Italy Population Pyramid 2000
Italy in 2000
As of 2000, Italy counted 57,272,196 inhabitants. The population was almost unchanged from 1990, when it stood at 57,031,453.
Half of the population was younger than 40.3 years; 14.3% were children under 15 and 18.2% were 65 or older. This is a constrictive pyramid — its base is narrower than its middle, the signature of sustained low birth rates and population ageing.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Italy was 1.20 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 83.7 years in 2023: 85.8 for women and 81.7 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
6,551,499 immigrants live in Italy, 11.0% of the population.
| Romania | 880,402 |
| Albania | 542,638 |
| Morocco | 472,734 |
| Ukraine | 396,128 |
| China | 240,895 |
2,934,780 people born in Italy live in other countries.
| Germany | 436,759 |
| United States of America | 360,987 |
| United Kingdom | 342,143 |
| France | 303,685 |
| Switzerland | 273,822 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 57,272,197 | 40.3 | |
| Spain | 41,019,775 | 37.4 | |
| Greece | 10,782,635 | 38.0 | |
| Portugal | 10,283,205 | 37.7 | |
| Serbia | 7,694,606 | 40.1 |





