Italy in figures
Back to ItalyItaly's population peaked at 60,320,707 in 2014 by the World Bank's count and fell in every year from 2015 to 2025. Women had 1.18 children on average in 2024, and a quarter of residents, 25.1%, were 65 or over in 2025. Government debt reached 154.4% of GDP in 2020 and was 137.1% in 2025, by the IMF's estimate.
GDP
$2.55 tn
2025
from $1.15 tn in 2000
GDP per person
$43 309
2025
from $20 190 in 2000
Real growth
0.5%
2025
from 3.9% in 2000
Inflation
1.5%
2025
from 2.5% in 2000
Unemployment
6.4%
2025
from 10.8% in 2000
Government debt
137.1%of GDP
2025
from 108.7% in 2000
Sections
Economy
How large Italy's economy is, how fast it grows and what it is made of
Real output fell in four years between 2008 and 2013, by 5.3% at worst in 2009. In 2020 it dropped 8.9%. It grew 8.9% in 2021. Growth has stayed under 1% in every year since 2022 and was 0.5% in 2025; the IMF projected 0.5% for both 2026 and 2027. GDP in current dollars was $2.42 trillion in 2008, $1.85 trillion in 2015 and $2.55 trillion in 2025. Industry, construction included, fell from 24.1% of GDP in 2000 to 20.2% in 2014 and recovered to 22.6% by 2025. In 2025 manufacturing accounted for 15.0%, services for 64.5% and agriculture, forestry and fishing for 2.1%.
$2.55 tn2025
Data
| Year | GDP, current US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.55 tn |
| 2024 | $2.38 tn |
| 2023 | $2.32 tn |
| 2022 | $2.10 tn |
| 2021 | $2.18 tn |
| 2020 | $1.91 tn |
| 2019 | $2.02 tn |
| 2018 | $2.10 tn |
| 2017 | $1.97 tn |
| 2016 | $1.89 tn |
| 2015 | $1.85 tn |
| 2014 | $2.17 tn |
| 2013 | $2.15 tn |
| 2012 | $2.10 tn |
| 2011 | $2.31 tn |
| 2010 | $2.14 tn |
| 2009 | $2.21 tn |
| 2008 | $2.42 tn |
| 2007 | $2.22 tn |
| 2006 | $1.96 tn |
| 2005 | $1.86 tn |
| 2004 | $1.81 tn |
| 2003 | $1.58 tn |
| 2002 | $1.28 tn |
| 2001 | $1.17 tn |
| 2000 | $1.15 tn |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
0.5%2025
Data
| Year | Growth |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 0.7% |
| 2030 (projection) | 0.7% |
| 2029 (projection) | 0.7% |
| 2028 (projection) | 0.8% |
| 2027 (projection) | 0.5% |
| 2026 (projection) | 0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9% |
| 2022 | 4.8% |
| 2021 | 8.9% |
| 2020 | −8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | −1.8% |
| 2012 | −3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.5% |
| 2009 | −5.3% |
| 2008 | −1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.0% |
| 2000 | 3.9% |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook NGDP_RPCH
$43 3092025
At market exchange ratesAt purchasing power parity
Data
| Year | GDP per person | At purchasing power |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $43 309 | $62 803 |
| 2024 | $40 430 | $62 293 |
| 2023 | $39 280 | $60 350 |
| 2022 | $35 654 | $57 261 |
| 2021 | $36 853 | $49 825 |
| 2020 | $32 091 | $44 436 |
| 2019 | $33 813 | $46 662 |
| 2018 | $35 062 | $43 583 |
| 2017 | $32 844 | $42 142 |
| 2016 | $31 392 | $40 483 |
| 2015 | $30 640 | $37 384 |
| 2014 | $36 028 | $36 666 |
| 2013 | $35 702 | $36 459 |
| 2012 | $34 854 | $36 281 |
| 2011 | $38 432 | $36 392 |
| 2010 | $35 857 | $34 974 |
| 2009 | $37 100 | $34 502 |
| 2008 | $40 829 | $35 422 |
| 2007 | $37 826 | $34 108 |
| 2006 | $33 537 | $32 454 |
| 2005 | $32 063 | $30 138 |
| 2004 | $31 348 | $29 581 |
| 2003 | $27 578 | $29 249 |
| 2002 | $22 451 | $28 833 |
| 2001 | $20 570 | $28 134 |
| 2000 | $20 190 | $27 152 |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Manufacturing has its own band and is left out of other industry. The remainder is taxes on products less subsidies, which the national accounts add to reach GDP.
