Annual growth rate of urban population share in Italy
Italy: Annual growth rate of urban population share was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.1%
Change on year
up 14.5%
World rank
150th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1957
All-time low
-0.1%
in 2017
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Annual growth rate of urban population share in Italy, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.1% 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 1.0% in 1957 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5% | — |
| 1951 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 1952 | 0.6% | +15.3% |
| 1953 | 0.7% | +19.2% |
| 1954 | 0.8% | +12.9% |
| 1955 | 0.9% | +8.3% |
| 1956 | 1.0% | +5.0% |
| 1957 | 1.0% | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 1.0% | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 1.0% | -2.2% |
| 1960 | 0.9% | -5.1% |
| 1961 | 0.9% | -5.1% |
| 1962 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9% | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.9% | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.9% | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.8% | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8% | -7.5% |
| 1969 | 0.7% | -10.3% |
| 1970 | 0.6% | -15.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5% | -16.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4% | -10.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -12.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -17.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | -24.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -44.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -66.6% |
| 1982 | -0.0% | -131.0% |
| 1983 | -0.0% | +125.2% |
| 1984 | -0.0% | +40.8% |
| 1985 | -0.0% | +18.5% |
| 1986 | -0.0% | +7.2% |
| 1987 | -0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | -0.0% | -9.5% |
| 1989 | -0.0% | -19.1% |
| 1990 | -0.0% | -41.0% |
| 1991 | -0.0% | -70.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -442.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +133.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +49.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +27.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +17.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +35.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +100.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -79.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2016 | -0.1% | — |
| 2017 | -0.1% | +125.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | — |
| 2020 | -0.0% | -160.1% |
| 2021 | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -233.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +51.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +17.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | -0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 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 0.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1957.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% 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 United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by 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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Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.