Population: Age structure: Median age: Population growth rate: Birth rate: Death rate: Net migration rate: Urbanization: Sex ratio: Infant mortality rate: Life expectancy at birth: Total fertility rate: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS - deaths: Nationality: Ethnic groups: Religions: Languages: Literacy: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): Education expenditures:
58,090,681 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 23
[see also: Population country ranks ]
0-14 years: 13.5% (male 4,056,156/female 3,814,070)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years:
66.3% (male 19,530,696/female 18,981,084)
[see also: Age structure - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over:
20.2% (male 4,903,762/female 6,840,444) (2010 est.)
[see also: Age structure - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total: 43.7 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
42.3 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female:
45.3 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
-0.075% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 209
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
8.01 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 221
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
10.83 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 42
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
2.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 41
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
urban population: 68% of total population (2008)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
0.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]
at birth: 1.066 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over:
0.72 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]
total: 5.41 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 183
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male:
5.96 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female:
4.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
total population: 80.33 years
country comparison to the world: 23
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male:
77.39 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female:
83.46 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
1.32 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 208
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
0.4% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 82
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
150,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
1,900 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 62
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
noun: Italian(s)
adjective:
Italian
Italian (includes small clusters of German-, French-, and Slovene-Italians in the north and Albanian-Italians and Greek-Italians in the south)
Roman Catholic 90% (approximately; about one-third practicing), other 10% (includes mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community)
Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98.4%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male:
98.8%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female:
98% (2001 census)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]
total: 16 years
male:
16 years
female:
17 years (2007)
4.3% of GDP (2007)
country comparison to the world: 99
[see also: Education expenditures country ranks ]