Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Italy
Italy: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.6995 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Italy, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.6995 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Italy peaked at 0.702 people per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5848 people per person, in 1960.
That places Italy 89th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5848 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5896 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.5948 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.6005 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6063 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6122 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6181 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.624 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6295 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.6347 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6394 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.6436 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6472 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6502 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6532 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.656 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6587 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6612 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6634 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6653 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6682 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6707 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6711 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6712 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6714 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6715 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6714 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6712 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.671 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6709 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6708 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6707 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6709 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6712 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6744 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6747 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6723 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.673 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6739 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6749 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6758 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6766 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6774 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6783 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6791 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.68 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6809 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6819 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6831 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6845 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6861 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6879 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6915 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.697 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6998 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7001 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7002 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6997 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6994 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6997 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7007 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7018 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.702 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7015 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7007 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.6995 people per person | -0.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.6995 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 87% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.6995 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6095 people per person | 0.5848 people per person | 0.6347 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6538 people per person | 0.6394 people per person | 0.6653 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6709 people per person | 0.6682 people per person | 0.6715 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6727 people per person | 0.6707 people per person | 0.6749 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6798 people per person | 0.6758 people per person | 0.6845 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6961 people per person | 0.6861 people per person | 0.7002 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.701 people per person | 0.6995 people per person | 0.702 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More population data for Italy
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6708 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7397 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6708 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5615 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 52,250 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.3544 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3246 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 119.63 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.26 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Italy?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Italy was 0.6995 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.702 people per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5848 people per person in 1960.
- How does Italy rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Italy ranks 89th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.