Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 9:19 PM

SERIAL · 380Europe

Italy

CapitalRome

CurrencyEUR · euro

LanguageItalian

Area302,070 km²

Since476

ISOITA · IT

Population

58.9Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in Southern and Western Europe

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. It consists of a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as nearly 800 islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares land borders with France to the west; Switzerland and Austria to the north; Slovenia to the east; and the two enclaves of Vatican City and San Marino. It is the tenth-largest country in Europe by area, covering 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi), and the third-most populous member state of the European Union, with nearly 59 million inhabitants. Rome is the capital of Italy; other major cities include Milan, Naples, Turin, Palermo, Bologna, Florence, Genoa, Bari, and Venice.

Text: Wikipedia — ItalyCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-01

— FACTS —

Capital: Rome
Currency: euro (EUR)
Official language: Italian
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +39
Licence plate code: I
Top-level domain: .it
Independence / founding: 0476
Highest point: Mont Blanc (4,806 m)
Lowest point: Contane (-3 m)
Anthem: Il Canto degli Italiani
Patron saint: Catherine of Siena, Francis of Assisi

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

32.9%% of land area

#100 of 2132023

104% of world average

Forest area

97,276km²

#54 of 2132023

51% of world average

Agricultural land

44.3%% of land area

#83 of 2092023

119% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

24.0%% of land area

#43 of 2062023

172% of world average

Land area

302,070km²

#72 of 2152023

46% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

58.9Mpeople

#25 of 2162025

155% of world average

Population growth

-0.1%% per year

#173 of 2162025

-6% of world average

Population density

199people per km²

#66 of 2152023

44% of world average

People living in cities

69.7%% of population

#92 of 2162025

110% of world average

Urban population growth

0.0%% per year

#180 of 2162025

3% of world average

People living rurally

30.3%% of population

#125 of 2162025

83% of world average

Population aged 0-14

11.7%% of population

#211 of 2162025

46% of world average

Population aged 15-64

63.2%% of population

#134 of 2162025

99% of world average

Population aged 65+

25.1%% of population

#4 of 2162025

232% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

58.1%% of working-age population

#83 of 2162025

101% of world average

Female population

51.1%% of population

#58 of 2162025

102% of world average

Births per woman

1births per woman

#200 of 2162024

50% of world average

Birth rate

6.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#209 of 2162024

37% of world average

Death rate

11.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#27 of 2162024

143% of world average

Net migration

75,448people (5-year total)

#19 of 2162025

68520% of world average

Migrants living in the country

11.0%% of population

#74 of 2152024

83% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$2.55Tcurrent US$

#9 of 2112025

459% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$3.70Tcurrent int'l $

#12 of 1992025

354% of world average

GDP per person

$43,309current US$

#36 of 2112025

180% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$62,803current int'l $

#36 of 1992025

188% of world average

GDP growth

0.5%% per year

#187 of 2102025

16% of world average

GDP per person growth

0.6%% per year

#160 of 2102025

25% of world average

Gross national income

$2.55Tcurrent US$

#8 of 2042025

447% of world average

Gross national income per person

$42,080current US$

#31 of 2032025

209% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$62,870current int'l $

#35 of 1972025

198% of world average

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Inflation

1.5%% per year

#52 of 1902025

18% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

2.0%% per year

#59 of 2092025

28% of world average

Real interest rate

2.0%%

#97 of 1342025

49% of world average

Lending interest rate

4.1%%

#128 of 1342025

36% of world average

Government debt

77.3%% of GDP

not enough data to rank1992

130% of world average

Government revenue

40.1%% of GDP

#13 of 1492024

153% of world average

Government spending

47.3%% of GDP

#8 of 1492023

171% of world average

Government consumption

18.3%% of GDP

#72 of 1812025

104% of world average

Household consumption

57.6%% of GDP

#112 of 1812025

89% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

22.2%% of GDP

#97 of 1782025

95% of world average

Fixed investment

21.8%% of GDP

#95 of 1732025

98% of world average

Gross savings

23.4%% of GDP

#73 of 1682025

107% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$882.9Mcurrent US$

#102 of 2012025

11% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

0.0%% of GDP

#173 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

0.9%% of GDP

#55 of 1792025

42% of world average

Current account balance

1.1%% of GDP

#69 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$434.01Bcurrent US$

#10 of 1772025

431% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

340-100

#73 of 1472023

96% of world average

People below the poverty line

0.9%% of population

#60 of 1472023

7% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

25.8%%

#62 of 1472023

93% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

2.3%%

#104 of 1472023

82% of world average

Stock market value

27.0%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2014

36% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$12.84Bcurrent US$

#17 of 1862025

249% of world average

Exchange rate

1local currency per US$

#190 of 2112025

0% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

2.1%% of GDP

#147 of 1992025

21% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

22.6%% of GDP

#109 of 2022025

93% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

15.0%% of GDP

#42 of 1952025

137% of world average

Services' share of the economy

64.5%% of GDP

#58 of 2022025

112% of world average

2 of 39 figures unavailable for Italy.

