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Population in Italy compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,952,704 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,562,681 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 5.87 times bigger than Italy's.
  • Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.86% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.6M (0.28% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Italy vs United States: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy United States
2100 35,208,261 415,429,771
2099 35,444,989 414,829,167
2098 35,676,340 414,231,720
2097 35,914,345 413,576,381
2096 36,150,501 412,927,393
2095 36,386,787 412,225,379
2094 36,619,396 411,498,749
2093 36,850,181 410,785,729
2092 37,089,746 410,051,921
2091 37,323,400 409,320,183
2090 37,560,976 408,613,732
2089 37,802,157 407,885,645
2088 38,040,056 407,129,733
2087 38,280,439 406,421,298
2086 38,517,279 405,715,343
2085 38,761,126 405,059,379
2084 39,008,873 404,343,130
2083 39,255,273 403,612,785
2082 39,509,964 402,871,293
2081 39,767,732 402,054,554
2080 40,030,977 401,319,194
2079 40,302,924 400,554,914
2078 40,579,648 399,737,968
2077 40,860,952 398,906,565
2076 41,151,772 398,035,750
2075 41,455,646 397,109,170
2074 41,779,503 396,226,412
2073 42,111,664 395,307,725
2072 42,459,257 394,393,561
2071 42,814,908 393,415,363
2070 43,187,953 392,469,727
2069 43,571,469 391,479,981
2068 43,964,515 390,517,695
2067 44,361,273 389,543,856
2066 44,771,926 388,597,719
2065 45,197,177 387,685,327
2064 45,628,630 386,805,026
2063 46,066,216 385,911,917
2062 46,517,561 385,032,627
2061 46,971,598 384,170,837
2060 47,424,830 383,361,269
2059 47,879,711 382,542,030
2058 48,332,818 381,704,804
2057 48,778,066 380,907,023
2056 49,222,515 380,159,777
2055 49,653,326 379,430,756
2054 50,073,600 378,682,851
2053 50,488,203 377,878,421
2052 50,886,354 377,073,303
2051 51,276,616 376,229,840
2050 51,663,176 375,373,155
2049 52,034,983 374,493,150
2048 52,392,012 373,590,762
2047 52,745,310 372,626,259
2046 53,080,828 371,644,809
2045 53,408,660 370,602,914
2044 53,723,325 369,518,897
2043 54,042,322 368,375,680
2042 54,342,628 367,158,772
2041 54,629,496 365,937,822
2040 54,916,374 364,671,837
2039 55,205,078 363,367,337
2038 55,481,637 361,997,023
2037 55,757,394 360,606,236
2036 56,025,224 359,193,245
2035 56,295,613 357,750,686
2034 56,562,648 356,266,726
2033 56,822,364 354,775,032
2032 57,078,534 353,259,037
2031 57,345,322 351,721,511
2030 57,606,120 350,155,042
2029 57,851,091 348,564,667
2028 58,091,760 346,906,294
2027 58,333,039 345,257,605
2026 58,562,681 343,565,426
2025 58,769,653 341,784,857
2024 58,952,704 340,110,988
2023 58,984,216 334,914,895
2022 59,013,667 333,271,411
2021 59,133,173 331,893,745
2020 59,438,851 331,526,933
2019 59,729,081 328,329,953
2018 60,148,658 326,838,199
2017 60,002,252 325,122,128
2016 60,115,223 323,071,755
2015 60,229,605 320,738,994
2014 60,320,707 318,386,329
2013 60,311,613 316,059,947
2012 60,191,247 313,877,662
2011 60,026,841 311,583,481
2010 59,819,407 309,327,143
2009 59,555,454 306,771,529
2008 59,211,181 304,093,966
2007 58,756,247 301,231,207
2006 58,399,861 298,379,912
2005 58,166,682 295,516,599
2004 57,828,179 292,805,298
2003 57,399,184 290,107,933
2002 57,089,824 287,625,193
2001 56,976,981 284,968,955
2000 56,942,108 282,162,411
1999 56,916,317 279,294,713
1998 56,906,744 276,115,288
1997 56,890,372 272,911,760
1996 56,860,281 269,667,391
1995 56,844,303 266,557,091
1994 56,843,400 263,435,673
1993 56,831,821 260,255,352
1992 56,797,087 256,894,189
1991 56,758,521 253,492,503
1990 56,719,240 250,131,894
1989 56,671,781 246,819,222
1988 56,629,288 244,499,004
1987 56,601,931 242,288,936
1986 56,596,155 240,132,831
1985 56,593,071 237,923,734
1984 56,576,718 235,824,908
1983 56,564,074 233,792,014
1982 56,543,548 231,664,432
1981 56,501,675 229,465,744
1980 56,433,883 226,542,250
1979 56,317,749 225,055,487
1978 56,155,143 222,584,545
1977 55,955,411 220,239,425
1976 55,718,260 218,035,164
