Italy vs Spain: population pyramids in 1955
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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.
Italy and Spain compared
In 1955, Italy has a population of 48 million and Spain 29 million; Italy is about 1.7 times the size of Spain.
The share aged 65 and over is 8.7% in Italy and 7.7% in Spain, 1.1 points higher in Italy. The median age is 30.0 years in Italy and 28.6 years in Spain.
The total fertility rate is 2.34 in Italy and 2.51 in Spain, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 68.2 years in Italy and 66.7 years in Spain.
By 2050, the population of Italy is projected to grow by 8.4% and that of Spain to grow by 55.3% compared with 1955.
GDP per person is $43K in Italy (2025) and $39K in Spain (2025).
Key figures (1955)
| Italy | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 48 million | 29 million |
| Aged 0–14 | 25.3% | 26.8% |
| Aged 15–64 | 66.0% | 65.6% |
| Aged 65+ | 8.7% | 7.7% |
| Median age | 30.0 yrs | 28.6 yrs |
| Old-age dependency | 13.2 | 11.7 |
| Total fertility rate | 2.34 | 2.51 |
| Life expectancy | 68.2 yrs | 66.7 yrs |
| Population growth | +0.61% | +0.82% |
| Net migration (per year) | -137,146 | -86,836 |
| GDP | $2.55T (2025) | $1.91T (2025) |
| GDP per person | $43K (2025) | $39K (2025) |
| Unemployment | 6.4% (2025) | 10.4% (2025) |
Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.