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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,952,704 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,562,681 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 7.53 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.8% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.6M (0.28% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Italy vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Turkmenistan
2100 35,208,261 10,046,945
2099 35,444,989 10,075,740
2098 35,676,340 10,103,319
2097 35,914,345 10,129,577
2096 36,150,501 10,154,338
2095 36,386,787 10,178,163
2094 36,619,396 10,200,371
2093 36,850,181 10,221,349
2092 37,089,746 10,240,959
2091 37,323,400 10,259,026
2090 37,560,976 10,276,261
2089 37,802,157 10,291,819
2088 38,040,056 10,306,303
2087 38,280,439 10,319,501
2086 38,517,279 10,331,090
2085 38,761,126 10,341,183
2084 39,008,873 10,349,710
2083 39,255,273 10,356,602
2082 39,509,964 10,362,422
2081 39,767,732 10,366,587
2080 40,030,977 10,369,293
2079 40,302,924 10,370,130
2078 40,579,648 10,369,013
2077 40,860,952 10,366,366
2076 41,151,772 10,361,975
2075 41,455,646 10,355,755
2074 41,779,503 10,348,384
2073 42,111,664 10,339,415
2072 42,459,257 10,328,653
2071 42,814,908 10,316,618
2070 43,187,953 10,303,565
2069 43,571,469 10,289,578
2068 43,964,515 10,274,625
2067 44,361,273 10,258,518
2066 44,771,926 10,241,362
2065 45,197,177 10,223,420
2064 45,628,630 10,204,034
2063 46,066,216 10,183,241
2062 46,517,561 10,160,903
2061 46,971,598 10,136,928
2060 47,424,830 10,111,369
2059 47,879,711 10,083,631
2058 48,332,818 10,052,905
2057 48,778,066 10,019,547
2056 49,222,515 9,983,379
2055 49,653,326 9,943,931
2054 50,073,600 9,901,473
2053 50,488,203 9,854,931
2052 50,886,354 9,804,909
2051 51,276,616 9,751,221
2050 51,663,176 9,693,713
2049 52,034,983 9,632,600
2048 52,392,012 9,567,946
2047 52,745,310 9,500,139
2046 53,080,828 9,429,355
2045 53,408,660 9,356,194
2044 53,723,325 9,280,988
2043 54,042,322 9,204,466
2042 54,342,628 9,126,898
2041 54,629,496 9,048,356
2040 54,916,374 8,969,478
2039 55,205,078 8,890,225
2038 55,481,637 8,810,850
2037 55,757,394 8,731,367
2036 56,025,224 8,651,719
2035 56,295,613 8,572,231
2034 56,562,648 8,492,483
2033 56,822,364 8,412,113
2032 57,078,534 8,330,912
2031 57,345,322 8,248,129
2030 57,606,120 8,163,024
2029 57,851,091 8,070,023
2028 58,091,760 7,969,080
2027 58,333,039 7,860,774
2026 58,562,681 7,745,331
2025 58,769,653 7,623,184
2024 58,952,704 7,494,498
2023 58,984,216 7,364,438
2022 59,013,667 7,230,193
2021 59,133,173 7,092,043
2020 59,438,851 6,949,912
2019 59,729,081 6,803,944
2018 60,148,658 6,655,524
2017 60,002,252 6,507,061
2016 60,115,223 6,360,041
2015 60,229,605 6,215,770
2014 60,320,707 6,075,283
2013 60,311,613 5,939,341
2012 60,191,247 5,808,546
2011 60,026,841 5,683,417
2010 59,819,407 5,564,356
2009 59,555,454 5,451,592
2008 59,211,181 5,345,029
2007 58,756,247 5,244,046
2006 58,399,861 5,147,105
2005 58,166,682 5,052,257
2004 57,828,179 4,958,093
2003 57,399,184 4,863,865
2002 57,089,824 4,769,465
2001 56,976,981 4,675,409
2000 56,942,108 4,582,677
1999 56,916,317 4,492,170
1998 56,906,744 4,410,507
1997 56,890,372 4,336,730
1996 56,860,281 4,263,819
1995 56,844,303 4,191,203
1994 56,843,400 4,116,662
1993 56,831,821 4,032,407
1992 56,797,087 3,944,689
1991 56,758,521 3,855,894
1990 56,719,240 3,760,562
1989 56,671,781 3,662,459
1988 56,629,288 3,559,363
