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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,952,704 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,562,681 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 1.47 times bigger than Italy's.
  • Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.74% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.6M (0.28% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Italy vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Turkey
2100 35,208,261 64,274,243
2099 35,444,989 64,924,706
2098 35,676,340 65,567,989
2097 35,914,345 66,219,045
2096 36,150,501 66,865,890
2095 36,386,787 67,516,190
2094 36,619,396 68,169,346
2093 36,850,181 68,835,313
2092 37,089,746 69,496,264
2091 37,323,400 70,159,325
2090 37,560,976 70,828,304
2089 37,802,157 71,490,133
2088 38,040,056 72,146,464
2087 38,280,439 72,792,552
2086 38,517,279 73,439,558
2085 38,761,126 74,085,313
2084 39,008,873 74,713,882
2083 39,255,273 75,342,464
2082 39,509,964 75,969,760
2081 39,767,732 76,583,769
2080 40,030,977 77,195,480
2079 40,302,924 77,793,711
2078 40,579,648 78,386,293
2077 40,860,952 78,973,194
2076 41,151,772 79,556,991
2075 41,455,646 80,128,010
2074 41,779,503 80,697,544
2073 42,111,664 81,244,619
2072 42,459,257 81,785,452
2071 42,814,908 82,311,503
2070 43,187,953 82,827,402
2069 43,571,469 83,324,862
2068 43,964,515 83,806,741
2067 44,361,273 84,270,976
2066 44,771,926 84,728,547
2065 45,197,177 85,177,268
2064 45,628,630 85,611,517
2063 46,066,216 86,026,471
2062 46,517,561 86,425,827
2061 46,971,598 86,800,591
2060 47,424,830 87,156,663
2059 47,879,711 87,500,101
2058 48,332,818 87,809,920
2057 48,778,066 88,100,397
2056 49,222,515 88,369,840
2055 49,653,326 88,598,739
2054 50,073,600 88,806,632
2053 50,488,203 88,985,609
2052 50,886,354 89,144,425
2051 51,276,616 89,270,515
2050 51,663,176 89,374,730
2049 52,034,983 89,447,182
2048 52,392,012 89,484,074
2047 52,745,310 89,492,406
2046 53,080,828 89,467,391
2045 53,408,660 89,441,098
2044 53,723,325 89,390,601
2043 54,042,322 89,326,342
2042 54,342,628 89,237,658
2041 54,629,496 89,137,199
2040 54,916,374 89,021,820
2039 55,205,078 88,885,792
2038 55,481,637 88,736,121
2037 55,757,394 88,562,197
2036 56,025,224 88,373,007
2035 56,295,613 88,178,595
2034 56,562,648 87,975,336
2033 56,822,364 87,754,631
2032 57,078,534 87,524,158
2031 57,345,322 87,274,280
2030 57,606,120 87,004,538
2029 57,851,091 86,741,614
2028 58,091,760 86,466,107
2027 58,333,039 86,189,693
2026 58,562,681 85,932,926
2025 58,769,653 85,718,588
2024 58,952,704 85,518,661
2023 58,984,216 85,325,965
2022 59,013,667 84,979,913
2021 59,133,173 84,147,318
2020 59,438,851 83,384,680
2019 59,729,081 82,579,440
2018 60,148,658 81,407,204
2017 60,002,252 80,312,698
2016 60,115,223 79,277,962
2015 60,229,605 78,218,479
2014 60,320,707 77,181,884
2013 60,311,613 76,147,624
2012 60,191,247 75,175,827
2011 60,026,841 74,223,629
2010 59,819,407 73,142,150
2009 59,555,454 72,039,206
2008 59,211,181 71,051,678
2007 58,756,247 70,158,112
2006 58,399,861 70,045,349
2005 58,166,682 69,329,557
2004 57,828,179 68,592,617
2003 57,399,184 67,831,730
2002 57,089,824 67,048,795
2001 56,976,981 66,245,128
2000 56,942,108 65,425,961
1999 56,916,317 64,591,923
1998 56,906,744 63,734,383
1997 56,890,372 62,852,966
1996 56,860,281 61,951,134
1995 56,844,303 61,024,503
1994 56,843,400 60,033,836
1993 56,831,821 58,999,167
1992 56,797,087 57,990,118
1991 56,758,521 57,009,887
1990 56,719,240 56,015,628
1989 56,671,781 54,976,723
1988 56,629,288 53,909,626
1987 56,601,931 52,843,670
1986 56,596,155 51,777,772
1985 56,593,071 50,687,115
1984 56,576,718 49,574,069
1983 56,564,074 48,447,410
1982 56,543,548 47,322,096
1981 56,501,675 46,321,190
1980 56,433,883 45,408,815
1979 56,317,749 44,510,429
1978 56,155,143 43,645,306
1977 55,955,411 42,773,298
1976 55,718,260 41,899,984
1975 55,441,001 41,053,126
1974 55,110,868 40,210,234
