Population Growth ( Population and Settlement)

Population

61,261,254 (July 2011 est.)


Population growth rate

0.38% (2011 est.)

Birth rate

9.06 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

Death rate

9.93 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)

Net migration rate

4.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 68% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 0.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major cities - population

ROME (capital) 3.357 million; Milan 2.962 million; Naples 2.27 million; Turin 1.662 million; Palermo 872,000 (2009)



Infant mortality rate

total: 3.36 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 81.86 years
male: 79.24 years
female: 84.63 years (2011 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.4 children born/woman (2011 est.)



Nationality

noun: Italian(s)
adjective: Italian

Rate of Natural Increase (RNI)
about -2.82




"Italy Demographics Profile 2012." Italy Demographics Profile 2012. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2013.

http://www.indexmundi.com/italy/demographics_profile.html