Population ages 0-14 in Italy
Italy: Population ages 0-14 was 11.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Italy, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14 in Italy is 11.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Italy peaked at 25.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2025.
That places Italy 212th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 25.0% | — |
| 1961 | 25.0% | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 24.7% | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 24.5% | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 24.5% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 24.5% | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 24.5% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 24.6% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 24.6% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 24.7% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 24.6% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 24.6% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 24.6% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 24.5% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 24.3% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 24.1% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 23.7% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 23.4% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 22.8% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 22.3% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 21.6% | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 21.1% | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 20.5% | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 19.9% | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 19.3% | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 18.7% | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 18.1% | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 17.5% | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 17.0% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 16.5% | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 15.8% | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 15.2% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 14.8% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 14.6% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 14.5% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 14.4% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 14.3% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 14.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 14.3% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 11.7% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.7% | 24.5% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.1% | 22.8% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.6% | 17.0% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 14.3% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 14.0% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 13.0% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 11.7% | 12.8% | 6 |
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More education data for Italy
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.38 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8215 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.22 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,443 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,518 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.71 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Italy?
- Population ages 0-14 in Italy was 11.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2025.
- How does Italy rank for population ages 0-14?
- Italy ranks 212th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.