- Services
- Manufacturing
- Other industry and construction
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing
- Taxes less subsidies
Prices and work
What prices and jobs did
Unemployment among people aged 15 to 24 reached 42.7% in 2014, against 31.5% in 2000, and was 20.6% in 2025. The overall rate traced the same arc, from 12.7% in 2014 to 6.4% in 2025. Prices climbed 8.2% in 2022 and 5.6% in 2023. They fell 0.1% in both 2016 and 2020. Labour force participation was 49.3% in 2025, against 47.8% in 2000.
1.5%2025
Data
| Year | Inflation |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2030 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2029 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2028 (projection) | 2.3% |
| 2027 (projection) | 2.4% |
| 2026 (projection) | 2.6% |
| 2025 | 1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.0% |
| 2023 | 5.6% |
| 2022 | 8.2% |
| 2021 | 1.9% |
| 2020 | −0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.2% |
| 2016 | −0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.2% |
| 2012 | 3.0% |
| 2011 | 2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.8% |
| 2006 | 2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.7% |
| 2002 | 2.5% |
| 2001 | 2.8% |
| 2000 | 2.5% |
Series World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook PCPIPCH
6.4%2025
All agesAges 15 to 24
Data
| Year | Unemployment | Ages 15 to 24 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.4% | 20.6% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | 22.7% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | 23.7% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | 29.7% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | 29.6% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | 29.1% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | 32.2% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | 34.7% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | 37.8% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | 40.3% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | 42.7% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | 40.0% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | 35.3% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | 29.1% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | 27.9% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | 25.4% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | 21.2% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | 20.4% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | 21.8% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | 24.1% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | 24.4% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | 27.0% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | 27.2% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | 27.8% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | 31.5% |
Series World Bank SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · World Bank SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Trade
How open the economy is
Exports rose from a low of 22.3% of GDP in 2009 to 35.1% in 2022 and were 32.2% in 2025, with imports at 30.3%. The current account moved between a deficit of 3.2% of GDP in 2010 and a surplus of 3.9% in 2020. It was in surplus by 1.1% in 2025. Net foreign direct investment inflows came to 0.0% of GDP that year, after 3.0% in 2007.
32.2%2025
ExportsImports
Data
| Year | Exports of goods and services | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32.2% | 30.3% |
| 2024 | 32.3% | 30.3% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | 31.8% |
| 2022 | 35.1% | 36.9% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | 29.1% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | 25.2% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | 27.7% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | 28.5% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | 27.4% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | 25.6% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | 26.3% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | 25.8% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | 25.9% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | 26.9% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | 27.9% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | 26.7% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | 22.9% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | 27.6% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | 26.9% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | 24.6% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | 23.3% |
| 2003 | 23.2% | 22.8% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | 23.6% |
| 2001 | 25.6% | 24.3% |
| 2000 | 25.6% | 24.7% |
Series World Bank NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS · World Bank NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
1.1%2025
Data
| Year | Current account balance |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3% |
| 2022 | −1.8% |
| 2021 | 2.0% |
| 2020 | 3.9% |
| 2019 | 3.2% |
| 2018 | 2.6% |
| 2017 | 2.5% |
| 2016 | 2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.0% |
| 2012 | −0.2% |
| 2011 | −2.7% |
| 2010 | −3.2% |
| 2009 | −1.8% |
| 2008 | −2.7% |
| 2007 | −1.4% |
| 2006 | −1.4% |
| 2005 | −0.9% |
| 2004 | −0.5% |
| 2003 | −0.8% |
| 2002 | −0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1% |
| 2000 | −0.3% |
Series World Bank BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
0.0%2025
Data
| Year | Foreign direct investment, net inflows |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.2% |
| 2020 | −0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8% |
| 2008 | −0.4% |
| 2007 | 3.0% |
| 2006 | 2.9% |
| 2005 | 2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.1% |
Series World Bank BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
Public finances
What the state owes and borrows
The IMF's debt series never fell below 103.5% of GDP, the figure for 2007. It climbed to 134.8% in 2014 and to 154.4% in 2020, eased to 133.9% in 2023 and rose to 137.1% in 2025. The deficit was 9.4% of GDP in 2020. By 2025 it was 3.1%, and the IMF projected 2.8% for 2026. Tax revenue came to 21.9% of GDP in 2005 and 25.6% in 2024.