1973 54,751,406 39,329,533
1972 54,381,345 38,430,221
1971 54,073,490 37,518,611
1970 53,821,850 36,638,465
1969 53,537,950 35,787,774
1968 53,235,750 34,921,684
1967 52,900,500 34,050,421
1966 52,519,000 33,177,672
1965 52,112,350 32,345,220
1964 51,675,350 31,543,072
1963 51,252,000 30,726,841
1962 50,879,450 29,916,147
1961 50,536,350 29,119,238
1960 50,199,700 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.5M 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
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Italy Turkey
2100 -0.67% -1%
2099 -0.65% -0.98%
2098 -0.66% -0.98%
2097 -0.65% -0.97%
2096 -0.65% -0.96%
2095 -0.64% -0.96%
2094 -0.63% -0.97%
2093 -0.65% -0.95%
2092 -0.63% -0.95%
2091 -0.63% -0.94%
2090 -0.64% -0.93%
2089 -0.63% -0.91%
2088 -0.63% -0.89%
2087 -0.61% -0.88%
2086 -0.63% -0.87%
2085 -0.64% -0.84%
2084 -0.63% -0.83%
2083 -0.64% -0.83%
2082 -0.65% -0.8%
2081 -0.66% -0.79%
2080 -0.67% -0.77%
2079 -0.68% -0.76%
2078 -0.69% -0.74%
2077 -0.71% -0.73%
2076 -0.73% -0.71%
2075 -0.78% -0.71%
2074 -0.79% -0.67%
2073 -0.82% -0.66%
2072 -0.83% -0.64%
2071 -0.86% -0.62%
2070 -0.88% -0.6%
2069 -0.89% -0.57%
2068 -0.89% -0.55%
2067 -0.92% -0.54%
2066 -0.94% -0.53%
2065 -0.95% -0.51%
2064 -0.95% -0.48%
2063 -0.97% -0.46%
2062 -0.97% -0.43%
2061 -0.96% -0.41%
2060 -0.95% -0.39%
2059 -0.94% -0.35%
2058 -0.91% -0.33%
2057 -0.9% -0.3%
2056 -0.87% -0.26%
2055 -0.84% -0.23%
2054 -0.82% -0.2%
2053 -0.78% -0.18%
2052 -0.76% -0.14%
2051 -0.75% -0.12%
2050 -0.71% -0.08%
2049 -0.68% -0.04%
2048 -0.67% -0.009%
2047 -0.63% 0.03%
2046 -0.61% 0.03%
2045 -0.59% 0.06%
2044 -0.59% 0.07%
2043 -0.55% 0.1%
2042 -0.53% 0.11%
2041 -0.52% 0.13%
2040 -0.52% 0.15%
2039 -0.5% 0.17%
2038 -0.49% 0.2%
2037 -0.48% 0.21%
2036 -0.48% 0.22%
2035 -0.47% 0.23%
2034 -0.46% 0.25%
2033 -0.45% 0.26%
2032 -0.47% 0.29%
2031 -0.45% 0.31%
2030 -0.42% 0.3%
2029 -0.41% 0.32%
2028 -0.41% 0.32%
2027 -0.39% 0.3%
2026 -0.35% 0.25%
2025 -0.31% 0.23%
2024 -0.05% 0.23%
2023 -0.05% 0.41%
2022 -0.2% 0.99%
2021 -0.51% 0.91%
2020 -0.49% 0.98%
2019 -0.7% 1.44%
2018 0.24% 1.36%
2017 -0.19% 1.31%
2016 -0.19% 1.35%
2015 -0.15% 1.34%
2014 0.02% 1.36%
2013 0.2% 1.29%
2012 0.27% 1.28%
2011 0.35% 1.48%
2010 0.44% 1.53%
2009 0.58% 1.39%
2008 0.77% 1.27%
2007 0.61% 0.16%
2006 0.4% 1.03%
2005 0.59% 1.07%
2004 0.75% 1.12%
2003 0.54% 1.17%
2002 0.2% 1.21%
2001 0.06% 1.25%
2000 0.05% 1.29%
1999 0.02% 1.35%
1998 0.03% 1.4%
1997 0.05% 1.46%
1996 0.03% 1.52%
1995 0.002% 1.65%
1994 0.02% 1.75%
1993 0.06% 1.74%
1992 0.07% 1.72%
1991 0.07% 1.77%
1990 0.08% 1.89%
1989 0.08% 1.98%
1988 0.05% 2.02%
1987 0.01% 2.06%
1986 0.005% 2.15%
1985 0.03% 2.25%
1984 0.02% 2.33%
1983 0.04% 2.38%
1982 0.07% 2.16%
1981 0.12% 2.01%
1980 0.21% 2.02%
1979 0.29% 1.98%
1978 0.36% 2.04%
1977 0.43% 2.08%
1976 0.5% 2.06%
1975 0.6% 2.1%
1974 0.66% 2.24%
1973 0.68% 2.34%
1972 0.57% 2.43%
1971 0.47% 2.4%
1970 0.53% 2.38%
1969 0.57% 2.48%
1968 0.63% 2.56%
1967 0.73% 2.63%
1966 0.78% 2.57%
1965 0.85% 2.54%
1964 0.83% 2.66%
1963 0.73% 2.71%
1962 0.68% 2.74%
1961 0.67% 2.79%

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/turkey | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Italy declined by 0.05%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Italy Turkey
Current population
58562681
86002379
Population rank 26/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 1.04%
One net population change
16.7 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
1.39 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
47.7 seconds
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline -86 +528
Annual growth/decline -31,512 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 170/197 154/197
One migration net change every
6.99 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +75,448 -258,205
