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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,952,704 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,562,681 people compared to 344,750 in Vanuatu.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 169.9 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
  • Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
  • The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
  • For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
  • Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.6M (0.28% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 216K to 345K (59.7% growth).

Italy vs Vanuatu: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Vanuatu
2100 35,208,261 883,219
2099 35,444,989 878,572
2098 35,676,340 873,798
2097 35,914,345 868,872
2096 36,150,501 863,899
2095 36,386,787 858,713
2094 36,619,396 853,379
2093 36,850,181 847,908
2092 37,089,746 842,392
2091 37,323,400 836,807
2090 37,560,976 831,106
2089 37,802,157 825,333
2088 38,040,056 819,413
2087 38,280,439 813,386
2086 38,517,279 807,304
2085 38,761,126 801,030
2084 39,008,873 794,642
2083 39,255,273 788,195
2082 39,509,964 781,693
2081 39,767,732 775,091
2080 40,030,977 768,410
2079 40,302,924 761,593
2078 40,579,648 754,638
2077 40,860,952 747,679
2076 41,151,772 740,583
2075 41,455,646 733,404
2074 41,779,503 726,144
2073 42,111,664 718,748
2072 42,459,257 711,260
2071 42,814,908 703,705
2070 43,187,953 696,123
2069 43,571,469 688,506
2068 43,964,515 680,826
2067 44,361,273 673,074
2066 44,771,926 665,248
2065 45,197,177 657,389
2064 45,628,630 649,466
2063 46,066,216 641,532
2062 46,517,561 633,599
2061 46,971,598 625,729
2060 47,424,830 617,794
2059 47,879,711 609,801
2058 48,332,818 601,770
2057 48,778,066 593,715
2056 49,222,515 585,658
2055 49,653,326 577,507
2054 50,073,600 569,335
2053 50,488,203 561,113
2052 50,886,354 552,889
2051 51,276,616 544,646
2050 51,663,176 536,304
2049 52,034,983 527,975
2048 52,392,012 519,610
2047 52,745,310 511,256
2046 53,080,828 502,817
2045 53,408,660 494,393
2044 53,723,325 485,933
2043 54,042,322 477,540
2042 54,342,628 469,142
2041 54,629,496 460,812
2040 54,916,374 452,499
2039 55,205,078 444,231
2038 55,481,637 435,987
2037 55,757,394 427,825
2036 56,025,224 419,744
2035 56,295,613 411,746
2034 56,562,648 403,811
2033 56,822,364 395,944
2032 57,078,534 388,203
2031 57,345,322 380,500
2030 57,606,120 372,841
2029 57,851,091 365,246
2028 58,091,760 357,704
2027 58,333,039 350,204
2026 58,562,681 342,728
2025 58,769,653 335,246
2024 58,952,704 327,777
2023 58,984,216 320,409
2022 59,013,667 313,046
2021 59,133,173 305,868
2020 59,438,851 298,858
2019 59,729,081 291,985
2018 60,148,658 285,259
2017 60,002,252 278,507
2016 60,115,223 272,087
2015 60,229,605 266,101
2014 60,320,707 260,240
2013 60,311,613 254,482
2012 60,191,247 248,883
2011 60,026,841 243,474
2010 59,819,407 238,248
2009 59,555,454 232,731
2008 59,211,181 226,896
2007 58,756,247 221,276
2006 58,399,861 215,923
2005 58,166,682 210,760
2004 57,828,179 205,711
2003 57,399,184 200,746
2002 57,089,824 195,863
2001 56,976,981 191,031
2000 56,942,108 186,281
1999 56,916,317 182,048
1998 56,906,744 178,313
1997 56,890,372 174,626
1996 56,860,281 170,911
1995 56,844,303 167,137
1994 56,843,400 163,314
1993 56,831,821 159,463
1992 56,797,087 155,608
1991 56,758,521 151,793
1990 56,719,240 148,063
1989 56,671,781 144,393
1988 56,629,288 140,756
1987 56,601,931 137,187
1986 56,596,155 133,720
1985 56,593,071 130,356
1984 56,576,718 127,109
1983 56,564,074 123,998
1982 56,543,548 121,035
1981 56,501,675 118,249
1980 56,433,883 115,660
1979 56,317,749 113,040
1978 56,155,143 109,963
1977 55,955,411 106,618
1976 55,718,260 103,388
1975 55,441,001 100,269
1974 55,110,868 97,260
1973 54,751,406 94,362
1972 54,381,345 91,562
1971 54,073,490 88,862
1970 53,821,850 86,266
1969 53,537,950 83,755
1968 53,235,750 81,314
1967 52,900,500 78,921
1966 52,519,000 76,590
1965 52,112,350 74,358
1964 51,675,350 72,219
1963 51,252,000 70,159
1962 50,879,450 68,174
1961 50,536,350 66,264
1960 50,199,700 64,431

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/vanuatu | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Vanuatu gained 56,164 people (a 26% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline), while Vanuatu's population increased by 72,663 people (a 26.7% growth).

Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th in 2026. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2006 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 55.6% to 536,304 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.

Vanuatu is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 883K 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
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Italy Vanuatu
2100 -0.67% 0.53%
2099 -0.65% 0.55%
2098 -0.66% 0.57%
2097 -0.65% 0.58%
2096 -0.65% 0.6%
2095 -0.64% 0.63%
2094 -0.63% 0.65%
2093 -0.65% 0.65%
2092 -0.63% 0.67%
2091 -0.63% 0.69%
2090 -0.64% 0.7%
2089 -0.63% 0.72%
2088 -0.63% 0.74%
2087 -0.61% 0.75%
2086 -0.63% 0.78%
2085 -0.64% 0.8%
2084 -0.63% 0.82%
2083 -0.64% 0.83%
2082 -0.65% 0.85%
2081 -0.66% 0.87%
2080 -0.67% 0.9%
2079 -0.68% 0.92%
2078 -0.69% 0.93%
2077 -0.71% 0.96%
2076 -0.73% 0.98%
2075 -0.78% 1%
2074 -0.79% 1.03%
2073 -0.82% 1.05%
2072 -0.83% 1.07%
2071 -0.86% 1.09%
2070 -0.88% 1.11%
2069 -0.89% 1.13%
2068 -0.89% 1.15%
2067 -0.92% 1.18%
2066 -0.94% 1.2%
2065 -0.95% 1.22%
2064 -0.95% 1.24%
2063 -0.97% 1.25%
2062 -0.97% 1.26%
2061 -0.96% 1.28%
2060 -0.95% 1.31%
2059 -0.94% 1.33%
2058 -0.91% 1.36%
2057 -0.9% 1.38%
2056 -0.87% 1.41%
2055 -0.84% 1.44%
2054 -0.82% 1.47%
2053 -0.78% 1.49%
2052 -0.76% 1.51%
2051 -0.75% 1.56%
2050 -0.71% 1.58%
2049 -0.68% 1.61%
2048 -0.67% 1.63%
2047 -0.63% 1.68%
2046 -0.61% 1.7%
2045 -0.59% 1.74%
2044 -0.59% 1.76%
2043 -0.55% 1.79%
2042 -0.53% 1.81%
2041 -0.52% 1.84%
2040 -0.52% 1.86%
2039 -0.5% 1.89%
2038 -0.49% 1.91%
2037 -0.48% 1.93%
2036 -0.48% 1.94%
2035 -0.47% 1.97%
2034 -0.46% 1.99%
2033 -0.45% 1.99%
2032 -0.47% 2.02%
2031 -0.45% 2.05%
2030 -0.42% 2.08%
2029 -0.41% 2.11%
2028 -0.41% 2.14%
2027 -0.39% 2.18%
2026 -0.35% 2.23%
2025 -0.31% 2.28%
2024 -0.05% 2.3%
2023 -0.05% 2.35%
2022 -0.2% 2.35%
2021 -0.51% 2.35%
2020 -0.49% 2.35%
2019 -0.7% 2.36%
2018 0.24% 2.42%
2017 -0.19% 2.36%
2016 -0.19% 2.25%
2015 -0.15% 2.25%
2014 0.02% 2.26%
2013 0.2% 2.25%
2012 0.27% 2.22%
2011 0.35% 2.19%
2010 0.44% 2.37%
2009 0.58% 2.57%
2008 0.77% 2.54%
2007 0.61% 2.48%
2006 0.4% 2.45%
2005 0.59% 2.45%
2004 0.75% 2.47%
2003 0.54% 2.49%
2002 0.2% 2.53%
2001 0.06% 2.55%
2000 0.05% 2.33%
1999 0.02% 2.09%
1998 0.03% 2.11%
1997 0.05% 2.17%
1996 0.03% 2.26%
1995 0.002% 2.34%
1994 0.02% 2.41%
1993 0.06% 2.48%
1992 0.07% 2.51%
1991 0.07% 2.52%
1990 0.08% 2.54%
1989 0.08% 2.58%
1988 0.05% 2.6%
1987 0.01% 2.59%
1986 0.005% 2.58%
1985 0.03% 2.55%
1984 0.02% 2.51%
1983 0.04% 2.45%
1982 0.07% 2.36%
1981 0.12% 2.24%
1980 0.21% 2.32%
1979 0.29% 2.8%
1978 0.36% 3.14%
1977 0.43% 3.12%
1976 0.5% 3.11%
1975 0.6% 3.09%
1974 0.66% 3.07%
1973 0.68% 3.06%
1972 0.57% 3.04%
1971 0.47% 3.01%
1970 0.53% 3%
1969 0.57% 3%
1968 0.63% 3.03%
1967 0.73% 3.04%
1966 0.78% 3%
1965 0.85% 2.96%
1964 0.83% 2.94%
1963 0.73% 2.91%
1962 0.68% 2.88%
1961 0.67% 2.84%

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/vanuatu | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Italy declined by 0.05%, while Vanuatu's population grew by 2.3%.

