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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,952,704 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,562,681 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 1.35 times bigger than Yemen's.
  • Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 1.23% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.6M (0.28% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Italy vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Yemen
2100 35,208,261 111,531,602
2099 35,444,989 111,216,538
2098 35,676,340 110,873,896
2097 35,914,345 110,513,248
2096 36,150,501 110,125,357
2095 36,386,787 109,718,989
2094 36,619,396 109,287,747
2093 36,850,181 108,834,256
2092 37,089,746 108,350,834
2091 37,323,400 107,845,139
2090 37,560,976 107,319,234
2089 37,802,157 106,769,903
2088 38,040,056 106,198,480
2087 38,280,439 105,606,248
2086 38,517,279 104,994,691
2085 38,761,126 104,356,315
2084 39,008,873 103,704,067
2083 39,255,273 103,033,111
2082 39,509,964 102,348,794
2081 39,767,732 101,642,012
2080 40,030,977 100,920,728
2079 40,302,924 100,179,245
2078 40,579,648 99,422,962
2077 40,860,952 98,654,481
2076 41,151,772 97,862,812
2075 41,455,646 97,057,105
2074 41,779,503 96,230,615
2073 42,111,664 95,389,748
2072 42,459,257 94,528,518
2071 42,814,908 93,646,094
2070 43,187,953 92,750,891
2069 43,571,469 91,836,719
2068 43,964,515 90,906,457
2067 44,361,273 89,961,778
2066 44,771,926 88,998,844
2065 45,197,177 88,022,210
2064 45,628,630 87,033,422
2063 46,066,216 86,020,867
2062 46,517,561 84,985,459
2061 46,971,598 83,934,120
2060 47,424,830 82,867,105
2059 47,879,711 81,781,887
2058 48,332,818 80,678,032
2057 48,778,066 79,563,835
2056 49,222,515 78,436,146
2055 49,653,326 77,296,391
2054 50,073,600 76,143,587
2053 50,488,203 74,985,186
2052 50,886,354 73,813,387
2051 51,276,616 72,631,340
2050 51,663,176 71,436,891
2049 52,034,983 70,243,074
2048 52,392,012 69,043,876
2047 52,745,310 67,843,741
2046 53,080,828 66,638,116
2045 53,408,660 65,433,874
2044 53,723,325 64,230,423
2043 54,042,322 63,031,296
2042 54,342,628 61,838,177
2041 54,629,496 60,651,763
2040 54,916,374 59,475,172
2039 55,205,078 58,303,694
2038 55,481,637 57,135,690
2037 55,757,394 55,973,689
2036 56,025,224 54,809,098
2035 56,295,613 53,641,994
2034 56,562,648 52,476,195
2033 56,822,364 51,307,469
2032 57,078,534 50,140,351
2031 57,345,322 48,969,961
2030 57,606,120 47,786,079
2029 57,851,091 46,594,926
2028 58,091,760 45,403,313
2027 58,333,039 44,203,683
2026 58,562,681 43,000,078
2025 58,769,653 41,792,731
2024 58,952,704 40,583,164
2023 58,984,216 39,390,799
2022 59,013,667 38,222,876
2021 59,133,173 37,140,230
2020 59,438,851 36,134,863
2019 59,729,081 35,111,408
2018 60,148,658 34,085,182
2017 60,002,252 33,090,921
2016 60,115,223 32,109,010
2015 60,229,605 31,159,379
2014 60,320,707 30,226,309
2013 60,311,613 29,312,952
2012 60,191,247 28,433,647
2011 60,026,841 27,582,897
2010 59,819,407 26,754,387
2009 59,555,454 25,927,724
2008 59,211,181 25,111,941
2007 58,756,247 24,318,082
2006 58,399,861 23,543,083
2005 58,166,682 22,790,085
2004 57,828,179 22,095,167
2003 57,399,184 21,456,379
2002 57,089,824 20,835,086
2001 56,976,981 20,226,147
2000 56,942,108 19,624,141
1999 56,916,317 19,029,420
1998 56,906,744 18,446,013
1997 56,890,372 17,873,936
1996 56,860,281 17,313,177
1995 56,844,303 16,740,058
1994 56,843,400 16,149,147
1993 56,831,821 15,563,914
1992 56,797,087 14,989,494
1991 56,758,521 14,430,201
1990 56,719,240 13,887,862
1989 56,671,781 13,364,174
1988 56,629,288 12,859,708
1987 56,601,931 12,369,912
1986 56,596,155 11,901,040
