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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,952,704 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,562,681 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 1.75 times bigger than Italy's.
  • Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.94% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.6M (0.28% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Italy vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Vietnam
2100 35,208,261 92,239,801
2099 35,444,989 92,735,968
2098 35,676,340 93,227,318
2097 35,914,345 93,703,343
2096 36,150,501 94,178,675
2095 36,386,787 94,640,859
2094 36,619,396 95,098,747
2093 36,850,181 95,558,233
2092 37,089,746 96,015,030
2091 37,323,400 96,474,248
2090 37,560,976 96,938,026
2089 37,802,157 97,399,661
2088 38,040,056 97,858,300
2087 38,280,439 98,324,127
2086 38,517,279 98,788,452
2085 38,761,126 99,249,444
2084 39,008,873 99,710,990
2083 39,255,273 100,178,339
2082 39,509,964 100,650,389
2081 39,767,732 101,120,279
2080 40,030,977 101,584,408
2079 40,302,924 102,046,677
2078 40,579,648 102,496,244
2077 40,860,952 102,944,347
2076 41,151,772 103,374,514
2075 41,455,646 103,799,405
2074 41,779,503 104,214,107
2073 42,111,664 104,623,307
2072 42,459,257 105,022,092
2071 42,814,908 105,401,255
2070 43,187,953 105,773,681
2069 43,571,469 106,126,787
2068 43,964,515 106,471,025
2067 44,361,273 106,811,324
2066 44,771,926 107,143,716
2065 45,197,177 107,459,475
2064 45,628,630 107,761,108
2063 46,066,216 108,055,355
2062 46,517,561 108,339,650
2061 46,971,598 108,607,597
2060 47,424,830 108,859,065
2059 47,879,711 109,104,391
2058 48,332,818 109,337,395
2057 48,778,066 109,546,926
2056 49,222,515 109,732,352
2055 49,653,326 109,903,830
2054 50,073,600 110,052,946
2053 50,488,203 110,173,868
2052 50,886,354 110,270,266
2051 51,276,616 110,338,539
2050 51,663,176 110,361,987
2049 52,034,983 110,356,819
2048 52,392,012 110,313,849
2047 52,745,310 110,228,852
2046 53,080,828 110,108,051
2045 53,408,660 109,943,449
2044 53,723,325 109,748,671
2043 54,042,322 109,514,717
2042 54,342,628 109,242,604
2041 54,629,496 108,936,706
2040 54,916,374 108,611,523
2039 55,205,078 108,254,640
2038 55,481,637 107,877,983
2037 55,757,394 107,480,286
2036 56,025,224 107,075,099
2035 56,295,613 106,647,378
2034 56,562,648 106,206,100
2033 56,822,364 105,762,219
2032 57,078,534 105,299,476
2031 57,345,322 104,826,346
2030 57,606,120 104,330,461
2029 57,851,091 103,835,790
2028 58,091,760 103,316,499
2027 58,333,039 102,775,814
2026 58,562,681 102,213,157
2025 58,769,653 101,614,413
2024 58,952,704 100,987,686
2023 58,984,216 100,352,192
2022 59,013,667 99,680,655
2021 59,133,173 98,935,098
2020 59,438,851 98,079,191
2019 59,729,081 97,173,776
2018 60,148,658 96,237,319
2017 60,002,252 95,176,977
2016 60,115,223 94,000,117
2015 60,229,605 92,823,254
2014 60,320,707 91,679,578
2013 60,311,613 90,573,104
2012 60,191,247 89,510,356
2011 60,026,841 88,468,314
2010 59,819,407 87,455,152
2009 59,555,454 86,460,018
2008 59,211,181 85,175,788
2007 58,756,247 83,633,375
2006 58,399,861 82,167,897
2005 58,166,682 81,088,313
2004 57,828,179 80,338,971
2003 57,399,184 79,563,777
2002 57,089,824 78,772,224
2001 56,976,981 77,969,361
2000 56,942,108 77,154,011
1999 56,916,317 76,287,452
1998 56,906,744 75,299,660
1997 56,890,372 74,226,889
1996 56,860,281 73,156,447
1995 56,844,303 72,049,940
1994 56,843,400 70,854,391
1993 56,831,821 69,586,384
1992 56,797,087 68,260,337
1991 56,758,521 66,891,775
1990 56,719,240 65,504,552
1989 56,671,781 64,147,348
1988 56,629,288 62,843,228
1987 56,601,931 61,584,651
1986 56,596,155 60,347,048
1985 56,593,071 59,060,622
1984 56,576,718 57,706,067
1983 56,564,074 56,337,921
1982 56,543,548 55,011,289
1981 56,501,675 53,738,141
1980 56,433,883 52,490,101
1979 56,317,749 51,378,211
1978 56,155,143 50,249,552
1977 55,955,411 48,954,872
1976 55,718,260 47,684,931
1975 55,441,001 46,482,903
1974 55,110,868 45,413,537
