๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italyvs๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece

Total Population
58,926,166
9,897,119
Italy is 6.0ร— Greece
Median age
49.6 years
48.1 years
1.5 years apart
Elderly Population Percentage
25.60%
24.73%
0.9 percentage points apart
Growth Rate
-0.37%
-0.42%
0.05 percentage points apart

Age composition in 2026:

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece
Italy Greece
Young Population 11.43%6,738,115 12.57%1,243,693
Working Age Population 62.97%37,103,442 62.71%6,206,328
Elderly Population 25.60%15,084,609 24.73%2,447,098

In 2026, the median age is 49.6 years in Italy and 48.1 years in Greece.Italy already reached Greeceโ€™s current median age in 2022, about 4 years ahead in population aging.

The total population of Italy peaks in 2014 at 60,664,169.The total population of Greece peaks in 2010 at 11,124,666.

By 2050, the dependency ratio of Italy will be 91.3%, and 36.83% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of Greece will be 87.9%, and 34.63% of the population will be elderly.

Italy Greece
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) 1984โ€“2003 1989โ€“2004
2007
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 1950 or earlier 1958
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) 1988 1991 3 years later
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) 2007 2013 6 years later