At a glance
Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.
What changed in Italy
Statistically notable movements in the latest data.
- Record high2025MajorGDP per capita reached a record high of US$ 43,309 in 2025 (series since 1960).
- Record high2025MajorGDP reached a record high of US$ 2.6T in 2025 (series since 1960).
- Record high2023MajorTertiary enrolment reached a record high of 75.9 % in 2023 (series since 2001).
- Record high2024MajorLife expectancy reached a record high of 84.0 years in 2024 (series since 1960).
- Record high2025MajorExports reached a record high of US$ 822.3B in 2025 (series since 1970).
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Percentile rank among all countries on nine dimensions. Descriptive, not a score.
2025
Key facts
Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.
With a median age of 47.5 years, Italy ranks 3rd of 216 countries worldwide (2023).
Italy's population grew 3.5 % between 2000 and 2025, from 56.9M people to 58.9M people.
CO₂ emissions of 5.09 t per person are 1.7× the world median of 2.99 t (2024).
89.2 % of people used the internet in 2024, up from 53.7 % in 2010.
Life expectancy of 84.0 years ranks 7th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia (2024).
Renewables' share of electricity generation rose from 25.9 % in 2010 to 48.8 % in 2025 (+22.8 points).
Trade is worth 62.5 % of GDP (2025), below the world median of 79.8 %.
Italy ranks 19th of 38 OECD members for GDP per capita (PPP), at intl $ 62,803 in 2025.
69.7 % of the population lived in urban areas in 2025, compared with 67.2 % in 2000.
Within Europe & Central Asia, Italy ranks 18th of 51 for GDP per capita (PPP) (intl $ 62,803, 2025).
Unemployment of 6.4 % in 2025 is above the Europe & Central Asia median of 5.5 %.
GDP grew 1.0 % a year on average over 2014–2025.
The fertility rate fell from 1.26 births/woman in 2000 to 1.18 births/woman in 2024.
Life expectancy gained 4.2 years since 2000, from 79.8 years to 84.0 years in 2024.
GDP per capita rose from US$ 20,190 in 2000 to US$ 43,309 in 2025 (+114.5 % in current US dollars).
Borders: Austria, France, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland
Languages: Italian
Timeline
Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.
- 2025
- Sharp riseSolar electricity share rose 3.4 points to 16.9 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseSolar electricity generation rose 24.0 % to 44.63 TWh in 2025.
- Sharp dropPart-time employment (% of employment) fell 1.3 points to 15.5 % in 2025.
- Sharp dropFDI outflows fell 1.0 points to 0.9 % in 2025.
- Sharp dropFDI inflows fell 1.2 points to 0.0 % in 2025.
- Record highGDP set a new high of US$ 2.6T in 2025, the first since 2008.
- Record highGDP per capita set a new high of US$ 43,309 in 2025, the first since 2008.
- Sharp riseMedian equivalised net household income rose PPS 1,820 to PPS 22,624 in 2025.
- Sharp riseOld-age dependency ratio rose 0.9 points to 39.7 % in 2025.
- Sharp dropHydropower electricity generation fell 21.5 % to 41.70 TWh in 2025.
- Record highUrbanisation set a new high of 69.7 % in 2025, the first since 2015.
- Record highRenewable energy set a new high of 20.5 % in 2025, the first since 2020.
- Sharp dropTertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34) fell 0.5 points to 31.1 % in 2025.
- 2024
- Sharp dropInflation fell 4.6 points to 1.0 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseSolar electricity share rose 1.7 points to 13.5 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropCO₂ emissions from coal fell 47.9 % to 11.3 Mt in 2024.
- Sharp dropCarbon intensity of electricity fell 12.9 % to 281 gCO₂/kWh in 2024.
- Sharp dropWind electricity share fell 0.7 points to 8.3 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseRefugee population by country of origin rose 112.1 % to 263 people in 2024.
- Sharp riseHydropower electricity generation rose 31.1 % to 53.13 TWh in 2024.
- Record highLife expectancy set a new high of 84.0 years in 2024, the first since 2019.
- Sharp riseRenewable electricity rose 5.6 points to 50.2 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseHigh-tech exports rose 2.3 points to 12.3 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropInflation, GDP deflator fell 4.3 points to 2.0 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropCoal electricity share fell 3.6 points to 1.5 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseSolar electricity generation rose 17.2 % to 35.99 TWh in 2024.
- Sharp riseFood exports (% of merchandise exports) rose 1.1 points to 11.2 % in 2024.
- Record lowFertility fell to a new low of 1.18 births/woman in 2024, the first since 1995.
- Sharp riseHydropower electricity share rose 4.4 points to 19.9 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropNet migration fell 54,943 people to 95,246 people in 2024.
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