Italy vs United Kingdom: Population, female
Italy
30.10 million
in 2025
United Kingdom
35.26 million
in 2025
Italy rank
25th
United Kingdom rank
23rd
Population, female over time
- Italy
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 35.26 million against 30.10 million in Italy, a difference of 5.16 million.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Italy ranks 25th and United Kingdom ranks 23rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.71 million | 27.86 million | 1.15 million | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 28.36 million | 28.82 million | 464,510 | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 29.08 million | 29.07 million | 7,750 | Italy |
| 1990s | 29.28 million | 29.94 million | 660,830 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 29.91 million | 31.00 million | 1.10 million | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 30.89 million | 33.04 million | 2.15 million | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 30.22 million | 34.58 million | 4.36 million | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Italy or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 35.26 million against 30.10 million in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Italy and United Kingdom?
- 5.16 million, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for population, female?
- Italy ranks 25th and United Kingdom ranks 23rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.