137.1%2025
Data
| Year | General government gross debt |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 136.1% |
| 2030 (projection) | 136.5% |
| 2029 (projection) | 137.1% |
| 2028 (projection) | 137.6% |
| 2027 (projection) | 138.8% |
| 2026 (projection) | 138.4% |
| 2025 | 137.1% |
| 2024 | 134.7% |
| 2023 | 133.9% |
| 2022 | 138.4% |
| 2021 | 145.8% |
| 2020 | 154.4% |
| 2019 | 133.9% |
| 2018 | 134.2% |
| 2017 | 133.7% |
| 2016 | 134.2% |
| 2015 | 134.8% |
| 2014 | 134.8% |
| 2013 | 131.9% |
| 2012 | 125.9% |
| 2011 | 119.1% |
| 2010 | 118.8% |
| 2009 | 116.1% |
| 2008 | 105.8% |
| 2007 | 103.5% |
| 2006 | 106.3% |
| 2005 | 106.2% |
| 2004 | 104.7% |
| 2003 | 105.1% |
| 2002 | 105.9% |
| 2001 | 108.5% |
| 2000 | 108.7% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXWDG_NGDP
−3.1%2025
Below zero the government borrowed.
Data
| Year | General government net lending or borrowing |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | −2.7% |
| 2030 (projection) | −2.5% |
| 2029 (projection) | −2.5% |
| 2028 (projection) | −2.4% |
| 2027 (projection) | −2.6% |
| 2026 (projection) | −2.8% |
| 2025 | −3.1% |
| 2024 | −3.4% |
| 2023 | −7.1% |
| 2022 | −8.1% |
| 2021 | −8.9% |
| 2020 | −9.4% |
| 2019 | −1.5% |
| 2018 | −2.2% |
| 2017 | −2.5% |
| 2016 | −2.4% |
| 2015 | −2.5% |
| 2014 | −2.8% |
| 2013 | −2.9% |
| 2012 | −3.0% |
| 2011 | −3.5% |
| 2010 | −4.2% |
| 2009 | −5.1% |
| 2008 | −2.6% |
| 2007 | −1.3% |
| 2006 | −3.6% |
| 2005 | −4.1% |
| 2004 | −3.5% |
| 2003 | −3.2% |
| 2002 | −2.9% |
| 2001 | −3.2% |
| 2000 | −2.4% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXCNL_NGDP
25.6%2024
Data
| Year | Tax revenue |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 25.6% |
| 2023 | 24.7% |
| 2022 | 24.6% |
| 2021 | 24.9% |
| 2020 | 24.9% |
| 2019 | 24.7% |
| 2018 | 24.2% |
| 2017 | 24.7% |
| 2016 | 25.1% |
| 2015 | 24.8% |
| 2014 | 25.0% |
| 2013 | 25.2% |
| 2012 | 24.9% |
| 2011 | 23.7% |
| 2010 | 23.7% |
| 2009 | 23.9% |
| 2008 | 23.5% |
| 2007 | 23.7% |
| 2006 | 23.2% |
| 2005 | 21.9% |
| 2004 | 22.1% |
| 2003 | 22.7% |
| 2002 | 22.8% |
| 2001 | 23.3% |
| 2000 | 23.8% |
Series World Bank GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
People
Who lives in Italy
In 2024 deaths ran at 11.0 per 1,000 people and births at 6.3. Net migration added 495,092 people in 2007, only 39,389 in 2015 and 75,448 in 2025. From 18.2% of residents in 2000, the 65-and-over share grew to 25.1% in 2025, while children under 15 fell from 14.3% to 11.7% over the same years and the working-age share from 67.5% to 63.2%. A child born in 2024 could expect to live 84.0 years.
