Key demographics
- Population
- 58.9M
- Density
- 195.3/km²
- HDI
- 0.915 (Very High)
- Gini index (2017)
- 35.9
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 84.0 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.18
- Urban population (2025)
- 69.7%
- Literacy rate (2019)
- 99.4%
- Labor force (2025)
- 66.6%
- Gender wage gap (2020)
- -2.5%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 58.1%
- Profile
- Aging
- Urban population (2025)
- 69.7%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 6.3 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 11.0 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 10.6%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.18
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 2.3 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 0.0%
- Tourism (2020)
- 38.4M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Italian | Italiano |
| Catalan | - |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 84.0% |
| Irreligion | 12.0% |
| Other | 4.0% |
- Demonym (male)
- Italian
- Demonym (female)
- Italian
- National anthem
- Il Canto degli Italiani
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 84.0 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 70.6 yrs
- Health spending (2024)
- 8.4% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 2.3/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 82/100
- Hospital beds (2022)
- 3.1/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 4.19/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 6.76/1000
- Health spending per capita (2024)
- $3,398
- Out-of-pocket (2024)
- 22.3%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2019)
- 99.4%
- Education spending (2022)
- 4.1% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 493
- Internet users (2024)
- 89.2%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 132.6/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 31.8/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 30,647/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 31.8
Geography and practical
- Area
- 301,336 km²
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Southern Europe
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+01:00
- Calling codes
- +39
- Postal code
- #####
- TLD
- .it
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Italy is composed of three equal vertical bands of green, white and red.
- National anthem
- Il Canto degli Italiani
- National holiday
- Anniversary of the liberation of Italy