1975 55,441,001 215,973,199
1974 55,110,868 213,853,928
1973 54,751,406 211,908,788
1972 54,381,345 209,896,021
1971 54,073,490 207,660,677
1970 53,821,850 205,052,174
1969 53,537,950 202,676,946
1968 53,235,750 200,706,052
1967 52,900,500 198,712,056
1966 52,519,000 196,560,338
1965 52,112,350 194,302,963
1964 51,675,350 191,888,791
1963 51,252,000 189,241,798
1962 50,879,450 186,537,737
1961 50,536,350 183,691,481
1960 50,199,700 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/italy/united-states | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

The United States is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 415M 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
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Italy United States
2100 -0.67% 0.14%
2099 -0.65% 0.14%
2098 -0.66% 0.16%
2097 -0.65% 0.16%
2096 -0.65% 0.17%
2095 -0.64% 0.18%
2094 -0.63% 0.17%
2093 -0.65% 0.18%
2092 -0.63% 0.18%
2091 -0.63% 0.17%
2090 -0.64% 0.18%
2089 -0.63% 0.19%
2088 -0.63% 0.17%
2087 -0.61% 0.17%
2086 -0.63% 0.16%
2085 -0.64% 0.18%
2084 -0.63% 0.18%
2083 -0.64% 0.18%
2082 -0.65% 0.2%
2081 -0.66% 0.18%
2080 -0.67% 0.19%
2079 -0.68% 0.2%
2078 -0.69% 0.21%
2077 -0.71% 0.22%
2076 -0.73% 0.23%
2075 -0.78% 0.22%
2074 -0.79% 0.23%
2073 -0.82% 0.23%
2072 -0.83% 0.25%
2071 -0.86% 0.24%
2070 -0.88% 0.25%
2069 -0.89% 0.25%
2068 -0.89% 0.25%
2067 -0.92% 0.24%
2066 -0.94% 0.24%
2065 -0.95% 0.23%
2064 -0.95% 0.23%
2063 -0.97% 0.23%
2062 -0.97% 0.22%
2061 -0.96% 0.21%
2060 -0.95% 0.21%
2059 -0.94% 0.22%
2058 -0.91% 0.21%
2057 -0.9% 0.2%
2056 -0.87% 0.19%
2055 -0.84% 0.2%
2054 -0.82% 0.21%
2053 -0.78% 0.21%
2052 -0.76% 0.22%
2051 -0.75% 0.23%
2050 -0.71% 0.23%
2049 -0.68% 0.24%
2048 -0.67% 0.26%
2047 -0.63% 0.26%
2046 -0.61% 0.28%
2045 -0.59% 0.29%
2044 -0.59% 0.31%
2043 -0.55% 0.33%
2042 -0.53% 0.33%
2041 -0.52% 0.35%
2040 -0.52% 0.36%
2039 -0.5% 0.38%
2038 -0.49% 0.39%
2037 -0.48% 0.39%
2036 -0.48% 0.4%
2035 -0.47% 0.42%
2034 -0.46% 0.42%
2033 -0.45% 0.43%
2032 -0.47% 0.44%
2031 -0.45% 0.45%
2030 -0.42% 0.46%
2029 -0.41% 0.48%
2028 -0.41% 0.48%
2027 -0.39% 0.49%
2026 -0.35% 0.52%
2025 -0.31% 0.49%
2024 -0.05% 1.55%
2023 -0.05% 0.49%
2022 -0.2% 0.42%
2021 -0.51% 0.11%
2020 -0.49% 0.97%
2019 -0.7% 0.46%
2018 0.24% 0.53%
2017 -0.19% 0.63%
2016 -0.19% 0.73%
2015 -0.15% 0.74%
2014 0.02% 0.74%
2013 0.2% 0.7%
2012 0.27% 0.74%
2011 0.35% 0.73%
2010 0.44% 0.83%
2009 0.58% 0.88%
2008 0.77% 0.95%
2007 0.61% 0.96%
2006 0.4% 0.97%
2005 0.59% 0.93%
2004 0.75% 0.93%
2003 0.54% 0.86%
2002 0.2% 0.93%
2001 0.06% 0.99%
2000 0.05% 1.03%
1999 0.02% 1.15%
1998 0.03% 1.17%
1997 0.05% 1.2%
1996 0.03% 1.17%
1995 0.002% 1.18%
1994 0.02% 1.22%
1993 0.06% 1.31%
1992 0.07% 1.34%
1991 0.07% 1.34%
1990 0.08% 1.34%
1989 0.08% 0.95%
1988 0.05% 0.91%
1987 0.01% 0.9%
1986 0.005% 0.93%
1985 0.03% 0.89%
1984 0.02% 0.87%
1983 0.04% 0.92%
1982 0.07% 0.96%
1981 0.12% 1.29%
1980 0.21% 0.66%
1979 0.29% 1.11%
1978 0.36% 1.06%
1977 0.43% 1.01%
1976 0.5% 0.95%
1975 0.6% 0.99%
1974 0.66% 0.92%
1973 0.68% 0.96%
1972 0.57% 1.08%
1971 0.47% 1.27%
1970 0.53% 1.17%
1969 0.57% 0.98%
1968 0.63% 1%
1967 0.73% 1.09%
1966 0.78% 1.16%
1965 0.85% 1.26%
1964 0.83% 1.4%
1963 0.73% 1.45%
1962 0.68% 1.55%
1961 0.67% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Italy declined by 0.05%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Italy United States
Current population
58562681
344023146
Population rank 26/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 4.15%
One net population change
16.7 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
1.39 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
47.7 seconds
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline -86 +4,586
Annual growth/decline -31,512 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 170/197 134/197
One migration net change every
6.99 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change +75,448 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 19/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 6,553,671 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 12/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 11% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 59/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Italy
