Europe & Central Asia · High income
Italy: key statistics
Italy has 58.9m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $43,309. Below: 74 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Rome
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- euro EUR
- Languages
- Italian
- ISO codes
- ITITA
- Land neighbours
- Austria, Switzerland, France, Malta, San Marino, Slovenia
Population58.9m2025 · rank 25 of 217GDP$2.6tn2025 · rank 9 of 211GDP per capita$43,3092025 · rank 37 of 211Life expectancy84.0 yrs2024 · rank 11 of 217Internet users89.2%2024 · rank 63 of 188Fertility1.182024 · rank 201 of 217CO₂ per person5.08 t2024 · rank 52 of 203Inflation1.5%2025 · rank 131 of 180
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Italy, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 58.9m | 2025 | 25/217 | 6/58 | −2.2% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | -0.06% | 2025 | 174/217 | 40/58 | +0.1 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 69.7% | 2025 | 92/217 | 28/58 | +0.1 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.18 | 2024 | 201/217 | 52/58 | −14% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 25.1% | 2025 | 4/217 | 2/58 | +3.1 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 11.7% | 2025 | 212/217 | 57/58 | −2.0 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 199.4 | 2024 | 67/216 | 12/57 | −2.3% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 6.3 | 2024 | 210/217 | 56/58 | −24% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 302,070 km² | 2024 | 72/216 | 15/57 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $2.6tn | 2025 | 9/211 | 5/57 | +38% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $43,309 | 2025 | 37/211 | 23/57 | +41% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $62,803 | 2025 | 36/199 | 20/53 | +68% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $42,080 | 2025 | 31/201 | 19/53 | +26% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 0.5% | 2025 | 187/210 | 51/56 | −0.3 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 0.6% | 2025 | 161/210 | 42/56 | −0.4 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 2.1% | 2025 | 146/198 | 33/56 | +0.1 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 22.6% | 2025 | 108/201 | 27/57 | +2.4 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 64.5% | 2025 | 58/201 | 19/57 | −2.2 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 22.2% | 2025 | 95/175 | 30/51 | +5.0 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 23.4% | 2025 | 72/163 | 25/49 | +4.9 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 1.5% | 2025 | 131/180 | 44/49 | +1.5 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | -1.3% | 2023 | 119/136 | 22/24 | −5.3 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 4.9% | 2023 | 119/136 | 19/24 | −0.3 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 0.88 | 2025 | 188/210 | 42/57 | −1.8% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 25.6% | 2024 | 12/142 | 7/48 | +0.6 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 47.3% | 2023 | 8/142 | 3/47 | +3.5 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 1.89% | 2025 | 71/156 | 32/47 | +0.7 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 32.2% | 2025 | 103/184 | 42/52 | +3.1 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 30.3% | 2025 | 133/184 | 48/52 | +4.0 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 62.5% | 2025 | 124/184 | 45/52 | +7.1 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 1.1% | 2025 | 65/185 | 19/50 | −0.1 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 0.0% | 2025 | 175/197 | 41/51 | −0.7 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.5% | 2025 | 138/178 | 37/50 | ±0.0 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 38.4m | 2020 | 6/196 | 3/51 | −48% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 6.4% | 2025 | 71/187 | 19/49 | −5.5 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 20.5% | 2025 | 47/187 | 14/49 | −19.8 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 49.3% | 2025 | 161/187 | 46/49 | +0.7 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 40.8% | 2025 | 149/187 | 45/49 | +1.4 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme poverty | 0.9% | 2023 | 92/151 | 12/47 | −0.7 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 1.0% | 2023 | 106/151 | 16/47 | −1.0 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 20.1% | 2021 | 80/145 | 12/47 | +0.6 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 34.3 | 2023 | 78/151 | 6/47 | −1.7% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 134/167 | 26/47 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 32.8% | 2025 | 59/190 | 29/52 | +1.8 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 99.3% | 2019 | 19/141 | 16/27 | +0.9 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 99.2% | 2019 | 19/147 | 15/28 | +1.2 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 103.6% | 2023 | 59/191 | 12/53 | +2.5 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 100.7% | 2023 | 60/176 | 30/53 | −0.3 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 75.9% | 2023 | 42/172 | 25/52 | +15.1 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 97.4% | 2023 | 63/168 | 27/47 | −2.2 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 11.5 | 2017 | 151/173 | 33/48 | +11% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.1% | 2022 | 99/184 | 34/49 | ±0.0 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 84.0 yrs | 2024 | 11/217 | 7/58 | +1.0% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 2.3 | 2024 | 180/196 | 39/52 | −26% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 2.7 | 2024 | 181/196 | 39/52 | −25% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 6 | 2023 | 165/194 | 29/51 | −25% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 8.4% | 2024 | 53/193 | 20/52 | −0.4 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $3,398 | 2024 | 27/193 | 19/52 | +6.5% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 4.19 | 2022 | 26/180 | 20/50 | +10.0% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 95% | 2024 | 63/193 | 21/51 | +8.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.3% | 2024 | 84/153 | 9/35 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Basic water | 99.9% | 2024 | 53/206 | 29/56 | ±0.0 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 99.9% | 2024 | 26/203 | 10/54 | ±0.0 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 89.2% | 2024 | 63/188 | 34/51 | +33.6 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 132.6 | 2024 | 52/210 | 14/56 | −11% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 31.8 | 2024 | 53/208 | 36/55 | +34% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 52/215 | 28/57 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 99.0% | 2024 | 53/192 | 26/51 | ±0.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 5.08 t | 2024 | 52/203 | 25/49 | −11% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 17.5% | 2021 | 116/212 | 32/54 | +5.6 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 41.0% | 2021 | 70/206 | 21/51 | +12.9 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 31.8% | 2024 | 109/214 | 30/57 | +1.6 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 23.5% | 2024 | 43/206 | 22/53 | +0.7 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 18.5% | 2022 | 64/177 | 18/47 | −0.1 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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