Where has the highest life expectancy? How many residents are non-Italian? Which region feels safest? We take a look at the latest figures from Italy's national statistics office to show you today's Italy, by the numbers.
Nearly 12 percent of all Europeans are Italian.
Italy is the EU's fourth biggest country by population behind Germany, France and the UK. It makes up 11.8 percent of Europe's total population of 512 million. Italy's total resident population is 60.39 million. Just over 60 million people lived in Italy by 2018, Istat estimates, the lowest number since 2012. There are over a million and a half more women than men: 31.06 million women outnumber 29.43 million men.
