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

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The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,915,656 in 2025 vs 38,980,376 people in Ukraine in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,708,169 people compared to 40,408,451 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 1.45 times bigger than Ukraine's.
  • Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 1.19% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 0.49% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs -1.44% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.7M (0.53% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.4M (14.5% decline).

Italy vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Ukraine
2100 35,295,729 15,603,179
2099 35,533,045 15,862,593
2098 35,764,971 16,125,815
2097 36,003,567 16,393,353
2096 36,240,310 16,664,587
2095 36,477,183 16,939,471
2094 36,710,370 17,219,443
2093 36,941,728 17,504,349
2092 37,181,889 17,793,601
2091 37,416,123 18,087,289
2090 37,654,289 18,386,570
2089 37,896,069 18,689,852
2088 38,134,560 18,998,014
2087 38,375,540 19,311,662
2086 38,612,968 19,630,012
2085 38,857,421 19,952,247
2084 39,105,783 20,280,817
2083 39,352,795 20,613,034
2082 39,608,119 20,949,887
2081 39,866,527 21,289,979
2080 40,130,426 21,633,931
2079 40,403,049 21,981,015
2078 40,680,460 22,331,415
2077 40,962,463 22,684,635
2076 41,254,005 23,041,181
2075 41,558,635 23,400,319
2074 41,883,296 23,762,428
2073 42,216,283 24,126,690
2072 42,564,739 24,491,363
2071 42,921,274 24,859,381
2070 43,295,245 25,229,957
2069 43,679,714 25,602,485
2068 44,073,736 25,976,390
2067 44,471,480 26,352,535
2066 44,883,154 26,730,314
2065 45,309,461 27,109,886
2064 45,741,985 27,491,024
2063 46,180,658 27,872,631
2062 46,633,125 28,254,738
2061 47,088,290 28,638,347
2060 47,542,648 29,021,488
2059 47,998,659 29,404,719
2058 48,452,892 29,788,559
2057 48,899,246 30,170,070
2056 49,344,799 30,548,973
2055 49,776,680 30,926,521
2054 50,197,999 31,299,425
2053 50,613,632 31,669,550
2052 51,012,772 32,035,413
2051 51,404,003 32,397,707
2050 51,791,523 32,754,538
2049 52,164,254 33,107,228
2048 52,522,170 33,451,994
2047 52,876,346 33,793,296
2046 53,212,697 34,131,561
2045 53,541,344 34,463,236
2044 53,856,790 34,790,682
2043 54,176,580 35,115,069
2042 54,477,632 35,437,607
2041 54,765,213 35,758,248
2040 55,052,803 36,075,749
2039 55,342,225 36,396,426
2038 55,619,470 36,714,126
2037 55,895,913 37,031,794
2036 56,164,408 37,345,665
2035 56,435,468 37,659,856
2034 56,703,168 37,972,332
2033 56,963,528 38,283,563
2032 57,220,334 38,592,696
2031 57,487,786 38,902,570
2030 57,749,232 39,210,256
2029 57,994,812 39,514,695
2028 58,236,078 39,816,523
2027 58,477,957 40,111,670
2026 58,708,169 40,408,451
2025 58,915,656 38,980,376
2024 58,952,704 37,860,221
2023 58,984,216 37,732,836
2022 59,013,667 41,048,766
2021 59,133,173 44,298,640
2020 59,438,851 44,680,014
2019 59,729,081 44,957,458
2018 59,877,221 45,208,907
2017 60,002,252 45,436,041
2016 60,115,223 45,616,832
2015 60,229,605 45,784,896
2014 60,320,707 45,972,380
2013 60,311,613 46,126,770
2012 60,191,247 46,210,056
2011 60,026,841 46,307,853
2010 59,819,407 46,456,003
2009 59,555,454 46,623,731
2008 59,211,181 46,819,175
2007 58,756,247 47,062,798
2006 58,399,861 47,278,694
2005 58,166,682 47,585,556
2004 57,828,179 47,979,507
2003 57,399,184 48,315,136
2002 57,089,824 48,677,281
2001 56,976,981 49,106,855
2000 56,942,108 49,556,660
1999 56,916,317 49,976,446
1998 56,906,744 50,379,731
1997 56,890,372 50,786,885
1996 56,860,281 51,226,109
1995 56,844,303 51,665,539
1994 56,843,400 52,075,998
1993 56,831,821 52,350,126
1992 56,797,087 52,323,671
1991 56,758,521 52,170,961
1990 56,719,240 52,054,092
1989 56,671,781 51,917,817
1988 56,629,288 51,724,853
1987 56,601,931 51,515,732
1986 56,596,155 51,318,745
1985 56,593,071 51,108,770
1984 56,576,718 50,887,599
1983 56,564,074 50,637,029
1982 56,543,548 50,402,724
1981 56,501,675 50,189,281
1980 56,433,883 49,955,152
1979 56,317,749 49,721,381
1978 56,155,143 49,521,243
1977 55,955,411 49,336,481
1976 55,718,260 49,120,842
1975 55,441,001 48,865,229
1974 55,110,868 48,576,570
1973 54,751,406 48,277,121
1972 54,381,345 47,946,893
1971 54,073,490 47,573,287
1970 53,821,850 47,261,306
1969 53,537,950 46,976,256
1968 53,235,750 46,614,325
1967 52,900,500 46,215,988
1966 52,519,000 45,802,519
1965 52,112,350 45,386,892
1964 51,675,350 44,951,156
1963 51,252,000 44,462,372
1962 50,879,450 43,943,674
1961 50,536,350 43,399,766
1960 50,199,700 42,824,093

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost 1,407,054 people (a 2.34% decline), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% decline).

Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Italy's population will shrink by 11.8% to 51,791,523 people with a rank change from 26th to 40th. The population of Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,754,538 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 29.7% of the population in Italy and 43% in Ukraine.

Population growth rate by year

Italy
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Italy Ukraine
2100 -0.67% -1.64%
2099 -0.65% -1.63%
2098 -0.66% -1.63%
2097 -0.65% -1.63%
2096 -0.65% -1.62%
2095 -0.64% -1.63%
2094 -0.63% -1.63%
2093 -0.65% -1.63%
2092 -0.63% -1.62%
2091 -0.63% -1.63%
2090 -0.64% -1.62%
2089 -0.63% -1.62%
2088 -0.63% -1.62%
2087 -0.61% -1.62%
2086 -0.63% -1.62%
2085 -0.64% -1.62%
2084 -0.63% -1.61%
2083 -0.64% -1.61%
2082 -0.65% -1.6%
2081 -0.66% -1.59%
2080 -0.67% -1.58%
2079 -0.68% -1.57%
2078 -0.69% -1.56%
2077 -0.71% -1.55%
2076 -0.73% -1.53%
2075 -0.78% -1.52%
2074 -0.79% -1.51%
2073 -0.82% -1.49%
2072 -0.83% -1.48%
2071 -0.86% -1.47%
2070 -0.88% -1.46%
2069 -0.89% -1.44%
2068 -0.89% -1.43%
2067 -0.92% -1.41%
2066 -0.94% -1.4%
2065 -0.95% -1.39%
2064 -0.95% -1.37%
2063 -0.97% -1.35%
2062 -0.97% -1.34%
2061 -0.96% -1.32%
2060 -0.95% -1.3%
2059 -0.94% -1.29%
2058 -0.91% -1.26%
2057 -0.9% -1.24%
2056 -0.87% -1.22%
2055 -0.84% -1.19%
2054 -0.82% -1.17%
2053 -0.78% -1.14%
2052 -0.76% -1.12%
2051 -0.75% -1.09%
2050 -0.71% -1.07%
2049 -0.68% -1.03%
2048 -0.67% -1.01%
2047 -0.63% -0.99%
2046 -0.61% -0.96%
2045 -0.59% -0.94%
2044 -0.59% -0.92%
2043 -0.55% -0.91%
2042 -0.53% -0.9%
2041 -0.52% -0.88%
2040 -0.52% -0.88%
2039 -0.5% -0.87%
2038 -0.49% -0.86%
2037 -0.48% -0.84%
2036 -0.48% -0.83%
2035 -0.47% -0.82%
2034 -0.46% -0.81%
2033 -0.45% -0.8%
2032 -0.47% -0.8%
2031 -0.45% -0.78%
2030 -0.42% -0.77%
2029 -0.41% -0.76%
2028 -0.41% -0.74%
2027 -0.39% -0.73%
2026 -0.35% 3.66%
2025 -0.06% 2.96%
2024 -0.05% 0.34%
2023 -0.05% -8.08%
2022 -0.2% -7.34%
2021 -0.51% -0.85%
2020 -0.49% -0.62%
2019 -0.25% -0.56%
2018 -0.21% -0.5%
2017 -0.19% -0.4%
2016 -0.19% -0.37%
2015 -0.15% -0.41%
2014 0.02% -0.33%
2013 0.2% -0.18%
2012 0.27% -0.21%
2011 0.35% -0.32%
2010 0.44% -0.36%
2009 0.58% -0.42%
2008 0.77% -0.52%
2007 0.61% -0.46%
2006 0.4% -0.64%
2005 0.59% -0.82%
2004 0.75% -0.69%
2003 0.54% -0.74%
2002 0.2% -0.87%
2001 0.06% -0.91%
2000 0.05% -0.84%
1999 0.02% -0.8%
1998 0.03% -0.8%
1997 0.05% -0.86%
1996 0.03% -0.85%
1995 0.002% -0.79%
1994 0.02% -0.52%
1993 0.06% 0.05%
1992 0.07% 0.29%
1991 0.07% 0.22%
1990 0.08% 0.26%
1989 0.08% 0.37%
1988 0.05% 0.41%
1987 0.01% 0.38%
1986 0.005% 0.41%
1985 0.03% 0.43%
1984 0.02% 0.49%
1983 0.04% 0.46%
1982 0.07% 0.43%
1981 0.12% 0.47%
1980 0.21% 0.47%
1979 0.29% 0.4%
1978 0.36% 0.37%
1977 0.43% 0.44%
1976 0.5% 0.52%
1975 0.6% 0.59%
1974 0.66% 0.62%
1973 0.68% 0.69%
1972 0.57% 0.79%
1971 0.47% 0.66%
1970 0.53% 0.61%
1969 0.57% 0.78%
1968 0.63% 0.86%
1967 0.73% 0.9%
1966 0.78% 0.92%
1965 0.85% 0.97%
1964 0.83% 1.1%
1963 0.73% 1.18%
1962 0.68% 1.25%
1961 0.67% 1.34%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Italy declined by 0.06%, while Ukraine's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Italy Ukraine
Current population
58708169
40408451
Population rank 26/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.49%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
28.2 seconds
One birth every
1.42 minutes
2.54 minutes
One death every
48.6 seconds
1.02 minutes
Daily growth/decline -102 +3,069
Annual growth/decline -37,048 +1,120,155
Annual growth/decline rate -0.06% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 162/197 13/197
