Italy vs Puerto Rico: Natural population growth rate vs. median age
Italy
-0.5%
in 2023
Puerto Rico
-0.5%
in 2023
Italy rank
220th
Puerto Rico rank
222nd
Natural population growth rate vs. median age over time
- Italy
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Italy currently reports -0.5% against -0.5% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Italy ranks 220th and Puerto Rico ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9% | 2.7% | 1.8% | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 2.3% | 1.4% | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 1.7% | 1.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 1.3% | 1.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | -0.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | -0.0% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -0.1% | 0.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | -0.5% | -0.5% | 0.0% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate vs. median age, Italy or Puerto Rico?
- Italy, at -0.5% against -0.5% in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate vs. median age between Italy and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Puerto Rico rank globally for natural population growth rate vs. median age?
- Italy ranks 220th and Puerto Rico ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate vs. median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.