What is population, age 16, male in Italy?

Population, age 16, male in Italy was 278,351 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in Italy?

The highest recorded value was 428,341 in 1990.

What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in Italy?

The lowest recorded value was 278,351 in 2015.

How does Italy rank for population, age 16, male?

Italy ranks 42nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in Italy?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Italy data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 16, male in Italy

Name: Population, age 16, male in Italy
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Italy: Population, age 16, male was 278,351 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)

278,351

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

42nd

of 191 countries

All-time high

428,341

in 1990

All-time low

278,351

in 2015

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 16, male in Italy, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, age 16, male in Italy is 278,351, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 16, male in Italy peaked at 428,341 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 278,351, in 2015.

Italy ranks 42nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	362,852	309,449	428,341	10
2000s	292,247	288,323	302,776	10
2010s	284,464	278,351	291,181	6

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39 Mozambique 291,334 compare
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45 Uzbekistan 269,832 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Italy

Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
School enrollment, primary 103.6% (2023)
Primary education, teachers 250,961 (2024)
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.21 (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2023)

All data for Italy →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 16, male in Italy?: Population, age 16, male in Italy was 278,351 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in Italy?: The highest recorded value was 428,341 in 1990.
What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in Italy?: The lowest recorded value was 278,351 in 2015.
How does Italy rank for population, age 16, male?: Italy ranks 42nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in Italy?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 16, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, age 16, male refers to the male population at the specified age.