The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,952,704 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,538,738 people compared to 3,382,543 in Uruguay.
Population statistics:
- Italy's population is 17.3 times bigger than Uruguay's.
- Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
- The countries together account for 0.75% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
- For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
- Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.5M (0.24% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.83% growth).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 29.8% of the population in Italy and 17% in Uruguay.
Italy vs Uruguay: live population counter
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| Current population |
58538738
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3382543
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| Population rank | 26/197 | 133/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.71% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
16.7 minutes
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5.87 hours
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| One birth every |
1.39 minutes
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15.7 minutes
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| One death every |
47.7 seconds
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15.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
5.52 minutes
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6.5 hours
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| Annual migration change | +95,246 | -1,348 |
| Daily growth/decline | -86 | -4 |
| Annual growth/decline | -31,512 | -1,493 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.05% | -0.04% |
| Population growth rate rank | 171/197 | 168/197 |
Italy and Uruguay: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 50,199,700 | 2,529,957 | - | - |
| 1961 | 50,536,350 | 2,562,044 | 0.67% | 1.27% |
| 1962 | 50,879,450 | 2,593,298 | 0.68% | 1.22% |
| 1963 | 51,252,000 | 2,623,766 | 0.73% | 1.17% |
| 1964 | 51,675,350 | 2,653,180 | 0.83% | 1.12% |
| 1965 | 52,112,350 | 2,681,169 | 0.85% | 1.05% |
| 1966 | 52,519,000 | 2,707,646 | 0.78% | 0.99% |
| 1967 | 52,900,500 | 2,732,277 | 0.73% | 0.91% |
| 1968 | 53,235,750 | 2,754,606 | 0.63% | 0.82% |
| 1969 | 53,537,950 | 2,773,974 | 0.57% | 0.7% |
| 1970 | 53,821,850 | 2,790,807 | 0.53% | 0.61% |
| 1971 | 54,073,490 | 2,806,462 | 0.47% | 0.56% |
| 1972 | 54,381,345 | 2,821,644 | 0.57% | 0.54% |
| 1973 | 54,751,406 | 2,837,133 | 0.68% | 0.55% |
| 1974 | 55,110,868 | 2,853,944 | 0.66% | 0.59% |
| 1975 | 55,441,001 | 2,872,320 | 0.6% | 0.64% |
| 1976 | 55,718,260 | 2,891,392 | 0.5% | 0.66% |
| 1977 | 55,955,411 | 2,909,461 | 0.43% | 0.62% |
| 1978 | 56,155,143 | 2,925,715 | 0.36% | 0.56% |
| 1979 | 56,317,749 | 2,939,903 | 0.29% | 0.48% |
| 1980 | 56,433,883 | 2,951,953 | 0.21% | 0.41% |
| 1981 | 56,501,675 | 2,963,246 | 0.12% | 0.38% |
| 1982 | 56,543,548 | 2,975,492 | 0.07% | 0.41% |
| 1983 | 56,564,074 | 2,988,778 | 0.04% | 0.45% |
| 1984 | 56,576,718 | 3,002,488 | 0.02% | 0.46% |
| 1985 | 56,593,071 | 3,017,037 | 0.03% | 0.48% |
| 1986 | 56,596,155 | 3,032,845 | 0.005% | 0.52% |
| 1987 | 56,601,931 | 3,049,896 | 0.01% | 0.56% |
| 1988 | 56,629,288 | 3,067,961 | 0.05% | 0.59% |
| 1989 | 56,671,781 | 3,086,255 | 0.08% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 56,719,240 | 3,104,403 | 0.08% | 0.59% |
| 1991 | 56,758,521 | 3,122,354 | 0.07% | 0.58% |
| 1992 | 56,797,087 | 3,139,702 | 0.07% | 0.56% |
| 1993 | 56,831,821 | 3,156,345 | 0.06% | 0.53% |
| 1994 | 56,843,400 | 3,172,834 | 0.02% | 0.52% |
| 1995 | 56,844,303 | 3,189,440 | 0.002% | 0.52% |
| 1996 | 56,860,281 | 3,206,324 | 0.03% | 0.53% |
| 1997 | 56,890,372 | 3,223,345 | 0.05% | 0.53% |
| 1998 | 56,906,744 | 3,239,280 | 0.03% | 0.49% |
| 1999 | 56,916,317 | 3,254,015 | 0.02% | 0.45% |
| 2000 | 56,942,108 | 3,266,206 | 0.05% | 0.37% |
