Population, age 18, total in Italy
Italy: Population, age 18, total was 549,193 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 18, total in Italy, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 18, total in Italy is 549,193, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 18, total in Italy peaked at 891,018 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 549,193, in 2015.
That places Italy 42nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 766,609 | 645,012 | 891,018 | 10 |
| 2000s | 585,392 | 570,413 | 624,882 | 10 |
| 2010s | 565,794 | 549,193 | 578,025 | 5 |
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More education data for Italy
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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. average years of schooling 1.21 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 18, total in Italy?
- Population, age 18, total in Italy was 549,193 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 18, total recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 891,018 in 1990.
- What is the lowest population, age 18, total recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 549,193 in 2015.
- How does Italy rank for population, age 18, total?
- Italy ranks 42nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 18, total rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 18, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.