1985 56,593,071 11,453,825
1984 56,576,718 11,025,597
1983 56,564,074 10,621,499
1982 56,543,548 10,241,006
1981 56,501,675 9,882,362
1980 56,433,883 9,543,358
1979 56,317,749 9,224,194
1978 56,155,143 8,926,586
1977 55,955,411 8,648,222
1976 55,718,260 8,384,113
1975 55,441,001 8,133,598
1974 55,110,868 7,896,783
1973 54,751,406 7,672,796
1972 54,381,345 7,460,068
1971 54,073,490 7,257,462
1970 53,821,850 7,065,279
1969 53,537,950 6,875,859
1968 53,235,750 6,690,524
1967 52,900,500 6,516,444
1966 52,519,000 6,351,494
1965 52,112,350 6,195,593
1964 51,675,350 6,048,006
1963 51,252,000 5,911,135
1962 50,879,450 5,782,221
1961 50,536,350 5,655,232
1960 50,199,700 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 112M 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
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Italy Yemen
2100 -0.67% 0.28%
2099 -0.65% 0.31%
2098 -0.66% 0.33%
2097 -0.65% 0.35%
2096 -0.65% 0.37%
2095 -0.64% 0.39%
2094 -0.63% 0.42%
2093 -0.65% 0.45%
2092 -0.63% 0.47%
2091 -0.63% 0.49%
2090 -0.64% 0.51%
2089 -0.63% 0.54%
2088 -0.63% 0.56%
2087 -0.61% 0.58%
2086 -0.63% 0.61%
2085 -0.64% 0.63%
2084 -0.63% 0.65%
2083 -0.64% 0.67%
2082 -0.65% 0.7%
2081 -0.66% 0.71%
2080 -0.67% 0.74%
2079 -0.68% 0.76%
2078 -0.69% 0.78%
2077 -0.71% 0.81%
2076 -0.73% 0.83%
2075 -0.78% 0.86%
2074 -0.79% 0.88%
2073 -0.82% 0.91%
2072 -0.83% 0.94%
2071 -0.86% 0.97%
2070 -0.88% 1%
2069 -0.89% 1.02%
2068 -0.89% 1.05%
2067 -0.92% 1.08%
2066 -0.94% 1.11%
2065 -0.95% 1.14%
2064 -0.95% 1.18%
2063 -0.97% 1.22%
2062 -0.97% 1.25%
2061 -0.96% 1.29%
2060 -0.95% 1.33%
2059 -0.94% 1.37%
2058 -0.91% 1.4%
2057 -0.9% 1.44%
2056 -0.87% 1.47%
2055 -0.84% 1.51%
2054 -0.82% 1.54%
2053 -0.78% 1.59%
2052 -0.76% 1.63%
2051 -0.75% 1.67%
2050 -0.71% 1.7%
2049 -0.68% 1.74%
2048 -0.67% 1.77%
2047 -0.63% 1.81%
2046 -0.61% 1.84%
2045 -0.59% 1.87%
2044 -0.59% 1.9%
2043 -0.55% 1.93%
2042 -0.53% 1.96%
2041 -0.52% 1.98%
2040 -0.52% 2.01%
2039 -0.5% 2.04%
2038 -0.49% 2.08%
2037 -0.48% 2.12%
2036 -0.48% 2.18%
2035 -0.47% 2.22%
2034 -0.46% 2.28%
2033 -0.45% 2.33%
2032 -0.47% 2.39%
2031 -0.45% 2.48%
2030 -0.42% 2.56%
2029 -0.41% 2.62%
2028 -0.41% 2.71%
2027 -0.39% 2.8%
2026 -0.35% 2.89%
2025 -0.31% 2.98%
2024 -0.05% 3.03%
2023 -0.05% 3.06%
2022 -0.2% 2.92%
2021 -0.51% 2.78%
2020 -0.49% 2.91%
2019 -0.7% 3.01%
2018 0.24% 3%
2017 -0.19% 3.06%
2016 -0.19% 3.05%
2015 -0.15% 3.09%
2014 0.02% 3.12%
2013 0.2% 3.09%
2012 0.27% 3.08%
2011 0.35% 3.1%
2010 0.44% 3.19%
2009 0.58% 3.25%
2008 0.77% 3.26%
2007 0.61% 3.29%
2006 0.4% 3.3%
2005 0.59% 3.15%
2004 0.75% 2.98%
2003 0.54% 2.98%
2002 0.2% 3.01%
2001 0.06% 3.07%
2000 0.05% 3.13%
1999 0.02% 3.16%
1998 0.03% 3.2%
1997 0.05% 3.24%
1996 0.03% 3.42%
1995 0.002% 3.66%
1994 0.02% 3.76%
1993 0.06% 3.83%
1992 0.07% 3.88%
1991 0.07% 3.91%
1990 0.08% 3.92%
1989 0.08% 3.92%
1988 0.05% 3.96%
1987 0.01% 3.94%
1986 0.005% 3.9%
1985 0.03% 3.88%
1984 0.02% 3.8%
1983 0.04% 3.72%
1982 0.07% 3.63%
1981 0.12% 3.55%
1980 0.21% 3.46%
1979 0.29% 3.33%
1978 0.36% 3.22%
1977 0.43% 3.15%
1976 0.5% 3.08%
1975 0.6% 3%
1974 0.66% 2.92%
1973 0.68% 2.85%
1972 0.57% 2.79%
1971 0.47% 2.72%
1970 0.53% 2.75%
1969 0.57% 2.77%
1968 0.63% 2.67%
1967 0.73% 2.6%
1966 0.78% 2.52%
1965 0.85% 2.44%
1964 0.83% 2.32%
1963 0.73% 2.23%
1962 0.68% 2.25%
1961 0.67% 2.22%

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/yemen | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Italy declined by 0.05%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Italy Yemen
Current population
58562681
43325643
Population rank 26/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.52%
One net population change
16.7 minutes
26.4 seconds
