Share of population urban in Italy
Italy: Share of population urban was 69.68 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
69.68
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
103rd
of 229 countries
All-time high
69.68
in 2025
All-time low
54.61
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Share of population urban in Italy, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Italy recorded 69.68 for share of population urban in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population urban in Italy peaked at 69.68 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54.61, in 1950.
Italy ranks 103rd of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.44 | 54.61 | 58.74 | 10 |
| 1960s | 61.69 | 59.29 | 64.04 | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.73 | 64.46 | 66.74 | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.83 | 66.73 | 66.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.84 | 66.7 | 67.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.58 | 67.19 | 68.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.2 | 68.22 | 69.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.55 | 69.48 | 69.68 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More population data for Italy
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.676 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.26 million (2100)
- Population density 119.63 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.676 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3246 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.18 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 312,849 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.18 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.18 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate -2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population urban in Italy?
- Share of population urban in Italy was 69.68 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population urban recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 69.68 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population urban recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.61 in 1950.
- How does Italy rank for share of population urban?
- Italy ranks 103rd out of 229 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population urban rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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