| 2001 | 56,976,981 | 3,274,251 | 0.06% | 0.25% |
| 2002 | 57,089,824 | 3,278,867 | 0.2% | 0.14% |
| 2003 | 57,399,184 | 3,281,186 | 0.54% | 0.07% |
| 2004 | 57,828,179 | 3,283,148 | 0.75% | 0.06% |
| 2005 | 58,166,682 | 3,285,771 | 0.59% | 0.08% |
| 2006 | 58,399,861 | 3,289,506 | 0.4% | 0.11% |
| 2007 | 58,756,247 | 3,295,153 | 0.61% | 0.17% |
| 2008 | 59,211,181 | 3,302,177 | 0.77% | 0.21% |
| 2009 | 59,555,454 | 3,310,091 | 0.58% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 59,819,407 | 3,318,580 | 0.44% | 0.26% |
| 2011 | 60,026,841 | 3,326,825 | 0.35% | 0.25% |
| 2012 | 60,191,247 | 3,335,401 | 0.27% | 0.26% |
| 2013 | 60,311,613 | 3,345,337 | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 60,320,707 | 3,356,334 | 0.02% | 0.33% |
| 2015 | 60,229,605 | 3,368,017 | -0.15% | 0.35% |
| 2016 | 60,115,223 | 3,379,283 | -0.19% | 0.33% |
| 2017 | 60,002,252 | 3,388,438 | -0.19% | 0.27% |
| 2018 | 60,148,658 | 3,394,534 | 0.24% | 0.18% |
| 2019 | 59,729,081 | 3,397,206 | -0.7% | 0.08% |
| 2020 | 59,438,851 | 3,398,968 | -0.49% | 0.05% |
| 2021 | 59,133,173 | 3,396,695 | -0.51% | -0.07% |
| 2022 | 59,013,667 | 3,390,913 | -0.2% | -0.17% |
| 2023 | 58,984,216 | 3,388,081 | -0.05% | -0.08% |
| 2024 | 58,952,704 | 3,386,588 | -0.05% | -0.04% |
| 2025 | 58,757,388 | 3,384,690 | -0.33% | -0.06% |
| 2026 | 58,538,738 | 3,382,543 | -0.37% | -0.06% |
| 2027 | 58,302,912 | 3,380,245 | -0.4% | -0.07% |
| 2028 | 58,061,557 | 3,377,893 | -0.41% | -0.07% |
| 2029 | 57,818,364 | 3,375,428 | -0.42% | -0.07% |
| 2030 | 57,565,087 | 3,372,892 | -0.44% | -0.08% |
| 2031 | 57,300,892 | 3,370,285 | -0.46% | -0.08% |
| 2032 | 57,038,998 | 3,367,544 | -0.46% | -0.08% |
| 2033 | 56,780,656 | 3,364,654 | -0.45% | -0.09% |
| 2034 | 56,516,874 | 3,361,591 | -0.46% | -0.09% |
| 2035 | 56,247,746 | 3,358,284 | -0.48% | -0.1% |
| 2036 | 55,978,207 | 3,354,682 | -0.48% | -0.11% |
| 2037 | 55,705,993 | 3,350,735 | -0.49% | -0.12% |
| 2038 | 55,429,408 | 3,346,431 | -0.5% | -0.13% |
| 2039 | 55,146,340 | 3,341,676 | -0.51% | -0.14% |
| 2040 | 54,858,102 | 3,336,469 | -0.52% | -0.16% |
| 2041 | 54,570,785 | 3,330,804 | -0.52% | -0.17% |
| 2042 | 54,276,735 | 3,324,643 | -0.54% | -0.18% |
| 2043 | 53,966,605 | 3,317,939 | -0.57% | -0.2% |
| 2044 | 53,649,281 | 3,310,611 | -0.59% | -0.22% |
| 2045 | 53,327,530 | 3,302,680 | -0.6% | -0.24% |
| 2046 | 52,995,336 | 3,294,196 | -0.62% | -0.26% |
| 2047 | 52,650,393 | 3,285,160 | -0.65% | -0.27% |
| 2048 | 52,294,685 | 3,275,507 | -0.68% | -0.29% |
| 2049 | 51,929,700 | 3,265,260 | -0.7% | -0.31% |
| 2050 | 51,549,925 | 3,254,361 | -0.73% | -0.33% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost -1,576,485 (a 2.62% decline), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,260 (a 0.1% growth).
Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Italy's population will shrink by 11.9% to 51,549,925 people with a rank change from 26th to 40th. The population of Uruguay will decrease by 3.79% to 3,254,361 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Rome | 2.75M |
| Milan | 1.35M |
| Naples | 913K |
| Turin | 842K |
| Palermo | 630K |
| Genoa | 559K |
| Bologna | 388K |
| Florence | 361K |
| Bari | 316K |
| Catania | 312K |
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| City | Population |
| Montevideo | 1.3M |
| Salto | 125K |
| Ciudad de la Costa | 112K |
| Rivera | 103K |
| Maldonado | 86.8K |
| Paysandu | 76.4K |
| Tacuarembo | 54.8K |
| Melo | 51.8K |
| Mercedes | 42K |
| Artigas | 40.7K |
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Population differences between Italy and Uruguay
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| Life expectancy | 84.2 years | 78.6 years |
| Average age | 46.5 years | 38.9 years |
| Median age | 48.8 years | 37.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.9:51.1 | 48.5:51.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.2 births per woman | 1.41 births per woman |
| Population density | 516 ppl/mi² | 50.1 ppl/mi² |
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