1973 54,751,406 44,409,861
1972 54,381,345 43,429,168
1971 54,073,490 42,449,276
1970 53,821,850 41,475,230
1969 53,537,950 40,582,096
1968 53,235,750 39,734,609
1967 52,900,500 38,895,080
1966 52,519,000 38,024,836
1965 52,112,350 37,129,656
1964 51,675,350 36,201,563
1963 51,252,000 35,249,101
1962 50,879,450 34,288,560
1961 50,536,350 33,409,059
1960 50,199,700 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Vietnam is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 110M 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
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Italy Vietnam
2100 -0.67% -0.54%
2099 -0.65% -0.53%
2098 -0.66% -0.51%
2097 -0.65% -0.5%
2096 -0.65% -0.49%
2095 -0.64% -0.48%
2094 -0.63% -0.48%
2093 -0.65% -0.48%
2092 -0.63% -0.48%
2091 -0.63% -0.48%
2090 -0.64% -0.47%
2089 -0.63% -0.47%
2088 -0.63% -0.47%
2087 -0.61% -0.47%
2086 -0.63% -0.46%
2085 -0.64% -0.46%
2084 -0.63% -0.47%
2083 -0.64% -0.47%
2082 -0.65% -0.46%
2081 -0.66% -0.46%
2080 -0.67% -0.45%
2079 -0.68% -0.44%
2078 -0.69% -0.44%
2077 -0.71% -0.42%
2076 -0.73% -0.41%
2075 -0.78% -0.4%
2074 -0.79% -0.39%
2073 -0.82% -0.38%
2072 -0.83% -0.36%
2071 -0.86% -0.35%
2070 -0.88% -0.33%
2069 -0.89% -0.32%
2068 -0.89% -0.32%
2067 -0.92% -0.31%
2066 -0.94% -0.29%
2065 -0.95% -0.28%
2064 -0.95% -0.27%
2063 -0.97% -0.26%
2062 -0.97% -0.25%
2061 -0.96% -0.23%
2060 -0.95% -0.22%
2059 -0.94% -0.21%
2058 -0.91% -0.19%
2057 -0.9% -0.17%
2056 -0.87% -0.16%
2055 -0.84% -0.14%
2054 -0.82% -0.11%
2053 -0.78% -0.09%
2052 -0.76% -0.06%
2051 -0.75% -0.02%
2050 -0.71% 0.005%
2049 -0.68% 0.04%
2048 -0.67% 0.08%
2047 -0.63% 0.11%
2046 -0.61% 0.15%
2045 -0.59% 0.18%
2044 -0.59% 0.21%
2043 -0.55% 0.25%
2042 -0.53% 0.28%
2041 -0.52% 0.3%
2040 -0.52% 0.33%
2039 -0.5% 0.35%
2038 -0.49% 0.37%
2037 -0.48% 0.38%
2036 -0.48% 0.4%
2035 -0.47% 0.42%
2034 -0.46% 0.42%
2033 -0.45% 0.44%
2032 -0.47% 0.45%
2031 -0.45% 0.48%
2030 -0.42% 0.48%
2029 -0.41% 0.5%
2028 -0.41% 0.53%
2027 -0.39% 0.55%
2026 -0.35% 0.59%
2025 -0.31% 0.62%
2024 -0.05% 0.63%
2023 -0.05% 0.67%
2022 -0.2% 0.75%
2021 -0.51% 0.87%
2020 -0.49% 0.93%
2019 -0.7% 0.97%
2018 0.24% 1.11%
2017 -0.19% 1.25%
2016 -0.19% 1.27%
2015 -0.15% 1.25%
2014 0.02% 1.22%
2013 0.2% 1.19%
2012 0.27% 1.18%
2011 0.35% 1.16%
2010 0.44% 1.15%
2009 0.58% 1.51%
2008 0.77% 1.84%
2007 0.61% 1.78%
2006 0.4% 1.33%
2005 0.59% 0.93%
2004 0.75% 0.97%
2003 0.54% 1%
2002 0.2% 1.03%
2001 0.06% 1.06%
2000 0.05% 1.14%
1999 0.02% 1.31%
1998 0.03% 1.45%
1997 0.05% 1.46%
1996 0.03% 1.54%
1995 0.002% 1.69%
1994 0.02% 1.82%
1993 0.06% 1.94%
1992 0.07% 2.05%
1991 0.07% 2.12%
1990 0.08% 2.12%
1989 0.08% 2.08%
1988 0.05% 2.04%
1987 0.01% 2.05%
1986 0.005% 2.18%
1985 0.03% 2.35%
1984 0.02% 2.43%
1983 0.04% 2.41%
1982 0.07% 2.37%
1981 0.12% 2.38%
1980 0.21% 2.16%
1979 0.29% 2.25%
1978 0.36% 2.64%
1977 0.43% 2.66%
1976 0.5% 2.59%
1975 0.6% 2.35%
1974 0.66% 2.26%
1973 0.68% 2.26%
1972 0.57% 2.31%
1971 0.47% 2.35%
1970 0.53% 2.2%
1969 0.57% 2.13%
1968 0.63% 2.16%
1967 0.73% 2.29%
1966 0.78% 2.41%
1965 0.85% 2.56%
1964 0.83% 2.7%
1963 0.73% 2.8%
1962 0.68% 2.63%
1961 0.67% 2.7%

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/vietnam | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Italy declined by 0.05%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Italy Vietnam
Current population
58562681
102365351
Population rank 26/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 1.24%
One net population change
16.7 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
1.39 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
47.7 seconds
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -86 +1,741
Annual growth/decline -31,512 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 170/197 123/197
One migration net change every
6.99 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change +75,448 -48,171
Net migration rank 19/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 6,553,671 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 12/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 11% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 59/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Italy
