Spain vs Italy: population pyramids in 1959
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Each bar is the share of the total population at that single year of age (men left, women right), so countries of different sizes can be compared.
Spain and Italy compared
In 1959, Spain has a population of 30 million and Italy 49.1 million; Italy is about 1.6 times the size of Spain.
The share aged 65 and over is 8.0% in Spain and 9.3% in Italy, 1.3 points higher in Italy. The median age is 29.1 years in Spain and 31.2 years in Italy.
The total fertility rate is 2.75 in Spain and 2.39 in Italy, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 68.7 years in Spain and 69.3 years in Italy.
By 2050, the population of Spain is projected to grow by 50.0% and that of Italy to grow by 6.0% compared with 1959.
GDP per person is $39K in Spain (2025) and $43K in Italy (2025).
Key figures (1959)
| Spain | Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 30 million | 49.1 million |
| Aged 0–14 | 27.4% | 24.9% |
| Aged 15–64 | 64.6% | 65.8% |
| Aged 65+ | 8.0% | 9.3% |
| Median age | 29.1 yrs | 31.2 yrs |
| Old-age dependency | 12.3 | 14.1 |
| Total fertility rate | 2.75 | 2.39 |
| Life expectancy | 68.7 yrs | 69.3 yrs |
| Population growth | +0.95% | +0.62% |
| Net migration (per year) | -105,928 | -145,199 |
| GDP | $1.91T (2025) | $2.55T (2025) |
| GDP per person | $39K (2025) | $43K (2025) |
| Unemployment | 10.4% (2025) | 6.4% (2025) |
Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.