58.92 m2025
The axis does not start at zero, so the change looks larger than it is.
Data
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 58.92 m |
| 2024 | 58.95 m |
| 2023 | 58.98 m |
| 2022 | 59.01 m |
| 2021 | 59.13 m |
| 2020 | 59.44 m |
| 2019 | 59.73 m |
| 2018 | 59.88 m |
| 2017 | 60.00 m |
| 2016 | 60.12 m |
| 2015 | 60.23 m |
| 2014 | 60.32 m |
| 2013 | 60.31 m |
| 2012 | 60.19 m |
| 2011 | 60.03 m |
| 2010 | 59.82 m |
| 2009 | 59.56 m |
| 2008 | 59.21 m |
| 2007 | 58.76 m |
| 2006 | 58.40 m |
| 2005 | 58.17 m |
| 2004 | 57.83 m |
| 2003 | 57.40 m |
| 2002 | 57.09 m |
| 2001 | 56.98 m |
| 2000 | 56.94 m |
Series World Bank SP.POP.TOTL
Data
| Year | Aged 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.7% | 63.2% | 25.1% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | 63.5% | 24.6% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | 63.6% | 24.2% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | 63.7% | 23.9% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | 63.7% | 23.7% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | 63.8% | 23.4% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | 63.9% | 23.1% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | 64.0% | 22.8% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | 64.0% | 22.6% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | 64.1% | 22.3% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | 64.3% | 22.0% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | 64.5% | 21.7% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | 64.8% | 21.3% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | 65.0% | 21.0% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | 65.3% | 20.7% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | 65.5% | 20.5% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | 65.7% | 20.3% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | 65.8% | 20.2% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | 65.8% | 20.1% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | 66.0% | 19.9% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | 66.3% | 19.6% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | 66.5% | 19.3% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | 66.7% | 19.1% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | 67.0% | 18.8% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | 67.3% | 18.5% |
| 2000 | 14.3% | 67.5% | 18.2% |
Series World Bank SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
1.182024
Data
| Year | Births per woman |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.18 |
| 2023 | 1.21 |
| 2022 | 1.24 |
| 2021 | 1.25 |
| 2020 | 1.24 |
| 2019 | 1.27 |
| 2018 | 1.31 |
| 2017 | 1.34 |
| 2016 | 1.36 |
| 2015 | 1.36 |
| 2014 | 1.38 |
| 2013 | 1.39 |
| 2012 | 1.42 |
| 2011 | 1.42 |
| 2010 | 1.44 |
| 2009 | 1.44 |
| 2008 | 1.44 |
| 2007 | 1.39 |
| 2006 | 1.37 |
| 2005 | 1.33 |
| 2004 | 1.34 |
| 2003 | 1.29 |
| 2002 | 1.27 |
| 2001 | 1.25 |
| 2000 | 1.26 |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
84.0 years2024
Data
| Year | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 84.0 years |
| 2023 | 83.3 years |
| 2022 | 82.7 years |
| 2021 | 82.7 years |
| 2020 | 82.2 years |
| 2019 | 83.5 years |
| 2018 | 83.3 years |
| 2017 | 83.0 years |
| 2016 | 83.2 years |
| 2015 | 82.5 years |
| 2014 | 83.1 years |
| 2013 | 82.7 years |
| 2012 | 82.2 years |
| 2011 | 82.2 years |
| 2010 | 82.0 years |
| 2009 | 81.6 years |
| 2008 | 81.5 years |
| 2007 | 81.4 years |
| 2006 | 81.3 years |
| 2005 | 80.8 years |
| 2004 | 80.8 years |
| 2003 | 80.0 years |
| 2002 | 80.2 years |
| 2001 | 80.1 years |
| 2000 | 79.8 years |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN
75 4482025
People arriving less people leaving, each year. The largest net inflow in the series was 495 092 people, in 2007.