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Italy Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 75,448 - -48,171
2024 - 95,246 - -59,645
2023 -283,125 150,189 727,955 -81,789
2022 -318,674 231,228 775,914 -78,977
2021 -301,579 157,327 799,593 -5,418
2020 -338,801 85,281 924,004 -6,457
2019 -215,025 46,634 895,262 -2,051
2018 -192,475 83,686 882,977 96,650
2017 -192,007 95,147 1,001,833 139,245
2016 -138,265 84,568 1,045,094 167,652
2015 -162,620 39,389 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 -96,513 52,679 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 -90,468 158,090 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 -78,248 252,524 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 -48,021 198,544 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 -23,928 274,387 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 -17,866 283,676 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 -11,842 422,534 1,008,141 571,113
2007 -5,876 495,092 981,689 523,784
2006 0 215,995 943,041 482,399
2005 -17,450 258,702 942,084 -208,337
2004 11,566 417,970 985,438 -220,458
2003 -40,179 478,578 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 -22,836 223,861 991,427 -193,766
2001 -11,396 48,903 985,610 -177,586
2000 -17,082 56,065 966,894 -144,298
1999 -22,766 54,405 925,519 -15,010
1998 -39,835 67,985 959,016 106,091
1997 -22,756 50,539 1,028,116 52,382
1996 -22,744 53,450 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 -34,107 -460,287 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 -17,053 502,750 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 0 24,321 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 22,718 51,747 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 11,352 19,721 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 22,688 35,317 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 28,336 19,540 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 33,977 18,553 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 16,980 7,825 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 11,319 -6,206 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 28,297 6,911 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 50,919 203 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 33,939 -3,733 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 79,161 -24,223 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 73,452 7,182 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 84,650 295,642 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 129,531 42,637 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 168,465 43,932 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 190,248 42,246 1,259,315 49,655
1976 228,445 40,885 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 271,660 43,051 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 336,176 42,487 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 328,508 41,631 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 364,355 43,182 921,524 -1,920
1971 383,922 -58,627 963,259 76,961
1970 376,753 -62,216 905,902 1,997
1969 390,827 -45,346 878,359 0
1968 399,268 -50,149 815,116 1,489
1967 439,074 -37,992 862,071 394
1966 488,427 -35,352 876,283 1,769
1965 474,222 -36,267 913,761 -1,438
1964 527,089 -27,368 950,219 -6,328
1963 440,767 -28,198 961,067 0
1962 427,387 -25,840 960,046 0
1961 459,880 -129,761 798,978 0
1960 426,697 -140,765 955,268 0

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

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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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 6,553,671 residents or 11% of the population were not native-born in Italy, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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