Annual growth rate of urban population share in Italy
Italy: Annual growth rate of urban population share was 0.1167 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.1167
Change on year
up 14.5%
World rank
150th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.9747
in 1957
All-time low
-0.1294
in 2017
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Annual growth rate of urban population share in Italy, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.1167 for annual growth rate of urban population share in 2025.
The figure is up 14.5% on the previous year and up 370.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of urban population share in Italy peaked at 0.9747 in 1957 and was at its lowest, -0.1294, in 2017.
That places Italy 150th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of urban population share in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5273 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5393 | +2.3% |
| 1952 | 0.622 | +15.3% |
| 1953 | 0.7415 | +19.2% |
| 1954 | 0.8373 | +12.9% |
| 1955 | 0.9069 | +8.3% |
| 1956 | 0.9524 | +5.0% |
| 1957 | 0.9747 | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 0.9745 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.9532 | -2.2% |
| 1960 | 0.9047 | -5.1% |
| 1961 | 0.8589 | -5.1% |
| 1962 | 0.8605 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.8972 | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.9112 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.9046 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.8786 | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.8338 | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.771 | -7.5% |
| 1969 | 0.6916 | -10.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5842 | -15.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4902 | -16.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4373 | -10.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4355 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4201 | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3944 | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3585 | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3127 | -12.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2569 | -17.8% |
| 1979 | 0.193 | -24.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1072 | -44.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0358 | -66.6% |
| 1982 | -0.0111 | -131.0% |
| 1983 | -0.025 | +125.2% |
| 1984 | -0.0352 | +40.8% |
| 1985 | -0.0417 | +18.5% |
| 1986 | -0.0447 | +7.2% |
| 1987 | -0.044 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | -0.0398 | -9.5% |
| 1989 | -0.0322 | -19.1% |
| 1990 | -0.019 | -41.0% |
| 1991 | -0.0057 | -70.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0195 | -442.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0455 | +133.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0678 | +49.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0861 | +27.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1008 | +17.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1119 | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1193 | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1231 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.123 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1199 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1141 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1131 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1176 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.128 | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1441 | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1659 | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1934 | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2262 | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2555 | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3472 | +35.9% |
| 2012 | 0.696 | +100.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7074 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1438 | -79.7% |
| 2015 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016 | -0.0575 | — |
| 2017 | -0.1294 | +125.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0719 | — |
| 2020 | -0.0432 | -160.1% |
| 2021 | -0.0432 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0576 | -233.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0871 | +51.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1019 | +17.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1167 | +14.5% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.1167 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0955, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.1167 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1753, 67% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of urban population share in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +442.1% | -0.0057 | 0.0195 |
| 2022 | +233.3% | -0.0432 | 0.0576 |
| 2020 | -160.1% | 0.0719 | -0.0432 |
| 1982 | -131.0% | 0.0358 | -0.0111 |
| 1993 | +133.3% | 0.0195 | 0.0455 |
| 1983 | -125.2% | -0.0111 | -0.025 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8029 | 0.5273 | 0.9747 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8512 | 0.6916 | 0.9112 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3883 | 0.193 | 0.5842 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0131 | -0.0447 | 0.1072 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0649 | -0.019 | 0.1231 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1445 | 0.1131 | 0.2262 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2035 | -0.1294 | 0.7074 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0461 | -0.0432 | 0.1167 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of urban population share in Italy?
- Annual growth rate of urban population share in Italy was 0.1167 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9747 in 1957.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1294 in 2017.
- How does Italy rank for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Italy ranks 150th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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