— TRADE —

Exports

32.2%% of GDP

#105 of 1872025

74% of world average

Imports

30.3%% of GDP

#136 of 1872025

61% of world average

Trade balance

1.9%% of GDP

#62 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

54.7%% of GDP

#98 of 2052025

85% of world average

Goods exported

$726.50Bcurrent US$

#7 of 2072025

587% of world average

Goods imported

$668.67Bcurrent US$

#11 of 2072025

530% of world average

Services exported

$168.50Bcurrent US$

#15 of 1912025

347% of world average

Services imported

$177.11Bcurrent US$

#13 of 1912025

403% of world average

Goods and services exported

$823.82Bcurrent US$

#12 of 1912025

471% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$773.81Bcurrent US$

#10 of 1912025

457% of world average

High-tech share of exports

12.3%% of manufactured exports

#58 of 1792024

101% of world average

Terms of trade

104index

#95 of 2062024

98% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

84.0 yrsyears

#11 of 2162024

113% of world average

Life expectancy, women

86.0 yrsyears

#13 of 2162024

112% of world average

Life expectancy, men

82.0 yrsyears

#10 of 2162024

115% of world average

Infant deaths

2.3 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#16 of 1962024

12% of world average

Deaths under age 5

2.7 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#14 of 1962024

11% of world average

Maternal deaths

6per 100,000 live births

#31 of 1942023

5% of world average

Health spending

8.4%% of GDP

#53 of 1932024

124% of world average

Health spending per person

$3,398current US$

#27 of 1932024

233% of world average

Physicians

4.2 /1,000per 1,000 people

#26 of 1872022

199% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

6.8 /1,000per 1,000 people

#44 of 1962022

143% of world average

Hospital beds

3.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#58 of 1572022

103% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

99.9%% of population

#53 of 2142024

110% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

99.9%% of population

#26 of 2132024

124% of world average

Suicide rate

7per 100,000 people

#87 of 1852021

82% of world average

Adults who smoke

22.4%% of adults

#103 of 1662024

113% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.3%% aged 15-49

#64 of 1532024

22% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

5per 100,000 people

#36 of 2082024

5% of world average

Undernourishment

2.5%% of population

#30 of 1682023

25% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

95.0%% of children 12-23 months

#63 of 1932024

111% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

4.1%% of GDP

#102 of 1902022

94% of world average

Education spending

7.4%% of government spending

#177 of 1892022

55% of world average

Adult literacy

99.3%% aged 15+

#13 of 1192019

119% of world average

Youth literacy

99.9%% aged 15-24

#14 of 1262019

110% of world average

Primary school enrolment

103.6%% gross

#63 of 2002023

103% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

100.7%% gross

#60 of 1882023

116% of world average

University enrolment

75.9%% gross

#41 of 1672023

153% of world average

Primary school completion

97.4%% of relevant age group

#66 of 1802023

108% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

11pupils per teacher

#20 of 1602017

52% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

12.0 yrsyears

#45 of 1972025

120% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

6.4%% of labour force

#116 of 1862025

93% of world average

Youth unemployment

20.5%% of labour force aged 15-24

#140 of 1862025

131% of world average

Labour force participation

49.3%% aged 15+

#160 of 1862025

81% of world average

Women in the labour force

40.8%% of women aged 15+

#148 of 1862025

80% of world average

Men in the labour force

58.3%% of men aged 15+

#170 of 1862025

83% of world average

Labour force

25.7Mpeople

#27 of 1862025

127% of world average

Working in agriculture

3.3%% of employment

#146 of 1862025

15% of world average

Working in industry

26.4%% of employment

#32 of 1862025

135% of world average

Working in services

70.2%% of employment

#58 of 1862025

120% of world average

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Self-employed

21.1%% of employment

#125 of 1862025

55% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

75.9%% of labour force

#105 of 1712024

100% of world average

Employed

46.2%% aged 15+

#157 of 1862025

82% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

89.2%% of population

#68 of 2072024

125% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

133per 100 people

#52 of 2102024

115% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

32per 100 people

#53 of 2082024

175% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

34per 100 people

#30 of 2132024

230% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#51 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