Net migration rank 19/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 6,553,671 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 12/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 11% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 59/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Italy
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Italy Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 75,448 - -258,205
2024 - 95,246 - -275,952
2023 -283,125 150,189 426,630 -318,070
2022 -318,674 231,228 535,373 -301,544
2021 -301,579 157,327 521,713 20,283
2020 -338,801 85,281 608,708 37,934
2019 -215,025 46,634 751,472 -15,690
2018 -192,475 83,686 830,353 187,570
2017 -192,007 95,147 875,408 659,846
2016 -138,265 84,568 895,841 352,063
2015 -162,620 39,389 930,799 1,063,140
2014 -96,513 52,679 957,055 1,033,384
2013 -90,468 158,090 921,386 438,618
2012 -78,248 252,524 917,145 258,623
2011 -48,021 198,544 875,839 68,849
2010 -23,928 274,387 892,334 55,532
2009 -17,866 283,676 900,491 24,276
2008 -11,842 422,534 868,749 47,915
2007 -5,876 495,092 876,626 -186,402
2006 0 215,995 897,351 -190,194
2005 -17,450 258,702 898,650 -174,177
2004 11,566 417,970 896,025 -146,574
2003 -40,179 478,578 893,683 -121,383
2002 -22,836 223,861 922,927 -129,444
2001 -11,396 48,903 980,560 -166,759
2000 -17,082 56,065 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 -22,766 54,405 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 -39,835 67,985 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 -22,756 50,539 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 -22,744 53,450 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 -34,107 -460,287 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 -17,053 502,750 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 0 24,321 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 22,718 51,747 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 11,352 19,721 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 22,688 35,317 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 28,336 19,540 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 33,977 18,553 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 16,980 7,825 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 11,319 -6,206 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 28,297 6,911 1,098,846 8,960
1984 50,919 203 1,096,529 21,787
1983 33,939 -3,733 1,095,106 39,871
1982 79,161 -24,223 1,091,863 23,728
1981 73,452 7,182 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 84,650 295,642 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 129,531 42,637 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 168,465 43,932 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 190,248 42,246 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 228,445 40,885 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 271,660 43,051 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 336,176 42,487 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 328,508 41,631 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 364,355 43,182 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 383,922 -58,627 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 376,753 -62,216 991,950 -150,924
1969 390,827 -45,346 970,958 -110,578
1968 399,268 -50,149 950,778 -78,973
1967 439,074 -37,992 936,727 -65,993
1966 488,427 -35,352 925,790 -50,999
1965 474,222 -36,267 904,016 -113,911
1964 527,089 -27,368 884,152 -69,978
1963 440,767 -28,198 862,626 -44,317
1962 427,387 -25,840 837,473 -34,353
1961 459,880 -129,761 816,911 -26,187
1960 426,697 -140,765 773,009 14,948

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

GeoRank.org/population/italy/turkey | 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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 6,553,671 residents or 11% of the population were not native-born in Italy, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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