Italy vs Mexico: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Italy
15.00 million people
in 2050
Mexico
15.62 million people
in 2050
Italy rank
36th
Mexico rank
33rd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Italy
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 15.62 million people against 15.00 million people in Italy, a difference of 618,500 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mexico ahead.
Italy ranks 36th and Mexico ranks 33rd of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 28 and Mexico in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4.68 million people | 14.86 million people | 10.18 million people | Mexico |
| 1100s | 5.85 million people | 16.75 million people | 10.89 million people | Mexico |
| 1200s | 7.48 million people | 18.66 million people | 11.17 million people | Mexico |
| 1300s | 9.83 million people | 20.58 million people | 10.75 million people | Mexico |
| 1400s | 6.60 million people | 22.51 million people | 15.91 million people | Mexico |
| 1500s | 7.11 million people | 24.42 million people | 17.30 million people | Mexico |
| 1600s | 10.84 million people | 994,667 people | 9.84 million people | Italy |
| 1700s | 11.21 million people | 3.94 million people | 7.27 million people | Italy |
| 1710s | 11.54 million people | 4.26 million people | 7.28 million people | Italy |
| 1720s | 11.93 million people | 4.58 million people | 7.35 million people | Italy |
| 1730s | 12.34 million people | 4.89 million people | 7.44 million people | Italy |
| 1740s | 12.75 million people | 5.21 million people | 7.55 million people | Italy |
| 1750s | 13.18 million people | 5.51 million people | 7.67 million people | Italy |
| 1760s | 13.63 million people | 5.81 million people | 7.81 million people | Italy |
| 1770s | 14.09 million people | 6.11 million people | 7.98 million people | Italy |
| 1780s | 14.56 million people | 6.39 million people | 8.17 million people | Italy |
| 1790s | 15.05 million people | 6.67 million people | 8.38 million people | Italy |
| 1800s | 15.56 million people | 6.94 million people | 8.62 million people | Italy |
| 1810s | 16.14 million people | 7.19 million people | 8.95 million people | Italy |
| 1820s | 16.74 million people | 7.43 million people | 9.31 million people | Italy |
| 1830s | 17.90 million people | 7.65 million people | 10.24 million people | Italy |
| 1840s | 19.13 million people | 7.85 million people | 11.28 million people | Italy |
| 1850s | 20.45 million people | 8.03 million people | 12.42 million people | Italy |
| 1860s | 21.86 million people | 8.18 million people | 13.68 million people | Italy |
| 1870s | 21.27 million people | 8.30 million people | 12.97 million people | Italy |
| 1880s | 21.39 million people | 8.38 million people | 13.01 million people | Italy |
| 1890s | 21.61 million people | 9.60 million people | 12.01 million people | Italy |
| 1900s | 21.64 million people | 10.67 million people | 10.98 million people | Italy |
| 1910s | 21.70 million people | 11.41 million people | 10.29 million people | Italy |
| 1920s | 22.51 million people | 10.28 million people | 12.23 million people | Italy |
| 1930s | 22.33 million people | 11.20 million people | 11.13 million people | Italy |
| 1940s | 22.10 million people | 12.39 million people | 9.71 million people | Italy |
| 1950s | 20.84 million people | 16.79 million people | 4.05 million people | Italy |
| 1960s | 19.62 million people | 19.31 million people | 306,270 people | Italy |
| 1970s | 18.80 million people | 21.74 million people | 2.94 million people | Mexico |
| 1980s | 18.84 million people | 23.12 million people | 4.28 million people | Mexico |
| 1990s | 18.97 million people | 24.18 million people | 5.21 million people | Mexico |
| 2000s | 18.92 million people | 25.14 million people | 6.22 million people | Mexico |
| 2010s | 18.61 million people | 27.33 million people | 8.72 million people | Mexico |
| 2020s | 17.92 million people | 26.35 million people | 8.42 million people | Mexico |
| 2030s | 16.66 million people | 23.69 million people | 7.03 million people | Mexico |
| 2040s | 15.59 million people | 18.98 million people | 3.39 million people | Mexico |
| 2050s | 15.00 million people | 15.62 million people | 618,500 people | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Italy or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 15.62 million people against 15.00 million people in Italy as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Italy and Mexico?
- 618,500 people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Mexico?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Italy and Mexico rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Italy ranks 36th and Mexico ranks 33rd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.