Population - 60,654 million (estimate at December 2024)
Life expectancy: men - 77 years, women - 83 years.

Ethnic groups Italian. Small clusters of other nationalities, German, French, Albanian, Croat, Greek

Language – Italian. Minority languages are German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region), French (Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Trieste-Gorizia area)

Religion – some 88% regard themselves as Christian (Roman Catholic). 1.4% are Muslim.

Education – 4.5% of GDP (2005). Literacy level 98.4% (2001 census).

Youth unemployment (age 15-24) - 40% (2014 estimate)