China vs Italy: Population growth rate
China
-0.2%
in 2023
Italy
-0.2%
in 2023
China rank
195th
Italy rank
193rd
Population growth rate over time
- China
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in China, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 195th and Italy ranks 193rd of 236 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.9% | 0.7% | 1.3% | China |
| 1960s | 2.2% | 0.8% | 1.4% | China |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 0.5% | 1.3% | China |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 0.1% | 1.4% | China |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | China |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.2% | China |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | China |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.3% | 0.2% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate, China or Italy?
- Italy, at -0.2% against -0.2% in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rate between China and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Italy?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Italy rank globally for population growth rate?
- China ranks 195th and Italy ranks 193rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.