100.0%% of population

#26 of 1892023

144% of world average

Electricity used per person

5,137kWh per person

#41 of 1492024

122% of world average

Energy used per person

2,231kg oil equivalent per person

#52 of 1492024

99% of world average

Air passengers carried

20.3Mpassengers

#34 of 1652023

78% of world average

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Air freight

1,121million tonne-km

#29 of 1632023

85% of world average

Rail network

17,305route-km

#12 of 842021

166% of world average

Rail passengers

27,693million passenger-km

#9 of 782021

101% of world average

Container port traffic

11.9MTEU

#18 of 1672024

219% of world average

Research and development spending

1.4%% of GDP

#34 of 1272023

142% of world average

Patent applications by residents

10,281count

#10 of 1422021

63% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

82,771count

#8 of 1972023

503% of world average

Tourists arriving

38.4Mcount

#6 of 1942020

751% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$20.46Bcurrent US$

#7 of 1752020

553% of world average

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

5tonnes per person

#152 of 2032024

113% of world average

Carbon emissions

299Mt CO2

#186 of 2032024

160% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

371Mt CO2-equivalent

#179 of 2032024

146% of world average

Protected land

21.5%% of land area

#81 of 2132025

114% of world average

Protected coastal waters

11.0%% of territorial waters

#49 of 1742025

106% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

18.5%% of internal resources

#114 of 1772022

15% of world average

Renewable water available per person

3,093m³ per person

#82 of 1832022

22% of world average

Renewable energy use

17.5%% of final energy consumption

#116 of 2122021

60% of world average

Electricity from renewables

41.0%% of total

#70 of 2062021

118% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

54.2%% of total

#88 of 2092023

91% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#110 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

79.6%% of energy use

#21 of 1432023

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

1.6%% of GDP

#79 of 1562024

72% of world average

Military spending

$37.96Bcurrent US$

#14 of 1602024

228% of world average

Military spending

3.2%% of government spending

#121 of 1532024

43% of world average

Armed forces personnel

338,000people

#20 of 1702020

211% of world average

Armed forces

1.4%% of labour force

#46 of 1682020

108% of world average

Tax revenue

25.6%% of GDP

#12 of 1492024

153% of world average

Homicides

1per 100,000 people

#15 of 1582023

7% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Italy.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Il Canto degli ItalianiAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Rome · approx. UTC+1

Neighbours

Landmarks

Piazza del Duomo, PisaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Sacri Monti of Piedmont and LombardyImage: Wikimedia Commons

Modena CathedralImage: Wikimedia Commons

Historic Centre of NaplesImage: Wikimedia Commons

rock drawings in ValcamonicaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Palazzo Paolo e Niccolò InterianoImage: Wikimedia Commons

Longobards in Italy, Places of PowerImage: Wikimedia Commons

Sacro Monte di OssuccioImage: Wikimedia Commons

Sanctuary of the Madonna di San LucaImage: Wikimedia Commons

World Heritage DolomitesImage: Wikimedia Commons

Historic Centre of FlorenceImage: Wikimedia Commons

Historic Centre of the City of PienzaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina LandscapesImage: Wikimedia Commons

National Archaeological Museum of PaestumImage: Wikimedia Commons

Palazzo Angelo Giovanni SpinolaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Palazzo Gio Carlo BrignoleImage: Wikimedia Commons

Palazzo Spinola di PellicceriaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Monte San Giorgio site fossilsImage: Wikimedia Commons

Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of AquileiaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Royal Armoury of TurinImage: Wikimedia Commons

Verona historic centerImage: Wikimedia Commons

Palazzo Ambrogio Di NegroImage: Wikimedia Commons

Palazzo Baldassarre LomelliniImage: Wikimedia Commons

Palazzo BelimbauImage: Wikimedia Commons

Palazzo Carrega-CataldiImage: Wikimedia Commons

Palazzo Cattaneo AdornoImage: Wikimedia Commons

Palazzo Cosmo CenturioneImage: Wikimedia Commons

Palazzo Croce De MariniImage: Wikimedia Commons

Palazzo Di Negro Emanuele FilibertoImage: Wikimedia Commons

Palazzo Gerolamo GrimaldiImage: Wikimedia Commons

Palazzo Giacomo LomelliniImage: Wikimedia Commons

Palazzo Centurione Gio. BattistaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Palazzo Gio Battista GrimaldiImage: Wikimedia Commons

Palazzo Giorgio CenturioneImage: Wikimedia Commons

Palazzo Spinola GiorgioImage: Wikimedia Commons

Palazzo Lercari-ParodiImage: Wikimedia Commons

Palazzo Stefano LomelliniImage: Wikimedia Commons

Palazzo Ayrolo NegroneImage: Wikimedia Commons

Palazzo Nicolò Spinola di San LucaImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Lionel MessiArgentine association football player (born 1987)

Benedict XVI265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)

Enrico FermiItalian–American physicist (1901–1954)

Silvio BerlusconiItalian politician and media tycoon (1936–2023)

Federico FelliniItalian filmmaker (1920–1993)

Umberto EcoItalian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist (1932–2016)

Robert De NiroAmerican actor (born 1943)

John XXIIIhead of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963

Frank SinatraAmerican singer and actor (1915–1998)

Sophia LorenItalian actress (born 1934)

Francesco TottiItalian association football player

John Paul Ipope of the Catholic Church in 1978

History

0476Italy — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population58.9M2025

GDP$2.55T2025

GDP per person$43,3092025