Italy-People

Published: 04 Nov 2008 07:14:17 PST

Population:   
58,090,681 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 23 
 
Age structure:   
0-14 years: 13.4% (male 4,026,439/female 3,785,978)
15-64 years: 66.2% (male 19,531,498/female 18,945,442)
65 years and over: 20.3% (male 4,929,640/female 6,871,684) (2010 est.)
 
Median age:   
total: 43.7 years
male: 42.3 years
female: 45.3 years (2010 est.)
 
Population growth rate:   
-0.075% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 209 
 
Birth rate:   
8.01 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 220 
 
Death rate:   
10.83 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 42 
 
Net migration rate:   
2.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 37 
 
Urbanization:   
urban population: 68% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 0.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
 
Sex ratio:   
at birth: 1.066 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
 
Infant mortality rate:   
total: 5.41 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 184
male: 5.96 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
 
Life expectancy at birth:   
total population: 80.33 years
country comparison to the world: 19
male: 77.39 years
female: 83.46 years (2010 est.)
 
Total fertility rate:   
1.32 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 206 
 
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:   
0.4% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 82 
 
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:   
150,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36 
 
HIV/AIDS - deaths:   
1,900 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 62 
 
Nationality:   
noun: Italian(s)
adjective: Italian
 
Ethnic groups:   
Italian (includes small clusters of German-, French-, and Slovene-Italians in the north and Albanian-Italians and Greek-Italians in the south)
 
Religions:   
Roman Catholic 90% (approximately; about one-third practicing), other 10% (includes mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community)
 
Languages:   
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)
 
Literacy:   
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 98.8%
female: 98% (2001 census)
 
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):   
total: 16 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2006)
 
Education expenditures:   
4.5% of GDP (2005)
country comparison to the world: 89