Italy vs Spain: population pyramids in 2079
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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 2079, Italy has a population of 40.5 million and Spain 36.7 million; Italy is about 1.1 times the size of Spain.
The share aged 65 and over is 37.0% in Italy and 35.7% in Spain, 1.3 points higher in Italy. The median age is 53.9 years in Italy and 52.6 years in Spain.
The total fertility rate is 1.43 in Italy and 1.45 in Spain, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 90.5 years in Italy and 90.5 years in Spain.
GDP per person is $43K in Italy (2025) and $39K in Spain (2025).
Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.
Key figures (2079)
| Italy | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 40.5 million | 36.7 million |
| Aged 0–14 | 11.2% | 11.8% |
| Aged 15–64 | 51.8% | 52.4% |
| Aged 65+ | 37.0% | 35.7% |
| Median age | 53.9 yrs | 52.6 yrs |
| Old-age dependency | 71.5 | 68.1 |
| Total fertility rate | 1.43 | 1.45 |
| Life expectancy | 90.5 yrs | 90.5 yrs |
| Population growth | -0.68% | -0.57% |
| Net migration (per year) | +36,120 | +43,167 |
| 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.