Italy vs Montenegro: Rural population growth
Italy
-0.3%
in 2025
Montenegro
-0.3%
in 2025
Italy rank
131st
Montenegro rank
129th
Rural population growth over time
- Italy
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports -0.3% against -0.3% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Montenegro ahead.
Italy ranks 131st and Montenegro ranks 129th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Montenegro in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.7% | -0.5% | 0.1% | Montenegro |
| 1970s | -0.3% | -0.9% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 1990s | -0.1% | -2.1% | 2.0% | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.2% | -1.4% | 1.6% | Italy |
| 2010s | -0.4% | -0.2% | 0.3% | Montenegro |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -0.3% | 0.0% | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population growth, Italy or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at -0.3% against -0.3% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population growth between Italy and Montenegro?
- 0.0%, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Montenegro?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Montenegro rank globally for rural population growth?
- Italy ranks 131st and Montenegro ranks 129th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.