Australia vs Italy: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Australia
0.133
in 2025
Italy
0.1167
in 2025
Australia rank
147th
Italy rank
150th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.133 against 0.1167 in Italy, a difference of 0.0163.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 147th and Italy ranks 150th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7593 | 0.8029 | 0.0436 | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.4382 | 0.8512 | 0.4131 | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.0896 | 0.3883 | 0.2987 | Italy |
| 1980s | -0.0496 | -0.0131 | 0.0366 | Italy |
| 1990s | -0.0324 | 0.0649 | 0.0973 | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.1236 | 0.1445 | 0.021 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.1322 | 0.2035 | 0.0713 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.0873 | 0.0461 | 0.0412 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Australia or Italy?
- Australia, at 0.133 against 0.1167 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Australia and Italy?
- 0.0163, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Australia ranks 147th and Italy ranks 150th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.