Italy vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Population ages 15-64, total

Italy
37.26 million
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
467.73 million
in 2025
Italy rank
27th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
28th

Population ages 15-64, total over time

  • Italy
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 467.73 million against 37.26 million in Italy, a difference of 430.46 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 12.6 times Italy's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 218 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 33.84 million 91.10 million 57.27 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1970s 35.21 million 118.55 million 83.34 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 37.84 million 161.94 million 124.10 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 38.93 million 221.06 million 182.13 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 38.55 million 302.25 million 263.69 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 38.76 million 382.46 million 343.70 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 37.57 million 444.26 million 406.70 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, Italy or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 467.73 million against 37.26 million in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total between Italy and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
430.46 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Italy and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 15-64, total?
Italy ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 15-64, total
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.