1987 56,601,931 3,452,731
1986 56,596,155 3,347,809
1985 56,593,071 3,247,534
1984 56,576,718 3,154,079
1983 56,564,074 3,067,534
1982 56,543,548 2,985,557
1981 56,501,675 2,907,187
1980 56,433,883 2,832,203
1979 56,317,749 2,760,358
1978 56,155,143 2,691,088
1977 55,955,411 2,623,948
1976 55,718,260 2,558,521
1975 55,441,001 2,494,570
1974 55,110,868 2,432,028
1973 54,751,406 2,370,919
1972 54,381,345 2,311,430
1971 54,073,490 2,253,119
1970 53,821,850 2,195,616
1969 53,537,950 2,139,024
1968 53,235,750 2,083,069
1967 52,900,500 2,027,403
1966 52,519,000 1,971,737
1965 52,112,350 1,915,916
1964 51,675,350 1,859,997
1963 51,252,000 1,804,272
1962 50,879,450 1,749,214
1961 50,536,350 1,695,400
1960 50,199,700 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M 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
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Italy Turkmenistan
2100 -0.67% -0.29%
2099 -0.65% -0.27%
2098 -0.66% -0.26%
2097 -0.65% -0.24%
2096 -0.65% -0.23%
2095 -0.64% -0.22%
2094 -0.63% -0.21%
2093 -0.65% -0.19%
2092 -0.63% -0.18%
2091 -0.63% -0.17%
2090 -0.64% -0.15%
2089 -0.63% -0.14%
2088 -0.63% -0.13%
2087 -0.61% -0.11%
2086 -0.63% -0.1%
2085 -0.64% -0.08%
2084 -0.63% -0.07%
2083 -0.64% -0.06%
2082 -0.65% -0.04%
2081 -0.66% -0.03%
2080 -0.67% -0.008%
2079 -0.68% 0.01%
2078 -0.69% 0.03%
2077 -0.71% 0.04%
2076 -0.73% 0.06%
2075 -0.78% 0.07%
2074 -0.79% 0.09%
2073 -0.82% 0.1%
2072 -0.83% 0.12%
2071 -0.86% 0.13%
2070 -0.88% 0.14%
2069 -0.89% 0.15%
2068 -0.89% 0.16%
2067 -0.92% 0.17%
2066 -0.94% 0.18%
2065 -0.95% 0.19%
2064 -0.95% 0.2%
2063 -0.97% 0.22%
2062 -0.97% 0.24%
2061 -0.96% 0.25%
2060 -0.95% 0.28%
2059 -0.94% 0.31%
2058 -0.91% 0.33%
2057 -0.9% 0.36%
2056 -0.87% 0.4%
2055 -0.84% 0.43%
2054 -0.82% 0.47%
2053 -0.78% 0.51%
2052 -0.76% 0.55%
2051 -0.75% 0.59%
2050 -0.71% 0.63%
2049 -0.68% 0.68%
2048 -0.67% 0.71%
2047 -0.63% 0.75%
2046 -0.61% 0.78%
2045 -0.59% 0.81%
2044 -0.59% 0.83%
2043 -0.55% 0.85%
2042 -0.53% 0.87%
2041 -0.52% 0.88%
2040 -0.52% 0.89%
2039 -0.5% 0.9%
2038 -0.49% 0.91%
2037 -0.48% 0.92%
2036 -0.48% 0.93%
2035 -0.47% 0.94%
2034 -0.46% 0.96%
2033 -0.45% 0.97%
2032 -0.47% 1%
2031 -0.45% 1.04%
2030 -0.42% 1.15%
2029 -0.41% 1.27%
2028 -0.41% 1.38%
2027 -0.39% 1.49%
2026 -0.35% 1.6%
2025 -0.31% 1.72%
2024 -0.05% 1.77%
2023 -0.05% 1.86%
2022 -0.2% 1.95%
2021 -0.51% 2.05%
2020 -0.49% 2.15%
2019 -0.7% 2.23%
2018 0.24% 2.28%
2017 -0.19% 2.31%
2016 -0.19% 2.32%
2015 -0.15% 2.31%
2014 0.02% 2.29%
2013 0.2% 2.25%
2012 0.27% 2.2%
2011 0.35% 2.14%
2010 0.44% 2.07%
2009 0.58% 1.99%
2008 0.77% 1.93%
2007 0.61% 1.88%
2006 0.4% 1.88%
2005 0.59% 1.9%
2004 0.75% 1.94%
2003 0.54% 1.98%
2002 0.2% 2.01%
2001 0.06% 2.02%
2000 0.05% 2.01%
1999 0.02% 1.85%
1998 0.03% 1.7%
1997 0.05% 1.71%
1996 0.03% 1.73%
1995 0.002% 1.81%
1994 0.02% 2.09%
1993 0.06% 2.22%
1992 0.07% 2.3%
1991 0.07% 2.54%
1990 0.08% 2.68%
1989 0.08% 2.9%
1988 0.05% 3.09%
1987 0.01% 3.13%
1986 0.005% 3.09%
1985 0.03% 2.96%
1984 0.02% 2.82%
1983 0.04% 2.75%
1982 0.07% 2.7%
1981 0.12% 2.65%
1980 0.21% 2.6%
1979 0.29% 2.57%
1978 0.36% 2.56%
1977 0.43% 2.56%
1976 0.5% 2.56%
1975 0.6% 2.57%
1974 0.66% 2.58%
1973 0.68% 2.57%
1972 0.57% 2.59%
1971 0.47% 2.62%
1970 0.53% 2.65%
1969 0.57% 2.69%
1968 0.63% 2.75%
1967 0.73% 2.82%
1966 0.78% 2.91%
1965 0.85% 3.01%
1964 0.83% 3.09%
1963 0.73% 3.15%
1962 0.68% 3.17%
1961 0.67% 3.16%

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Italy declined by 0.05%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Italy Turkmenistan
