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Italy, essentials

Data as of 1 Oct 2026
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01

Power

Type C · F · L · 220 V
Plug types
Type C
Type F
Type L
Sockets in Italy
Voltage
220 V
Frequency
50 Hz
02

Money

€ EUR
Currency
€ EuroCode EUR
Converter
88.51EUR
1 USD = 0.8851 EURReference rate on 1 Oct 2026, European Central Bank. Approximate, for budgeting.
Price level
estimate Household consumption price level 72.9 (US = 100), 2025. A macro estimate (ICP), not a shopping basket.
03

Time

UTC+2
Local time
––:––Europe/Rome
Time zone
UTC+2Clocks change for summer time.
From you
Computed in your browser from your device's clock and the IANA time zones.
04

Getting around

Drive on the right
Driving side
Drive on the right
Speed limits in
km/h
Measurements
Metric
Temperature
°C
05

Talk

Italian
Official
Italian
Spoken by
Italian95%
English34%
French20%
Lombard6%
Sardinian2%
German2%
estimate Share of the population (Unicode CLDR estimates).
06

Call

+39
Calling code
+39
Emergency
112All emergencies, Police, Ambulance, Fire · European emergency number, free of charge everywhere in the EU.
113Police · Polizia di Stato (State Police): accidents, thefts and similar.
115Fire · Vigili del Fuoco (Fire Brigade): fires and weather emergencies.
118Ambulance · Urgent and emergency medical service.
1530Coast guard (at sea) · Sea rescue (Soccorso in mare).
Each number is checked against an official source.
07

Go

EU member
EU
Schengen area memberUses the euro
Visa rules

Coming later: needs a human-written, sourced note. Until then, use the official entry links above.

08

When

Climate · holidays
Climate
-5°5°15°25°1500 mmJFMAMJJASONDWarmest Aug 22.6 °C · coldest Jan 4.9 °C · wettest Nov 105 mm. Monthly normals 1991–2020.
Show the values
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSeptOctNovDec
°C4.95.48.211.415.719.822.522.618.514.39.65.8
mm6355576765574552809110578
Next holidays
  • Sun, 1 Nov 2026National Unity Day · Giorno dell'unità nazionale
  • Sun, 1 Nov 2026All Saints' Day · Ognissanti
  • Tue, 8 Dec 2026Immaculate Conception · Immacolata Concezione
  • Fri, 25 Dec 2026Christmas Day · Natale
Public holidays · School holidays on NextBreak
09

Formats

01/10/26 · A4
Dates
01/10/26Example: 1 Oct 2026, written the local way.
Week starts
Monday
Numbers
1234,5
Paper
A4
Weekend
Saturday – Sunday
10

Basics

Rome · .it
Capital
Rome
Population
58.9m2025
Area
302,070 km²2024
Government
Parliamentary republicHead of state: Sergio Mattarella · since 3 Feb 2015 human review pendingHead of government: Giorgia Meloni · since 22 Oct 2022 human review pendingOffice-holders from Wikidata.
Internet domain
.it
EU member since
1 Jan 1958
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Italy on the map

Capital
Rome
Area
302,070 km² 2024
Density
199 2024
Urban
69.7% 2025
Forest
31.8% 2024
Time zone
UTC+2
Population structure

25.1% are 65 or older

Age groups as a share of each sex, 2025.

80+70-7460-6450-5440-4430-3420-2410-140-4MenWomen
Show the values
AgeMen %Women %
0–43.63.2
5–94.03.7
10–144.74.2
15–195.24.7
20–245.54.9
25–295.64.9
30–345.75.2
35–395.85.5
40–446.25.9
45–497.26.8
50–548.17.9
55–598.28.1
60–647.67.7
65–696.36.6
70–745.45.8
75–794.85.5
80+6.29.5
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Trends since 2000

Each line runs from the first to the latest year available; the dot marks the latest value.