Live population counters

Italy Vanuatu
Current population
58562681
344750
Population rank 26/197 174/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.004%
One net population change
16.7 minutes
1.19 hours
One birth every
1.39 minutes
58.5 minutes
One death every
47.7 seconds
5.38 hours
Daily growth/decline -86 +20
Annual growth/decline -31,512 +7,368
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +2.3%
Population growth rate rank 170/197 38/197
One migration net change every
6.99 minutes
1.01 weeks
Annual migration change +75,448 -52
Net migration rank 19/196 80/196
Foreign-born residents 6,553,671 3,315
Foreign-born residents rank 12/195 188/195
Foreign-born share of population 11% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 59/195 155/195

Natural population change vs migration

Italy
Natural

Migration
Vanuatu
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Italy Vanuatu
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 75,448 - -52
2024 - 95,246 - -43
2023 -283,125 150,189 7,359 0
2022 -318,674 231,228 7,358 0
2021 -301,579 157,327 7,199 -201
2020 -338,801 85,281 7,233 -201
2019 -215,025 46,634 7,364 -652
2018 -192,475 83,686 7,379 -638
2017 -192,007 95,147 7,371 -610
2016 -138,265 84,568 7,315 -1,235
2015 -162,620 39,389 7,220 -1,324
2014 -96,513 52,679 7,143 -1,320
2013 -90,468 158,090 7,036 -1,343
2012 -78,248 252,524 6,877 -1,369
2011 -48,021 198,544 6,715 -1,395
2010 -23,928 274,387 6,548 -1,413
2009 -17,866 283,676 6,362 -467
2008 -11,842 422,534 6,138 -372
2007 -5,876 495,092 5,842 -374
2006 0 215,995 5,606 -364
2005 -17,450 258,702 5,454 -364
2004 11,566 417,970 5,353 -349
2003 -40,179 478,578 5,258 -342
2002 -22,836 223,861 5,181 -329
2001 -11,396 48,903 5,144 -328
2000 -17,082 56,065 5,026 -339
1999 -22,766 54,405 4,871 -1,090
1998 -39,835 67,985 4,866 -1,178
1997 -22,756 50,539 4,854 -1,166
1996 -22,744 53,450 4,897 -1,154
1995 -34,107 -460,287 4,945 -1,140
1994 -17,053 502,750 4,973 -1,132
1993 0 24,321 4,973 -1,115
1992 22,718 51,747 4,941 -1,095
1991 11,352 19,721 4,859 -1,078
1990 22,688 35,317 4,762 -1,072
1989 28,336 19,540 4,656 -1,006
1988 33,977 18,553 4,577 -959
1987 16,980 7,825 4,427 -907
1986 11,319 -6,206 4,360 -938
1985 28,297 6,911 4,219 -916
1984 50,919 203 4,088 -907
1983 33,939 -3,733 3,944 -899
1982 79,161 -24,223 3,778 -897
1981 73,452 7,182 3,592 -896
1980 84,650 295,642 3,383 -896
1979 129,531 42,637 3,590 -845
1978 168,465 43,932 3,428 -15
1977 190,248 42,246 3,285 -3
1976 228,445 40,885 3,174 3
1975 271,660 43,051 3,074 -15
1974 336,176 42,487 2,968 -17
1973 328,508 41,631 2,876 -22
1972 364,355 43,182 2,775 -28
1971 383,922 -58,627 2,685 -40
1970 376,753 -62,216 2,597 -46
1969 390,827 -45,346 2,529 -53
1968 399,268 -50,149 2,470 -68
1967 439,074 -37,992 2,384 0
1966 488,427 -35,352 2,278 0
1965 474,222 -36,267 2,180 0
1964 527,089 -27,368 2,098 0
1963 440,767 -28,198 2,025 0
1962 427,387 -25,840 1,947 0
1961 459,880 -129,761 1,872 0
1960 426,697 -140,765 1,796 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/italy/vanuatu | 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 Vanuatu 92.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 72,941 people) and 7.81% is from migration (a loss of 6,181 people).

As of 2024, 6,553,671 residents or 11% of the population were not native-born in Italy, compared to 3,315 people or 1% in Vanuatu.

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
Vanuatu
City Population
Port Vila 49K
Luganville 17.7K

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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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