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Italy
Last update: 2025-08-12
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$3019,58 (2023)
Inflation rate
5.62% (2023)
Unemployment rate
7.62% (2023)
Below the poverty line
20.1% (2021)
Gini coefficient
34.8 (2021)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
23.1%
Smoking men
26.6%
Smoking women
9.5%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
301340
Land area
294140
Water area
7200
Popular payment systems
- Mastercard
- PayPal
- PostePay
- Visa
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
68.72%
iOS
30.9%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+39
Internet domain
.it
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
133 (2022)
Internet user penetration
87% (2023)
Fixed internet penetration
34% (2023)
General information
Сontinent
Europe
Political unions
EU
Time zone
UTC+1
Tier
Tier-1
ISO code
IT
Capital
Rome
Official language
Italian
Average consumer spendings
Food products
14.7%
Alcohol and tobacco
3.8%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
7.65
Beer
1.99
Wine
4.83
Spirits
0.83
Other alcohol
0
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
60964931
Male population
29414065
Female population
31550866
Population growth rate
-0.08% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
7.1 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
11.2 (2024)
Urbanization
72% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
BBB- (2020)
Moody's
Baa3 (2018)
Standard & Poors
BBB (2017)
Age structure
0-14 years
11.9%
15-64 years
64.5%
65+ years
23.6%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Christianity
Not specified
13.4%
Current as of
2020
Last update: 2025-08-12