Data
| Year | Net migration |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 75 448 |
| 2024 | 95 246 |
| 2023 | 150 189 |
| 2022 | 231 228 |
| 2021 | 157 327 |
| 2020 | 85 281 |
| 2019 | 46 634 |
| 2018 | 83 686 |
| 2017 | 95 147 |
| 2016 | 84 568 |
| 2015 | 39 389 |
| 2014 | 52 679 |
| 2013 | 158 090 |
| 2012 | 252 524 |
| 2011 | 198 544 |
| 2010 | 274 387 |
| 2009 | 283 676 |
| 2008 | 422 534 |
| 2007 | 495 092 |
| 2006 | 215 995 |
| 2005 | 258 702 |
| 2004 | 417 970 |
| 2003 | 478 578 |
| 2002 | 223 861 |
| 2001 | 48 903 |
| 2000 | 56 065 |
Series World Bank SM.POP.NETM
Living standards
Health, schooling, the internet and inequality
Adult literacy was 99.3% in 2019. By 2024, 89.2% of people used the internet, against 23.1% in 2000. Health spending was 8.4% of GDP in 2024, after 9.6% in 2020, and public spending on education 4.1% in 2022, against a low of 3.8% in 2016. The Gini coefficient was 34.3 in 2023.
8.4%2024
Data
| Year | Health spending |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.4% |
| 2023 | 8.4% |
| 2022 | 8.8% |
| 2021 | 9.3% |
| 2020 | 9.6% |
| 2019 | 8.6% |
| 2018 | 8.7% |
| 2017 | 8.7% |
| 2016 | 8.7% |
| 2015 | 8.8% |
| 2014 | 8.9% |
| 2013 | 8.8% |
| 2012 | 8.8% |
| 2011 | 8.7% |
| 2010 | 8.9% |
| 2009 | 8.9% |
| 2008 | 8.5% |
| 2007 | 8.1% |
| 2006 | 8.4% |
| 2005 | 8.3% |
| 2004 | 8.1% |
| 2003 | 7.8% |
| 2002 | 7.8% |
| 2001 | 7.7% |
| 2000 | 7.5% |
Series World Bank SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
4.1%2022
Data
| Year | Public spending on education |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.1% |
| 2021 | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 4.4% |
| 2019 | 4.1% |
| 2018 | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 4.0% |
| 2016 | 3.8% |
| 2015 | 4.0% |
| 2014 | 4.0% |
| 2013 | 4.1% |
| 2012 | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 4.3% |
| 2009 | 4.5% |
| 2008 | 4.4% |
| 2007 | 4.1% |
| 2006 | 4.5% |
| 2005 | 4.2% |
| 2004 | 4.4% |
| 2003 | 4.5% |
| 2002 | 4.4% |
| 2001 | 4.6% |
| 2000 | 4.3% |
Series World Bank SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
89.2%2024
Data
| Year | Using the internet |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 89.2% |
| 2023 | 87.0% |
| 2022 | 85.1% |
| 2021 | 74.9% |
| 2020 | 70.5% |
| 2019 | 67.8% |
| 2018 | 74.4% |
| 2017 | 63.1% |
| 2016 | 61.3% |
| 2015 | 58.1% |
| 2014 | 55.6% |
| 2013 | 58.5% |
| 2012 | 55.8% |
| 2011 | 54.4% |
| 2010 | 53.7% |
| 2009 | 48.8% |
| 2008 | 44.5% |
| 2007 | 40.8% |
| 2006 | 38.0% |
| 2005 | 35.0% |
| 2004 | 33.2% |
| 2003 | 29.0% |
| 2002 | 28.0% |
| 2001 | 27.2% |
| 2000 | 23.1% |
Series World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS
34.32023
−0.900 since 2000, between 32.9 and 35.9 in every year
Data
