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Italy vs Zambia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Italy
15.00 million people
in 2050
Zambia
15.59 million people
in 2050
Italy rank
36th
Zambia rank
34th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Italy
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 15.59 million people against 15.00 million people in Italy, a difference of 585,800 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 34th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 42 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Zambia Difference Ahead
1000s 4.68 million people 151,499 people 4.53 million people Italy
1100s 5.85 million people 181,797 people 5.67 million people Italy
1200s 7.48 million people 212,090 people 7.27 million people Italy
1300s 9.83 million people 242,365 people 9.59 million people Italy
1400s 6.60 million people 272,582 people 6.32 million people Italy
1500s 7.11 million people 302,608 people 6.81 million people Italy
1600s 10.84 million people 327,478 people 10.51 million people Italy
1700s 11.21 million people 350,380 people 10.86 million people Italy
1710s 11.54 million people 335,854 people 11.21 million people Italy
1720s 11.93 million people 341,838 people 11.59 million people Italy
1730s 12.34 million people 348,175 people 11.99 million people Italy
1740s 12.75 million people 354,904 people 12.40 million people Italy
1750s 13.18 million people 362,070 people 12.82 million people Italy
1760s 13.63 million people 369,725 people 13.26 million people Italy
1770s 14.09 million people 377,932 people 13.71 million people Italy
1780s 14.56 million people 386,767 people 14.17 million people Italy
1790s 15.05 million people 396,321 people 14.66 million people Italy
1800s 15.56 million people 406,705 people 15.15 million people Italy
1810s 16.14 million people 418,059 people 15.72 million people Italy
1820s 16.74 million people 430,556 people 16.31 million people Italy
1830s 17.90 million people 444,422 people 17.45 million people Italy
1840s 19.13 million people 459,948 people 18.67 million people Italy
1850s 20.45 million people 477,523 people 19.98 million people Italy
1860s 21.86 million people 497,681 people 21.37 million people Italy
1870s 21.27 million people 521,173 people 20.75 million people Italy
1880s 21.39 million people 549,100 people 20.84 million people Italy
1890s 21.61 million people 583,155 people 21.03 million people Italy
1900s 21.64 million people 626,092 people 21.01 million people Italy
1910s 21.70 million people 682,784 people 21.02 million people Italy
1920s 22.51 million people 762,879 people 21.74 million people Italy
1930s 22.33 million people 889,189 people 21.44 million people Italy
1940s 22.10 million people 1.14 million people 20.97 million people Italy
1950s 20.84 million people 2.31 million people 18.53 million people Italy
1960s 19.62 million people 2.81 million people 16.81 million people Italy
1970s 18.80 million people 3.16 million people 15.64 million people Italy
1980s 18.84 million people 4.03 million people 14.81 million people Italy
1990s 18.97 million people 5.39 million people 13.58 million people Italy
2000s 18.92 million people 7.27 million people 11.65 million people Italy
2010s 18.61 million people 9.41 million people 9.20 million people Italy
2020s 17.92 million people 11.73 million people 6.19 million people Italy
2030s 16.66 million people 13.81 million people 2.84 million people Italy
2040s 15.59 million people 15.20 million people 392,960 people Italy
2050s 15.00 million people 15.59 million people 585,800 people Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Italy or Zambia?
Zambia, at 15.59 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 Zambia?
585,800 people, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Zambia?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Italy and Zambia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Italy ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 34th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – 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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Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.