Italy’s Population Forecast to Shrink by More Than 13 Million by 2080
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- Italy’s statistics office Istat projects the population will decline from 58.9 million in 2025 to about 55 million in 2050 and 45.8 million in 2080.
- The forecast implies a long-term population loss of more than 13 million people.
- Italy’s population is also expected to age substantially, with an average age of around 52 by 2080.
Italy is projected to lose more than 13 million residents by 2080 while becoming markedly older, according to forecasts from national statistics office Istat.
The country had 58.9 million residents on Jan. 1, 2025. Istat expects that figure to fall to about 55 million by 2050 and then to 45.8 million by 2080.
The demographic shift is not limited to a smaller population. By 2080, the average age of people in Italy is expected to be around 52 years.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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