Population, female in Italy
Italy: Population, female was 51.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population, female in Italy, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Italy recorded 51.1% for population, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Italy peaked at 51.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 2025.
Italy ranks 58th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population, female in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.5% | — |
| 1961 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 51.5% | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 51.5% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 51.5% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 51.5% | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 51.5% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 51.4% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 51.4% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 51.4% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 51.4% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 51.4% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 51.4% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 51.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 51.5% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 51.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 51.5% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 51.5% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 51.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 51.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 51.2% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 51.2% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 51.1% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 51.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.5% | 51.4% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.4% | 51.4% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.4% | 51.4% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.5% | 51.4% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 51.5% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 51.2% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 51.1% | 51.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More health data for Italy
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1206 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,408 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.028 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0233 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Italy?
- Population, female in Italy was 51.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 2025.
- How does Italy rank for population, female?
- Italy ranks 58th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.