Italy vs Uganda: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Italy
13.93 million people
in 2020
Uganda
13.52 million people
in 2020
Italy rank
22nd
Uganda rank
23rd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Italy
- Uganda
How they compare
Italy currently reports 13.93 million people against 13.52 million people in Uganda, a difference of 405,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 22nd and Uganda ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 7 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.79 million people | 5.22 million people | 8.57 million people | Italy |
| 1960s | 14.08 million people | 6.57 million people | 7.51 million people | Italy |
| 1970s | 14.41 million people | 8.15 million people | 6.27 million people | Italy |
| 1980s | 14.55 million people | 9.80 million people | 4.75 million people | Italy |
| 1990s | 14.53 million people | 11.57 million people | 2.95 million people | Italy |
| 2000s | 14.41 million people | 13.33 million people | 1.08 million people | Italy |
| 2010s | 14.25 million people | 14.37 million people | 120,650 people | Uganda |
| 2020s | 13.93 million people | 13.52 million people | 405,000 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Italy or Uganda?
- Italy, at 13.93 million people against 13.52 million people in Uganda as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Italy and Uganda?
- 405,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Uganda?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Italy and Uganda rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Italy ranks 22nd and Uganda ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.