Italy vs Tonga: Rural population growth
Italy
-0.3%
in 2025
Tonga
-0.4%
in 2025
Italy rank
131st
Tonga rank
134th
Rural population growth over time
- Italy
- Tonga
How they compare
Italy currently reports -0.3% against -0.4% in Tonga, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tonga ahead.
Italy ranks 131st and Tonga ranks 134th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.7% | 2.2% | 2.9% | Tonga |
| 1970s | -0.3% | 1.6% | 1.9% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 1990s | -0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Tonga |
| 2010s | -0.4% | -0.0% | 0.4% | Tonga |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -0.1% | 0.3% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population growth, Italy or Tonga?
- Italy, at -0.3% against -0.4% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population growth between Italy and Tonga?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Tonga?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Tonga rank globally for rural population growth?
- Italy ranks 131st and Tonga ranks 134th 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.