| Year | Gini coefficient |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 34.3 |
| 2022 | 33.7 |
| 2021 | 34.8 |
| 2020 | 35.2 |
| 2019 | 34.6 |
| 2018 | 35.2 |
| 2017 | 35.9 |
| 2016 | 35.2 |
| 2015 | 35.4 |
| 2014 | 34.7 |
| 2013 | 34.9 |
| 2012 | 35.2 |
| 2011 | 35.1 |
| 2010 | 34.7 |
| 2009 | 33.8 |
| 2008 | 33.8 |
| 2007 | 32.9 |
| 2006 | 33.7 |
| 2005 | 33.8 |
| 2004 | 34.3 |
| 2003 | 34.9 |
| 2002 | 34.7 |
| 2000 | 35.2 |
Series World Bank SI.POV.GINI
69.7%2025
+2.5 points since 2000, between 67.2% and 69.7% in every year
Data
| Year | Living in towns and cities |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 69.7% |
| 2024 | 69.6% |
| 2023 | 69.5% |
| 2022 | 69.5% |
| 2021 | 69.5% |
| 2020 | 69.5% |
| 2019 | 69.5% |
| 2018 | 69.5% |
| 2017 | 69.5% |
| 2016 | 69.6% |
| 2015 | 69.6% |
| 2014 | 69.6% |
| 2013 | 69.3% |
| 2012 | 68.8% |
| 2011 | 68.4% |
| 2010 | 68.2% |
| 2009 | 68.0% |
| 2008 | 67.9% |
| 2007 | 67.8% |
| 2006 | 67.7% |
| 2005 | 67.6% |
| 2004 | 67.5% |
| 2003 | 67.4% |
| 2002 | 67.3% |
| 2001 | 67.3% |
| 2000 | 67.2% |
Series World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Energy and environment
Energy, emissions and forest
Renewables produced 20.8% of electricity in 2000, dipped to 17.0% in 2007 and reached 43.7% in 2014; in 2021 the share was 41.0%. Carbon dioxide emissions peaked at 8.5 tonnes per person in 2004 and were 5.1 tonnes in 2024. Forest cover grew from 28.3% of the land in 2000 to 32.9% in 2023.
41.0%2021
Data
| Year | Electricity from renewable sources |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 41.0% |
| 2020 | 42.4% |
| 2019 | 40.0% |
| 2018 | 40.1% |
| 2017 | 35.7% |
| 2016 | 37.9% |
| 2015 | 39.0% |
| 2014 | 43.7% |
| 2013 | 39.3% |
| 2012 | 31.5% |
| 2011 | 28.1% |
| 2010 | 26.6% |
| 2009 | 25.1% |
| 2008 | 20.0% |
| 2007 | 17.0% |
| 2006 | 18.2% |
| 2005 | 18.2% |
| 2004 | 20.3% |
| 2003 | 18.5% |
| 2002 | 19.6% |
| 2001 | 22.0% |
| 2000 | 20.8% |
Series World Bank EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS
17.5%2021
Data
| Year | Renewable share of final energy use |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 17.5% |
| 2020 | 18.7% |
| 2019 | 17.3% |
| 2018 | 17.1% |
| 2017 | 16.4% |
| 2016 | 16.1% |
| 2015 | 16.6% |
| 2014 | 17.1% |
| 2013 | 16.3% |
| 2012 | 14.4% |
| 2011 | 11.9% |
| 2010 | 12.8% |
| 2009 | 12.5% |
| 2008 | 10.8% |
| 2007 | 8.7% |
| 2006 | 7.5% |
| 2005 | 6.7% |
| 2004 | 5.9% |
| 2003 | 6.2% |
| 2002 | 5.6% |
| 2001 | 5.4% |
| 2000 | 5.1% |
Series World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS
5.1 t2024
Data
| Year | CO2 emissions per person |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.1 t |
| 2023 | 5.2 t |
| 2022 | 5.6 t |
| 2021 | 5.6 t |
| 2020 | 5.0 t |
| 2019 | 5.6 t |
| 2018 | 5.7 t |
| 2017 | 5.8 t |
| 2016 | 5.8 t |
| 2015 | 5.9 t |
| 2014 | 5.7 t |
