Archive · 28 Jul 2025
Italy Faces Shrinking Workforce and Aging Population by 2050
Imagine Italy has fewer young people and more older people in the future.
That's what's happening!
Italy's working-age population will shrink a lot.
This means there will be fewer people to work and support the older population.
Births are also decreasing, which makes the problem even worse.
This can hurt the country's economy and finances.
Experts are worried about what will happen if this continues.
Italy's working-age population is projected to shrink by over 20% by 2050.
The percentage of Italians over 65 is expected to rise significantly.
Birth rates in Italy have dropped to record lows.
Italy's resident population is forecast to fall to 54.7 million by 2050.
Demographic challenges pose threats to Italy's economic growth.
- Who
- Italy's national statistics agency, Istat, is the source of the forecast.
- What
- Italy's working-age population is set to decline significantly.
- When
- Over the next 25 years, by 2050.
- Where
- Italy.
- Why
- To highlight the severe demographic challenges facing Italy.
- Working-age population (2024)
- 37.4 million
- Working-age population (2050)
- 29.7 million
- Share of working age (2024)
- 63.5%
- Share of working age (2050)
- 54.3%
- Population over 65 (2050)
- 34.6%
- Population up to 14 (2050)
- 11.2%
- Projected Population (2050)
- 54.7 million