Spain vs Italy: population pyramids in 2071
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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 2071, Spain has a population of 38.8 million and Italy 43 million; Italy is about 1.1 times the size of Spain.
The share aged 65 and over is 34.9% in Spain and 35.9% in Italy, 1.0 points higher in Italy. The median age is 53.6 years in Spain and 54.3 years in Italy.
The total fertility rate is 1.43 in Spain and 1.42 in Italy, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 89.6 years in Spain and 89.6 years in Italy.
GDP per person is $39K in Spain (2025) and $43K in Italy (2025).
Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.
Key figures (2071)
| Spain | Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 38.8 million | 43 million |
| Aged 0–14 | 11.2% | 10.7% |
| Aged 15–64 | 53.9% | 53.3% |
| Aged 65+ | 34.9% | 35.9% |
| Median age | 53.6 yrs | 54.3 yrs |
| Old-age dependency | 64.8 | 67.3 |
| Total fertility rate | 1.43 | 1.42 |
| Life expectancy | 89.6 yrs | 89.6 yrs |
| Population growth | -0.74% | -0.83% |
| Net migration (per year) | +51,341 | +36,392 |
| 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.