France vs Italy: Population density
France
125.07 people per km²
in 2100
Italy
119.63 people per km²
in 2100
France rank
111th
Italy rank
114th
Population density over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports 125.07 people per km² against 119.63 people per km² in Italy, a difference of 5.44 people per km².
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Italy ahead.
France ranks 111th and Italy ranks 114th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 46.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 11.76 people per km² | 17.6 people per km² | 5.83 people per km² | Italy |
| 1100s | 14 people per km² | 21.99 people per km² | 7.99 people per km² | Italy |
| 1200s | 18.92 people per km² | 28.76 people per km² | 9.83 people per km² | Italy |
| 1300s | 28.87 people per km² | 42.28 people per km² | 13.42 people per km² | Italy |
| 1400s | 19.96 people per km² | 27.07 people per km² | 7.1 people per km² | Italy |
| 1500s | 27.15 people per km² | 30.45 people per km² | 3.3 people per km² | Italy |
| 1600s | 33.45 people per km² | 44.9 people per km² | 11.45 people per km² | Italy |
| 1700s | 40.16 people per km² | 45.6 people per km² | 5.44 people per km² | Italy |
| 1710s | 41.26 people per km² | 47.01 people per km² | 5.74 people per km² | Italy |
| 1720s | 42.36 people per km² | 48.63 people per km² | 6.27 people per km² | Italy |
| 1730s | 43.45 people per km² | 50.3 people per km² | 6.85 people per km² | Italy |
| 1740s | 44.55 people per km² | 52.04 people per km² | 7.49 people per km² | Italy |
| 1750s | 45.65 people per km² | 53.83 people per km² | 8.18 people per km² | Italy |
| 1760s | 46.7 people per km² | 55.69 people per km² | 8.99 people per km² | Italy |
| 1770s | 47.75 people per km² | 57.61 people per km² | 9.86 people per km² | Italy |
| 1780s | 48.81 people per km² | 59.6 people per km² | 10.79 people per km² | Italy |
| 1790s | 49.86 people per km² | 61.65 people per km² | 11.79 people per km² | Italy |
| 1800s | 53.86 people per km² | 65.13 people per km² | 11.26 people per km² | Italy |
| 1810s | 55.92 people per km² | 67.12 people per km² | 11.2 people per km² | Italy |
| 1820s | 58.75 people per km² | 70.26 people per km² | 11.51 people per km² | Italy |
| 1830s | 62.11 people per km² | 74.9 people per km² | 12.78 people per km² | Italy |
| 1840s | 64.92 people per km² | 79.86 people per km² | 14.95 people per km² | Italy |
| 1850s | 67.07 people per km² | 85.07 people per km² | 18 people per km² | Italy |
| 1860s | 68.77 people per km² | 90.61 people per km² | 21.85 people per km² | Italy |
| 1870s | 70.2 people per km² | 96.24 people per km² | 26.04 people per km² | Italy |
| 1880s | 71.39 people per km² | 102.33 people per km² | 30.93 people per km² | Italy |
| 1890s | 72.61 people per km² | 109.04 people per km² | 36.43 people per km² | Italy |
| 1900s | 73.48 people per km² | 116.75 people per km² | 43.26 people per km² | Italy |
| 1910s | 72.07 people per km² | 123.04 people per km² | 50.97 people per km² | Italy |
| 1920s | 72 people per km² | 129.6 people per km² | 57.6 people per km² | Italy |
| 1930s | 74 people per km² | 141.06 people per km² | 67.06 people per km² | Italy |
| 1940s | 74.7 people per km² | 151.72 people per km² | 77.02 people per km² | Italy |
| 1950s | 80.2 people per km² | 161.89 people per km² | 81.7 people per km² | Italy |
| 1960s | 88.51 people per km² | 173.34 people per km² | 84.83 people per km² | Italy |
| 1970s | 95.79 people per km² | 185.6 people per km² | 89.81 people per km² | Italy |
| 1980s | 101.02 people per km² | 192.04 people per km² | 91.01 people per km² | Italy |
| 1990s | 106.04 people per km² | 193.44 people per km² | 87.4 people per km² | Italy |
| 2000s | 112.07 people per km² | 197.41 people per km² | 85.34 people per km² | Italy |
| 2010s | 118.13 people per km² | 204.33 people per km² | 86.2 people per km² | Italy |
| 2020s | 121.53 people per km² | 200.03 people per km² | 78.5 people per km² | Italy |
| 2030s | 123.27 people per km² | 191.89 people per km² | 68.61 people per km² | Italy |
| 2040s | 124.44 people per km² | 181.95 people per km² | 57.51 people per km² | Italy |
| 2050s | 124.33 people per km² | 169.15 people per km² | 44.82 people per km² | Italy |
| 2060s | 123.69 people per km² | 154.22 people per km² | 30.53 people per km² | Italy |
| 2070s | 123.85 people per km² | 141.53 people per km² | 17.68 people per km² | Italy |
| 2080s | 124.58 people per km² | 132.19 people per km² | 7.61 people per km² | Italy |
| 2090s | 125.1 people per km² | 124.04 people per km² | 1.05 people per km² | France |
| 2100s | 125.07 people per km² | 119.63 people per km² | 5.44 people per km² | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, France or Italy?
- France, at 125.07 people per km² against 119.63 people per km² in Italy as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between France and Italy?
- 5.44 people per km², with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for population density?
- France ranks 111th and Italy ranks 114th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.