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Italy

Italy / IT

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Italy in numbers.

Area302,070 kmยฒWorld # 72 โ†’Population58.9MWorld # 25 โ†’Population density195 people/kmยฒWorld # 63 โ†’Life expectancy84 yearsWorld # 11 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 43,309World # 36 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Italy across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area302,070 kmยฒWorld # 72 / 2023 โ†’Population58.9MWorld # 25 / 2025 โ†’Population density195 people/kmยฒWorld # 63 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,861World # 147 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0.1%World # 173 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.2World # 198 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate6.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 208 / 2024 โ†’Death rate11 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 27 / 2024 โ†’Median age47.5 yearsWorld # 6 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+25.1%World # 4 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1411.7%World # 210 / 2025 โ†’Urban population69.7%World # 92 / 2025 โ†’Net migration75.4KWorld # 19 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate1.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 57 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share11%World # 74 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy84 yearsWorld # 11 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy70.6 yearsWorld # 14 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people4.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 26 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate22.4%World # 64 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 43,309World # 36 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 2.6TWorld # 9 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 62,803World # 36 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth0.5%World # 187 / 2025 โ†’Inflation1.5%World # 139 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment6.4%World # 71 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment20.5%World # 47 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,701 hours/yearWorld # 92 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep time8.3 hours/dayWorld # 12 / Approximately 1998โ€“2006 โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)34.3World # 86 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.1%World # 102 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people2,855.1 per million peopleWorld # 35 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)1.4%World # 34 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people174.5 per million peopleWorld # 14 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,753 kcal/dayWorld # 8 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person71.2 kg/person/yearWorld # 62 / 2023 โ†’Rice production1.4M tWorld # 35 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production6.2M tWorld # 23 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area32.9%World # 100 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person5,137 kWh/personWorld # 41 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person5.1 tWorld # 66 / 2024 โ†’Internet use89.2%World # 67 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions132.6 per 100 peopleWorld # 52 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 168 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate5.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 158 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.6%World # 82 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament32.8%World # 59 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals38.4MWorld # 6 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 20.5BWorld # 7 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites61 sitesWorld # 1 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2020 / 80.8%Main languageItalianMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2025Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal87,322 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightItalianLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyEuroEURDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsRoman Italy