01
Population2000–2025 · ranks #12 of 43 (2025)
58.9m2025
02
Life expectancy at birth2000–2024 · ranks #2 of 43 (2024)
84.02024
03
GDP per capita at purchasing power parity2000–2025 · ranks #19 of 42 (2025)
$62,8032025
04
Inflation, consumer prices2000–2025 · ranks #32 of 42 (2025)
1.5%2025
05
Unemployment rate2000–2025 · ranks #31 of 43 (2025)
6.4%2025
06
Carbon dioxide emissions per person2000–2024 · ranks #19 of 43 (2024)
5.08 t2024
Rank · GDP per capita at purchasing power parity, 2025

#19 of 42 Full ranking →

#1#42
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Economy & society

Economy
Gross domestic product$2.6tn2025 · ranking
GDP per capita$43,3092025 · ranking
GDP per capita at purchasing power parity$62,8032025 · ranking
GDP growth0.5%2025 · ranking
Inflation, consumer prices1.5%2025 · ranking
Unemployment rate6.4%2025 · ranking
Price level of household consumption72.92025 · ranking
Trade (exports plus imports)62.5%2025 · ranking
Current health expenditure8.4%2024 · ranking
Society
Population58.9m2025 · ranking
Population growth-0.06%2025 · ranking
Population density1992024 · ranking
Urban population69.7%2025 · ranking
Median age estimate48.22025 · ranking
Population aged 65 and over25.1%2025 · ranking
Life expectancy at birth84.02024 · ranking
Fertility rate1.182024 · ranking
Infant mortality rate2.32024 · ranking
Net migration75.4k2025 · ranking
International migrant stock11.0%2024 · ranking
Surface area302,070 km²2024 · ranking
Forest area31.8%2024 · ranking
Protected areas14.8%2025 · ranking
GDP at purchasing power parity$3.7tn2025 · ranking
GNI per capita (Atlas method)$42,0802025 · ranking
Labour force participation rate49.3%2025 · ranking
Foreign direct investment, net inflows0.0%2025 · ranking
Human Development Index0.9152023 · ranking
Maternal mortality ratio62023 · ranking
Government expenditure on education4.1%2022 · ranking
Individuals using the internet89.2%2024 · ranking
Mobile cellular subscriptions132.62024 · ranking
Access to electricity100.0%2024 · ranking
Clean electricity share48.7%2025 · ranking
Carbon dioxide emissions per person5.08 t2024 · ranking
Total greenhouse gas emissions371.2 Mt2024 · ranking
Fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5)14.32023 · ranking
Government effectiveness0.922025 · ranking
Control of corruption0.582025 · ranking
Rule of law0.592025 · ranking
Corruption Perceptions Index532025 · ranking
Liberal democracy index0.642025 · ranking
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Memberships, in order

From the organisations' official member lists.

  1. 1949NATOMember since 1949
  2. 1955UNJoined 14 Dec 1955
  3. 1958EUJoined 1 Jan 1958
  4. 1960OECDMember since 1960
  5. 1997SchengenJoined 26 Oct 1997
  6. 1999Euro areaJoined 1 Jan 1999
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Compare Italy with

Italy vs Bulgaria Italy vs France Italy vs Romania Italy vs Spain Italy vs Japan Italy vs United States Italy vs Türkiye
Sources for this page

Where every figure comes from

Methodology · Report an error

  • The World Bank: World Development Indicators (original producer named per indicator), CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · refreshed: Updated several times a year; pulled monthly
  • UN DESA Population Division, World Population Prospects 2024, CC BY 3.0 IGO · CC BY 3.0 IGO · refreshed: Biennial (next edition 2027); pulled monthly
  • UNDP Human Development Report Office, HDR 2025 data, CC BY 3.0 IGO · CC BY 3.0 IGO · refreshed: Yearly report; pulled monthly
  • Ember, Yearly Electricity Data, CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · refreshed: Updated several times a year; pulled monthly
  • The World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators (aggregate estimates only), CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · refreshed: Yearly (September); pulled monthly
  • Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 by Transparency International is licensed under CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · refreshed: Yearly (February); pulled monthly
  • V-Dem v16 via Our World in Data, CC BY-SA 4.0 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · refreshed: Yearly (March); pulled monthly
  • CountryInfo, human-verified from the official sources listed per item · CountryInfo editorial content · refreshed: Reviewed monthly; numbers every 6 months
  • Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR) 48.2, © Unicode, Inc., Unicode License v3 · Unicode License v3 · refreshed: Per CLDR release
  • Wikidata (CC0); human review pending for office-holders · CC0 1.0 · refreshed: Pulled monthly
  • World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal, CRU TS 4.08 climatology 1991–2020, CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · refreshed: Static normals; pulled monthly
  • python-holidays 0.106, © Vacanza Team and contributors, MIT licence · MIT · refreshed: Generated monthly
  • Source: European Central Bank euro reference rates (via frankfurter.dev) · ECB reuse with source acknowledgement · refreshed: Rate on the 1st of each month (monthly release)
  • Practical facts (plugs, voltage, driving side, emergency numbers, links) checked by a person against official sources on 15 Oct 2026.

Country, language and currency names come from Unicode CLDR (250 territories).