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Population, total

The value for Population, total in Italy was 59,449,530 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 60,789,140 in 2014 and a minimum value of 50,199,700 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year	Value
1960	50,199,700
1961	50,536,350
1962	50,879,450
1963	51,252,000
1964	51,675,350
1965	52,112,350
1966	52,519,000
1967	52,900,500
1968	53,235,750
1969	53,537,950
1970	53,821,850
1971	54,073,490
1972	54,381,340
1973	54,751,410
1974	55,110,870
1975	55,441,000
1976	55,718,260
1977	55,955,410
1978	56,155,140
1979	56,317,750
1980	56,433,880
1981	56,501,680
1982	56,543,550
1983	56,564,070
1984	56,576,720
1985	56,593,070
1986	56,596,160
1987	56,601,930
1988	56,629,290
1989	56,671,780
1990	56,719,240
1991	56,758,520
1992	56,797,090
1993	56,831,820
1994	56,843,400
1995	56,844,300
1996	56,860,280
1997	56,890,370
1998	56,906,740
1999	56,916,320
2000	56,942,110
2001	56,974,100
2002	57,059,010
2003	57,313,200
2004	57,685,330
2005	57,969,480
2006	58,143,980
2007	58,438,310
2008	58,826,730
2009	59,095,360
2010	59,277,420
2011	59,379,450
2012	59,539,720
2013	60,233,950
2014	60,789,140
2015	60,730,580
2016	60,627,500
2017	60,536,710
2018	60,421,760
2019	59,729,080
2020	59,449,530

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Italy was 30,504,670 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31,315,780 in 2014 and a minimum value of 25,794,880 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year	Value
1960	25,794,880
1961	25,964,790
1962	26,138,710
1963	26,327,740
1964	26,541,780
1965	26,761,060
1966	26,962,780
1967	27,150,220
1968	27,313,590
1969	27,461,120
1970	27,601,460
1971	27,727,500
1972	27,884,370
1973	28,075,510
1974	28,264,020
1975	28,440,400
1976	28,593,190
1977	28,728,400
1978	28,844,770
1979	28,938,960
1980	29,003,780
1981	29,037,090
1982	29,051,540
1983	29,052,240
1984	29,050,060
1985	29,053,780
1986	29,055,640
1987	29,063,000
1988	29,084,320
1989	29,114,370
1990	29,146,540
1991	29,173,240
1992	29,198,820
1993	29,223,130
1994	29,238,360
1995	29,252,150
1996	29,279,270
1997	29,318,010
1998	29,349,200
1999	29,369,600
2000	29,386,550
2001	29,391,910
2002	29,412,460
2003	29,515,900
2004	29,686,360
2005	29,825,090
2006	29,924,050
2007	30,098,000
2008	30,326,740
2009	30,489,590
2010	30,596,020
2011	30,647,050
2012	30,716,750
2013	31,053,690
2014	31,315,780
2015	31,262,660
2016	31,188,520
2017	31,121,470
2018	31,042,690
2019	30,667,510
2020	30,504,670

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Italy was 51.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 51.61 in 2010, while its lowest value was 51.28 in 1972.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year	Value
1960	51.38
1961	51.38
1962	51.37
1963	51.37
1964	51.36
1965	51.35
1966	51.34
1967	51.32
1968	51.31
1969	51.29
1970	51.28
1971	51.28
1972	51.28
1973	51.28
1974	51.29
1975	51.30
1976	51.32
1977	51.34
1978	51.37
1979	51.39
1980	51.39
1981	51.39
1982	51.38
1983	51.36
1984	51.35
1985	51.34
1986	51.34
1987	51.35
1988	51.36
1989	51.37
1990	51.39
1991	51.40
1992	51.41
1993	51.42
1994	51.44
1995	51.46
1996	51.49
1997	51.53
1998	51.57
1999	51.60
2000	51.61
2001	51.59
2002	51.55
2003	51.50
2004	51.46
2005	51.45
2006	51.47
2007	51.50
2008	51.55
2009	51.59
2010	51.61
2011	51.61
2012	51.59
2013	51.56
2014	51.52
2015	51.48
2016	51.44
2017	51.41
2018	51.38
2019	51.34
2020	51.31

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Italy was 28,944,860 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29,473,360 in 2014 and a minimum value of 24,404,820 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year	Value
1960	24,404,820
1961	24,571,560
1962	24,740,740
1963	24,924,260
1964	25,133,570
1965	25,351,290
1966	25,556,220
1967	25,750,280
1968	25,922,160
1969	26,076,820
1970	26,220,380
1971	26,345,990
1972	26,496,980
1973	26,675,900
1974	26,846,850
1975	27,000,600
1976	27,125,070
1977	27,227,020
1978	27,310,370
1979	27,378,790
1980	27,430,100
1981	27,464,590
1982	27,492,010
1983	27,511,830
1984	27,526,660
1985	27,539,290
1986	27,540,510
1987	27,538,930
1988	27,544,970
1989	27,557,410
1990	27,572,700
1991	27,585,280
1992	27,598,270
1993	27,608,690
1994	27,605,040
1995	27,592,150
1996	27,581,010
1997	27,572,360
1998	27,557,540
1999	27,546,720
2000	27,555,560
2001	27,582,190
2002	27,646,540
2003	27,797,300
2004	27,998,960
2005	28,144,390
2006	28,219,930
2007	28,340,310
2008	28,499,990
2009	28,605,770
2010	28,681,400
2011	28,732,400
2012	28,822,960
2013	29,180,260
2014	29,473,360
2015	29,467,920
2016	29,438,980
2017	29,415,240
2018	29,379,070
2019	29,061,570
2020	28,944,860

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Italy was 48.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 48.72 in 1972, while its lowest value was 48.39 in 2010.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year	Value
1960	48.62
1961	48.62
1962	48.63
1963	48.63
1964	48.64
1965	48.65
1966	48.66
1967	48.68
1968	48.69
1969	48.71
1970	48.72
1971	48.72
1972	48.72
1973	48.72
1974	48.71
1975	48.70
1976	48.68
1977	48.66
1978	48.63
1979	48.61
1980	48.61
1981	48.61
1982	48.62
1983	48.64
1984	48.65
1985	48.66
1986	48.66
1987	48.65
1988	48.64
1989	48.63
1990	48.61
1991	48.60
1992	48.59
1993	48.58
1994	48.56
1995	48.54
1996	48.51
1997	48.47
1998	48.43
1999	48.40
2000	48.39
2001	48.41
2002	48.45
2003	48.50
2004	48.54
2005	48.55
2006	48.53
2007	48.50
2008	48.45
2009	48.41
2010	48.39
2011	48.39
2012	48.41
2013	48.44
2014	48.48
2015	48.52
2016	48.56
2017	48.59
2018	48.62
2019	48.66
2020	48.69

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population