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Italy United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 75,448 - 1,230,663
2024 - 95,246 - 1,286,132
2023 -283,125 150,189 502,372 1,322,668
2022 -318,674 231,228 399,926 1,319,009
2021 -301,579 157,327 199,137 674,787
2020 -338,801 85,281 208,862 329,769
2019 -215,025 46,634 887,476 1,774,500
2018 -192,475 83,686 955,022 1,764,961
2017 -192,007 95,147 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 -138,265 84,568 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 -162,620 39,389 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 -96,513 52,679 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 -90,468 158,090 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 -78,248 252,524 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 -48,021 198,544 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 -23,928 274,387 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 -17,866 283,676 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 -11,842 422,534 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 -5,876 495,092 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 0 215,995 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 -17,450 258,702 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 11,566 417,970 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 -40,179 478,578 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 -22,836 223,861 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 -11,396 48,903 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 -17,082 56,065 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 -22,766 54,405 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 -39,835 67,985 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 -22,756 50,539 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 -22,744 53,450 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 -34,107 -460,287 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 -17,053 502,750 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 0 24,321 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 22,718 51,747 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 11,352 19,721 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 22,688 35,317 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 28,336 19,540 1,875,826 400,998
1988 33,977 18,553 1,735,943 460,778
1987 16,980 7,825 1,720,252 480,815
1986 11,319 -6,206 1,656,917 493,082
1985 28,297 6,911 1,689,258 598,777
1984 50,919 203 1,627,192 622,793
1983 33,939 -3,733 1,636,544 662,840
1982 79,161 -24,223 1,714,317 600,149
1981 73,452 7,182 1,652,153 583,070
1980 84,650 295,642 1,608,450 595,916
1979 129,531 42,637 1,597,894 503,559
1978 168,465 43,932 1,402,283 556,521
1977 190,248 42,246 1,431,556 577,060
1976 228,445 40,885 1,264,604 635,590
1975 271,660 43,051 1,252,644 655,078
1974 336,176 42,487 1,218,968 706,978
1973 328,508 41,631 1,165,499 783,163
1972 364,355 43,182 1,301,355 833,543
1971 383,922 -58,627 1,640,519 833,549
1970 376,753 -62,216 1,824,965 744,902
1969 390,827 -45,346 1,702,487 523,740
1968 399,268 -50,149 1,565,507 594,514
1967 439,074 -37,992 1,669,181 585,410
1966 488,427 -35,352 1,749,387 637,692
1965 474,222 -36,267 1,943,030 644,902
1964 527,089 -27,368 2,245,099 618,635
1963 440,767 -28,198 2,289,826 639,495
1962 427,387 -25,840 2,406,337 625,617
1961 459,880 -129,761 2,571,681 580,333
1960 426,697 -140,765 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

GeoRank.org/population/italy/united-states | 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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 6,553,671 residents or 11% of the population were not native-born in Italy, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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