One birth every
1.39 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
47.7 seconds
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline -86 +3,267
Annual growth/decline -31,512 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 170/197 13/197
One migration net change every
6.99 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change +75,448 -16,291
Net migration rank 19/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 6,553,671 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 12/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 11% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 59/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Italy
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Italy Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 75,448 - -16,291
2024 - 95,246 - -10,482
2023 -283,125 150,189 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 -318,674 231,228 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 -301,579 157,327 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 -338,801 85,281 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 -215,025 46,634 1,056,432 2,129
2018 -192,475 83,686 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 -192,007 95,147 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 -138,265 84,568 975,697 -6,492
2015 -162,620 39,389 939,922 -9,883
2014 -96,513 52,679 920,330 15,764
2013 -90,468 158,090 884,929 5,697
2012 -78,248 252,524 845,645 22,349
2011 -48,021 198,544 806,359 27,184
2010 -23,928 274,387 803,246 20,269
2009 -17,866 283,676 798,911 30,919
2008 -11,842 422,534 779,123 22,621
2007 -5,876 495,092 764,780 21,210
2006 0 215,995 750,082 13,940
2005 -17,450 258,702 726,708 15,283
2004 11,566 417,970 710,493 -62,641
2003 -40,179 478,578 694,457 -64,737
2002 -22,836 223,861 672,494 -59,648
2001 -11,396 48,903 658,704 -53,698
2000 -17,082 56,065 646,694 -47,713
1999 -22,766 54,405 633,166 -42,731
1998 -39,835 67,985 615,488 -39,096
1997 -22,756 50,539 604,443 -36,694
1996 -22,744 53,450 588,786 -35,043
1995 -34,107 -460,287 607,966 -15,485
1994 -17,053 502,750 602,363 -13,040
1993 0 24,321 595,459 -14,332
1992 22,718 51,747 582,072 -14,372
1991 11,352 19,721 565,837 -14,964
1990 22,688 35,317 549,654 -15,847
1989 28,336 19,540 530,464 -16,876
1988 33,977 18,553 513,296 -17,952
1987 16,980 7,825 493,337 -9,097
1986 11,319 -6,206 464,665 -11,151
1985 28,297 6,911 455,576 -14,660
1984 50,919 203 434,674 -19,143
1983 33,939 -3,733 414,823 -22,152
1982 79,161 -24,223 392,302 -23,981
1981 73,452 7,182 374,482 -25,499
1980 84,650 295,642 355,767 -26,740
1979 129,531 42,637 336,378 -27,090
1978 168,465 43,932 312,439 -26,524
1977 190,248 42,246 296,115 -25,305
1976 228,445 40,885 281,078 -23,669
1975 271,660 43,051 266,815 -23,192
1974 336,176 42,487 252,737 -22,726
1973 328,508 41,631 240,235 -22,282
1972 364,355 43,182 229,322 -21,826
1971 383,922 -58,627 219,095 -21,386
1970 376,753 -62,216 207,613 -20,966
1969 390,827 -45,346 196,305 -4,121
1968 399,268 -50,149 182,518 -4,031
1967 439,074 -37,992 173,637 -3,959
1966 488,427 -35,352 164,091 -3,874
1965 474,222 -36,267 155,398 -3,797
1964 527,089 -27,368 147,299 -3,712
1963 440,767 -28,198 133,781 -3,640
1962 427,387 -25,840 131,262 -3,572
1961 459,880 -129,761 129,787 -3,503
1960 426,697 -140,765 122,994 -3,431

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

GeoRank.org/population/italy/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 6,553,671 residents or 11% of the population were not native-born in Italy, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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