Italy Population Pyramid 2006
Italy in 2006
As of 2006, Italy counted 58,754,433 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1996, the population was 57,162,092; it has grown by 2.8% since.
The median age was 42.3 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 21.3 children under 15 and 30.2 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 58,754,433 | 42.3 | |
| Spain | 44,695,448 | 39.0 | |
| Greece | 11,016,104 | 39.7 | |
| Portugal | 10,524,120 | 39.8 | |
| Serbia | 7,511,394 | 41.3 |