One migration net change every
6.99 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change +75,448 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 19/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 6,553,671 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 12/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 11% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 59/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Italy
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Italy Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 75,448 - 1,702,358
2024 -277,077 95,246 -308,069 1,146,012
2023 -294,922 150,189 -283,185 -299,961
2022 -318,674 231,228 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 -301,579 157,327 -449,941 -1,129
2020 -338,801 85,281 -307,533 -4,167
2019 -215,025 46,634 -236,296 -6,908
2018 -197,595 83,686 -227,491 -32,220
2017 -192,007 95,147 -158,390 -36,155
2016 -138,265 84,568 -135,710 -31,340
2015 -162,620 39,389 -147,107 -21,992
2014 -96,513 52,679 -140,216 -65,678
2013 -90,468 158,090 -129,662 26,781
2012 -78,248 252,524 -130,451 66,768
2011 -48,021 198,544 -158,372 26,457
2010 -23,928 274,387 -180,388 16,030
2009 -17,866 283,676 -197,918 26,796
2008 -11,842 422,534 -229,086 9,312
2007 -5,876 495,092 -282,659 15,237
2006 0 215,995 -300,787 136,442
2005 -17,450 258,702 -337,857 -111,493
2004 11,566 417,970 -344,157 5,644
2003 -40,179 478,578 -351,299 18,540
2002 -22,836 223,861 -364,544 -26,991
2001 -11,396 48,903 -374,734 -92,847
2000 -17,082 56,065 -364,143 -67,865
1999 -22,766 54,405 -348,286 -59,247
1998 -39,835 67,985 -318,299 -80,684
1997 -22,756 50,539 -306,549 -108,735
1996 -22,744 53,450 -305,154 -158,008
1995 -34,107 -460,287 -281,629 -134,053
1994 -17,053 502,750 -238,820 -166,380
1993 0 24,321 -169,405 26,357
1992 22,718 51,747 -95,857 291,788
1991 11,352 19,721 -16,486 125,962
1990 22,688 35,317 48,463 75,760
1989 28,336 19,540 106,431 36,978
1988 33,977 18,553 162,002 75,637
1987 16,980 7,825 198,850 -18,275
1986 11,319 -6,206 225,751 -12,369
1985 28,297 6,911 201,011 5,546
1984 50,919 203 222,430 13,340
1983 33,939 -3,733 241,741 23,608
1982 79,161 -24,223 194,101 9,096
1981 73,452 7,182 182,839 40,807
1980 84,650 295,642 197,223 47,406
1979 129,531 42,637 197,294 25,635
1978 168,465 43,932 206,554 -29,180
1977 190,248 42,246 216,932 -24,745
1976 228,445 40,885 247,323 -8,219
1975 271,660 43,051 256,787 15,336
1974 336,176 42,487 273,486 31,725
1973 328,508 41,631 274,938 18,777
1972 364,355 43,182 309,785 56,928
1971 383,922 -58,627 305,849 74,604
1970 376,753 -62,216 291,839 -48,335
1969 390,827 -45,346 274,858 51,763
1968 399,268 -50,149 295,162 102,096
1967 439,074 -37,992 313,899 85,527
1966 488,427 -35,352 337,794 89,737
1965 474,222 -36,267 334,365 69,354
1964 527,089 -27,368 391,120 76,650
1963 440,767 -28,198 449,648 60,178
1962 427,387 -25,840 481,887 45,712
1961 459,880 -129,761 508,602 51,625
1960 426,697 -140,765 538,812 52,281

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 69.5% of the population change in Italy is from natural causes (a loss of 2,436,565 people) and 30.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,068,695 people). In Ukraine 34.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,603,006 people) and 65.7% is from migration (a loss of 4,987,305 people).

As of 2024, 6,553,671 residents or 11% of the population were not native-born in Italy, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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