1965 0.85% 3.15%
1964 0.83% 3.1%
1963 0.73% 3.05%
1962 0.68% 2.99%
1961 0.67% 3.04%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Italy declined by 0.05%, while Syria's population grew by 4.57%.

Live population counters

Italy Syria
Current population
58562681
26829400
Population rank 26/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.32%
One net population change
16.7 minutes
29.3 seconds
One birth every
1.39 minutes
1.01 minutes
One death every
47.7 seconds
4.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline -86 +2,954
Annual growth/decline -31,512 +1,078,137
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +4.57%
Population growth rate rank 170/197 6/197
One migration net change every
6.99 minutes
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change +75,448 +421,693
Net migration rank 19/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 6,553,671 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 12/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 11% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 59/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Italy
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Italy Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 75,448 - 421,693
2024 - 95,246 - 546,494
2023 -283,125 150,189 402,713 757,309
2022 -318,674 231,228 369,750 735,142
2021 -301,579 157,327 350,560 211,220
2020 -338,801 85,281 327,992 269,050
2019 -215,025 46,634 293,762 500,985
2018 -192,475 83,686 242,530 514,102
2017 -192,007 95,147 237,214 -287,501
2016 -138,265 84,568 236,007 -124,063
2015 -162,620 39,389 253,977 -827,496
2014 -96,513 52,679 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 -90,468 158,090 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 -78,248 252,524 475,520 -999,267
2011 -48,021 198,544 543,950 -256,888
2010 -23,928 274,387 558,666 -54,359
2009 -17,866 283,676 559,314 -52,703
2008 -11,842 422,534 576,593 -402,393
2007 -5,876 495,092 529,162 801,514
2006 0 215,995 480,616 682,911
2005 -17,450 258,702 468,960 13,382
2004 11,566 417,970 461,209 10,881
2003 -40,179 478,578 457,000 -33,920
2002 -22,836 223,861 453,967 -35,096
2001 -11,396 48,903 451,503 -36,383
2000 -17,082 56,065 446,211 -34,425
1999 -22,766 54,405 439,261 -31,394
1998 -39,835 67,985 433,447 -26,025
1997 -22,756 50,539 429,887 -31,571
1996 -22,744 53,450 430,765 -30,197
1995 -34,107 -460,287 430,172 -28,122
1994 -17,053 502,750 426,996 -12,630
1993 0 24,321 420,244 -8,828
1992 22,718 51,747 412,878 -4,063
1991 11,352 19,721 410,830 -10,154
1990 22,688 35,317 409,177 -6,620
1989 28,336 19,540 406,111 -8,379
1988 33,977 18,553 404,285 -8,426
1987 16,980 7,825 399,159 -8,335
1986 11,319 -6,206 390,821 -9,485
1985 28,297 6,911 379,231 -6,221
1984 50,919 203 366,768 -5,245
1983 33,939 -3,733 355,375 -9,729
1982 79,161 -24,223 319,664 -721
1981 73,452 7,182 330,237 -24,536
1980 84,650 295,642 332,464 -33,114
1979 129,531 42,637 324,943 -32,793
1978 168,465 43,932 316,724 -30,567
1977 190,248 42,246 306,630 -28,275
1976 228,445 40,885 294,267 -26,268
1975 271,660 43,051 282,299 -24,389
1974 336,176 42,487 270,735 -24,242
1973 328,508 41,631 254,687 -17,502
1972 364,355 43,182 249,027 -17,610
1971 383,922 -58,627 239,610 -15,167
1970 376,753 -62,216 230,117 -19,594
1969 390,827 -45,346 219,114 -18,749
1968 399,268 -50,149 209,454 -16,968
1967 439,074 -37,992 199,223 -14,618
1966 488,427 -35,352 191,122 -13,434
1965 474,222 -36,267 182,560 -12,704
1964 527,089 -27,368 174,549 -12,044
1963 440,767 -28,198 166,555 -11,817
1962 427,387 -25,840 159,155 -11,641
1961 459,880 -129,761 151,485 -11,237
1960 426,697 -140,765 143,687 0

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

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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 Syria 91.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,047,621 people) and 8.72% is from migration (a gain of 291,069 people).

As of 2024, 6,553,671 residents or 11% of the population were not native-born in Italy, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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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