Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Italy
Italy: Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage was 58,943 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Italy, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Italy recorded 58,943 Persons for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in 2025.
The figure is down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Italy peaked at 60,690 Persons in 2010 and was at its lowest, 48,967 Persons, in 1960.
Italy ranks 9th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Italy, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48,967 Persons | — |
| 1961 | 49,156 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 49,563 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 49,936 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 50,439 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 50,840 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 51,227 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 51,664 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 52,042 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 52,376 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 52,771 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 53,124 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 53,499 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 53,882 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 54,390 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 54,764 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 55,070 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 55,266 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 55,446 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 55,602 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 55,657 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 55,774 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 55,995 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 56,228 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 56,344 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 56,498 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 56,576 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 56,664 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 56,763 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 56,837 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 56,737 Persons | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 56,760 Persons | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 56,859 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 56,442 Persons | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 56,623 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 56,745 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 56,826 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 56,941 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 57,040 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 57,078 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 57,189 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 57,348 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 56,933 Persons | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 57,186 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 57,612 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 58,044 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 58,289 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 58,511 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 59,002 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 59,421 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 60,690 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 59,948 Persons | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 60,105 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 60,277 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 60,346 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 60,295 Persons | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 60,164 Persons | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 60,067 Persons | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 59,938 Persons | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 59,817 Persons | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 59,641 Persons | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 59,236 Persons | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 59,030 Persons | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 58,997 Persons | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 58,971 Persons | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 58,943 Persons | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50,621 Persons | 48,967 Persons | 52,376 Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 54,381 Persons | 52,771 Persons | 55,602 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 56,334 Persons | 55,657 Persons | 56,837 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 56,805 Persons | 56,442 Persons | 57,078 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,954 Persons | 56,933 Persons | 59,421 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,165 Persons | 59,817 Persons | 60,690 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,136 Persons | 58,943 Persons | 59,641 Persons | 6 |
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Italy?
- Healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Italy was 58,943 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 60,690 Persons in 2010.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,967 Persons in 1960.
- How does Italy rank for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage?
- Italy ranks 9th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of a population covered for a core set of health services offers an initial measure of access to care and financial protection. Most OECD countries have achieved universal or near-universal coverage for a core set of health services, which usually include consultations with doctors, tests and examinations, and hospital care. This dataset presents the latest data for government (compulsory) health insurance, and for the various types of voluntary health insurance coverage. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.