Italy’s Population has surpassed 60.72 million as per the latest census. It is the fourth largest populated country in Europe and ranks twenty-third on the world chart. And in terms of population density, the country stands fifth all over Europe. There are 200 persons approx residing in every square kilometer of land area.
Italy, including the islands of Sardinia and Sicily covers an area of 301,338 square km. It is made up 20 administrative regions including Abruzzi, Calabria, Campania, Emilia-Remagna, Liguria, Lombardia, Marche, Molise, Piemonte, Puglia, Sardegna, Toscana, Trentino-Alto Adige, Umbria, Giulia, Lazio,Valle d’Aosta, Veneto, Sicilia, Friuli-Venezia and Basilicata.
Italian Population has been mainly affected by the high birth rate of 9.78 births per 1,000 people and relatively high life expectancy and low death rate of 9.82 deaths/1,000 people.
Some of the largest populated cities in Italy are Rome, Milan, Naples, Turin, Palermo, and Genoa. Among other major Italian cities, the most populated having more than 250,000 inhabitants are Bologna, Florence, Bari, Catania, Venice, and Verona.
According to the latest reports as per the Italian Statistics Office, the literacy rate among Italy’s Population is 98% with schooling being made mandatory for children aged between 6 and 18.
The demographic details of Italy are listed as follows:
- Population: 58,133,509 approximately
- The age structure can be defined as:
- 0-14 years: 14.03%
- 15-64 years: 65.93%
- 65 years and over: 20.04%
- Growth Rate of Population: 0.68%
- Net Migration Rate: 7.5%
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- Religions
- 90% belong to the Roman
- 10% are Protestant or Jewish
- There are also very few Muslim immigrants
- Languages Spoken: Officially Italian (official); others include: German, French, Slovene
