Spain vs Italy: population pyramids in 2017
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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 2017, Spain has a population of 46.8 million and Italy 60.4 million; Italy is about 1.3 times the size of Spain.
The share aged 65 and over is 18.9% in Spain and 22.4% in Italy, 3.6 points higher in Italy. The median age is 43.2 years in Spain and 46.0 years in Italy.
The total fertility rate is 1.31 in Spain and 1.32 in Italy, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 83.0 years in Spain and 82.7 years in Italy.
By 2050, the population of Spain is projected to shrink by 3.8% and that of Italy to shrink by 13.9% compared with 2017.
GDP per person is $39K in Spain (2025) and $43K in Italy (2025).
Key figures (2017)
| Spain | Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 46.8 million | 60.4 million |
| Aged 0–14 | 14.9% | 13.5% |
| Aged 15–64 | 66.3% | 64.1% |
| Aged 65+ | 18.9% | 22.4% |
| Median age | 43.2 yrs | 46.0 yrs |
| Old-age dependency | 28.5 | 35.0 |
| Total fertility rate | 1.31 | 1.32 |
| Life expectancy | 83.0 yrs | 82.7 yrs |
| Population growth | +0.36% | -0.18% |
| Net migration (per year) | +201,135 | +95,147 |
| 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.