Italy vs OECD members: Rural population
Italy
17.86 million
in 2025
OECD members
262.00 million
in 2025
Italy rank
31st
OECD members rank
29th
Rural population over time
- Italy
- OECD members
How they compare
OECD members currently reports 262.00 million against 17.86 million in Italy, a difference of 244.14 million.
That makes OECD members's figure about 14.7 times Italy's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 31st and OECD members ranks 29th of 217 countries.
OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.86 million | 308.69 million | 288.83 million | OECD members |
| 1970s | 18.90 million | 303.61 million | 284.71 million | OECD members |
| 1980s | 18.76 million | 303.55 million | 284.78 million | OECD members |
| 1990s | 18.85 million | 298.73 million | 279.88 million | OECD members |
| 2000s | 18.81 million | 283.20 million | 264.38 million | OECD members |
| 2010s | 18.50 million | 267.37 million | 248.87 million | OECD members |
| 2020s | 17.99 million | 262.79 million | 244.80 million | OECD members |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Italy or OECD members?
- OECD members, at 262.00 million against 17.86 million in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Italy and OECD members?
- 244.14 million, with OECD members ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and OECD members?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Italy and OECD members rank globally for rural population?
- Italy ranks 31st and OECD members ranks 29th of 217 countries.
- 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
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.