Italy vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Population, female

Italy
30.10 million
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
35.26 million
in 2025
Italy rank
25th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
23rd

Population, female over time

  • Italy
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 35.26 million against 30.10 million in Italy, a difference of 5.16 million.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland'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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Italy ranks 25th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 23rd of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 26.71 million 27.86 million 1.15 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 28.36 million 28.82 million 464,510 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 29.08 million 29.07 million 7,750 Italy
1990s 29.28 million 29.94 million 660,830 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 29.91 million 31.00 million 1.10 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 30.89 million 33.04 million 2.15 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 30.22 million 34.58 million 4.36 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, Italy or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
5.16 million, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Italy and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for population, female?
Italy ranks 25th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 23rd of 217 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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Indicator
Population, female
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

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.