What is population ages 15-64, total in Italy?

Population ages 15-64, total in Italy was 37.26 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

What is the highest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Italy?

The highest recorded value was 39.24 million in 1992.

What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Italy?

The lowest recorded value was 32.87 million in 1960.

How does Italy rank for population ages 15-64, total?

Italy ranks 27th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.

Is population ages 15-64, total rising or falling in Italy?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Italy data come from?

The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population ages 15-64, total in Italy

Name: Population ages 15-64, total in Italy
Creator: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Italy: Population ages 15-64, total was 37.26 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

37.26 million

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

27th

of 215 countries

All-time high

39.24 million

in 1992

All-time low

32.87 million

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Population ages 15-64, total in Italy, 1960–2025

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

Italy recorded 37.26 million for population ages 15-64, total in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total in Italy peaked at 39.24 million in 1992 and was at its lowest, 32.87 million, in 1960.

Italy ranks 27th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	33.84 million	32.87 million	34.53 million	10
1970s	35.21 million	34.59 million	36.08 million	10
1980s	37.84 million	36.41 million	38.76 million	10
1990s	38.93 million	38.58 million	39.24 million	10
2000s	38.55 million	38.23 million	39.10 million	10
2010s	38.76 million	38.15 million	39.20 million	10
2020s	37.57 million	37.26 million	37.92 million	6

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Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,408 (2090)
Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 325,774 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 297,265 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 321,760 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 297,984 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 314,999 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 295,394 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 15-64, total in Italy?: Population ages 15-64, total in Italy was 37.26 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Italy?: The highest recorded value was 39.24 million in 1992.
What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Italy?: The lowest recorded value was 32.87 million in 1960.
How does Italy rank for population ages 15-64, total?: Italy ranks 27th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 15-64, total rising or falling in Italy?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?: The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.