Current population
58562681
7776557
Population rank 26/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.09%
One net population change
16.7 minutes
4.04 minutes
One birth every
1.39 minutes
3.28 minutes
One death every
47.7 seconds
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -86 +356
Annual growth/decline -31,512 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 170/197 61/197
One migration net change every
6.99 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +75,448 +13,268
Net migration rank 19/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 6,553,671 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 12/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 11% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 59/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Italy
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Italy Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 75,448 - 13,268
2024 - 95,246 - 14,646
2023 -283,125 150,189 117,529 15,005
2022 -318,674 231,228 121,814 14,141
2021 -301,579 157,327 122,721 17,617
2020 -338,801 85,281 124,014 19,913
2019 -215,025 46,634 128,275 19,735
2018 -192,475 83,686 129,537 19,293
2017 -192,007 95,147 131,417 16,678
2016 -138,265 84,568 132,581 13,365
2015 -162,620 39,389 132,663 9,936
2014 -96,513 52,679 129,677 8,696
2013 -90,468 158,090 126,217 7,287
2012 -78,248 252,524 120,957 7,125
2011 -48,021 198,544 115,197 6,992
2010 -23,928 274,387 109,318 6,621
2009 -17,866 283,676 102,931 6,656
2008 -11,842 422,534 96,815 6,734
2007 -5,876 495,092 92,038 6,388
2006 0 215,995 87,840 7,613
2005 -17,450 258,702 83,968 10,263
2004 11,566 417,970 79,850 14,242
2003 -40,179 478,578 76,737 17,625
2002 -22,836 223,861 75,639 18,803
2001 -11,396 48,903 76,682 16,982
2000 -17,082 56,065 76,875 14,925
1999 -22,766 54,405 76,362 12,859
1998 -39,835 67,985 77,342 -3,239
1997 -22,756 50,539 79,045 -5,600
1996 -22,744 53,450 80,996 -8,627
1995 -34,107 -460,287 86,289 -13,423
1994 -17,053 502,750 89,319 -13,094
1993 0 24,321 92,596 -312
1992 22,718 51,747 96,668 -13,517
1991 11,352 19,721 99,297 -4,864
1990 22,688 35,317 101,099 -4,864
1989 28,336 19,540 103,553 -3,576
1988 33,977 18,553 104,802 1,408
1987 16,980 7,825 103,885 3,161
1986 11,319 -6,206 100,930 1,878
1985 28,297 6,911 95,890 1,861
1984 50,919 203 90,591 -1,427
1983 33,939 -3,733 85,183 -1,264
1982 79,161 -24,223 80,989 -961
1981 73,452 7,182 77,829 -1,102
1980 84,650 295,642 74,394 -1,152
1979 129,531 42,637 71,135 -677
1978 168,465 43,932 68,437 -350
1977 190,248 42,246 66,318 -132
1976 228,445 40,885 64,513 160
1975 271,660 43,051 62,681 550
1974 336,176 42,487 60,925 924
1973 328,508 41,631 59,169 1,194
1972 364,355 43,182 57,326 1,293
1971 383,922 -58,627 56,666 1,348
1970 376,753 -62,216 55,617 1,376
1969 390,827 -45,346 54,791 1,397
1968 399,268 -50,149 54,324 1,401
1967 439,074 -37,992 54,209 1,397
1966 488,427 -35,352 54,353 1,377
1965 474,222 -36,267 54,558 1,366
1964 527,089 -27,368 54,574 1,340
1963 440,767 -28,198 54,203 1,332
1962 427,387 -25,840 53,248 1,337
1961 459,880 -129,761 51,659 1,372
1960 426,697 -140,765 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/italy/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 6,553,671 residents or 11% of the population were not native-born in Italy, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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