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People and Society of Italy
Demographics, health, education, religion, and languages of Italy.
Demographic Profile
Ethnic composition, age structure, and growth.
- Nationality
- noun: Italian(s) adjective: Italian
- Ethnic Groups
- Italian (includes small clusters of German-, French-, and Slovene-Italians in the north, Albanian-Italians, Croat-Italians, and Greek-Italians in the south)
- Population
- 58,970,013
- Population (Male / Female)
- male: 29,414,065 female: 31,550,866
- Population Distribution
- despite a distinctive pattern with an industrial north and an agrarian south, a fairly even population distribution exists throughout most of the country, with coastal areas, the Po River Valley, and urban centers (particularly Milan, Rome, and Naples), attracting larger and denser populations
- Urban Population
- urban population: 72% of total population rate of urbanization: 0.27% annual rate of change
- Population in Major Urban Areas
- 4.316 million ROME (capital), 3.155 million Milan, 2.179 million Naples, 1.802 million Turin, 913,000 Bergamo, 850,000 Palermo
- Age Structure
- 0-14 years: 11.9% (male 3,699,167/female 3,531,734) 15-64 years: 64.5% (male 19,378,160/female 19,958,137) 65 years and over: 23.6% (male 6,336,738/female 8,060,995)
- Median Age
- total: 48.4 years male: 47.4 years female: 49.4 years
- Sex Ratio at Birth
- at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female total population: 0.93 male(s)/female total population: 0.93 male(s)/female
In-Depth People and Society Profile
Health, education, religion, languages, notable people, and society — available to members.
Medical facilities are available but may be limited outside urban areas. Public hospitals, though generally free of charge for emergency services, sometimes do not maintain the same standards as hospitals in the United States, so you are encouraged to obtain insurance that would cover a stay in a private Italian hospital or clinic. It is almost impossible to obtain an itemized hospital bill from public hospitals, as required by many U.S.