| 2013 | 6.0 t |
| 2012 | 6.5 t |
| 2011 | 6.9 t |
| 2010 | 7.1 t |
| 2009 | 7.0 t |
| 2008 | 7.8 t |
| 2007 | 8.2 t |
| 2006 | 8.3 t |
| 2005 | 8.5 t |
| 2004 | 8.5 t |
| 2003 | 8.4 t |
| 2002 | 8.1 t |
| 2001 | 8.0 t |
| 2000 | 8.0 t |
Series World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5
32.9%2023
Data
| Year | Forest cover |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 32.9% |
| 2022 | 32.7% |
| 2021 | 32.5% |
| 2020 | 32.4% |
| 2019 | 32.2% |
| 2018 | 32.0% |
| 2017 | 31.8% |
| 2016 | 31.6% |
| 2015 | 31.4% |
| 2014 | 31.3% |
| 2013 | 31.1% |
| 2012 | 30.9% |
| 2011 | 30.7% |
| 2010 | 30.5% |
| 2009 | 30.3% |
| 2008 | 30.1% |
| 2007 | 29.9% |
| 2006 | 29.6% |
| 2005 | 29.4% |
| 2004 | 29.2% |
| 2003 | 29.0% |
| 2002 | 28.8% |
| 2001 | 28.5% |
| 2000 | 28.3% |
Series World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS
Codes
Italy's codes and memberships
The state
- Status
- Sovereign state
- State since
- 1946
- Government
- parliamentary republic
- Official language
- Italian
- United Nations
- Member
Identifiers
- Calling code
- +39
- Internet domain
- .it
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
Memberships
- 1949Council of EuropeCouncil of Europe
- 1957EUEuropean Union
- 1977G7G7
- 1995WTOWorld Trade Organization
- 1997SchengenSchengen Area
Also a member, joining year not on record
Questions
Questions about Italy in figures
How big is Italy's economy?
The World Bank valued Italy's GDP at $2.55 trillion in 2025 in current US dollars, $43,309 per person. Adjusted for purchasing power, it was $62,803 a head in 2025.
Is Italy's population shrinking?
Yes, by the World Bank's count. The population peaked at 60,320,707 in 2014 and fell in every year after, to 58,915,656 in 2025. Deaths outnumbered births in 2024, at 11.0 against 6.3 per 1,000 people.
How high is Italy's government debt?
At 137.1% of GDP in 2025, general government gross debt was below the 154.4% of 2020 but above the 108.7% of 2000, by the IMF's estimate, which projected 138.8% for 2027 and 136.1% for 2031.
What is youth unemployment in Italy?
The World Bank put unemployment among people aged 15 to 24 at 20.6% in 2025, down from 42.7% in 2014. Overall unemployment was 6.4% in 2025.
How fast did prices rise in Italy in 2025?
Inflation fell to 1.5% in 2025 on the World Bank's figures, from 8.2% in 2022. For 2026 the IMF projected 2.6%, and 2.0% for each year from 2029.
How old is Italy's population?
By the World Bank's figures, 25.1% of Italy's population was 65 or over in 2025 and 11.7% was under 15, against 18.2% and 14.3% in 2000. The fertility rate dropped from 1.44 births per woman in 2008 to 1.18 in 2024. A child born in 2024 could expect to live 84.0 years.
Record generated 2026-08-31, series 2026-09-27 · Q38 · World Bank data · Europe