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Italy: area, population and density
Italy has 295,720 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 58,915,656; calculated population density is 199 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Italy ranks 72nd of 196 by land area, 25th by population and 54th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 295,720 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 58,915,656World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 199 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Italy in the country comparison set
Italy has 295,720 sq km of land area and a population value of 58,915,656 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 72nd by land area, 25th by population, and 54th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Italy first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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