High income vs Italy: Rural population

High income
281.21 million
in 2025
Italy
17.86 million
in 2025
High income rank
29th
Italy rank
31st

Rural population over time

  • High income
  • Italy
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How they compare

High income currently reports 281.21 million against 17.86 million in Italy, a difference of 263.35 million.

That makes High income's figure about 15.7 times Italy's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 29th and Italy ranks 31st of 45 groups.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 342.70 million 19.86 million 322.84 million High income
1970s 323.75 million 18.90 million 304.85 million High income
1980s 313.10 million 18.76 million 294.33 million High income
1990s 305.12 million 18.85 million 286.27 million High income
2000s 289.67 million 18.81 million 270.86 million High income
2010s 281.46 million 18.50 million 262.96 million High income
2020s 281.42 million 17.99 million 263.44 million High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, High income or Italy?
High income, at 281.21 million against 17.86 million in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between High income and Italy?
263.35 million, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Italy?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do High income and Italy rank globally for rural population?
High income ranks 29th and Italy ranks 31st of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.