Italy vs Post-demographic dividend: Rural population

Italy
17.86 million
in 2025
Post-demographic dividend
212.43 million
in 2025
Italy rank
31st
Post-demographic dividend rank
32nd

Rural population over time

  • Italy
  • Post-demographic dividend
0100.0M200.0M300.0M196019922025

How they compare

Post-demographic dividend currently reports 212.43 million against 17.86 million in Italy, a difference of 194.57 million.

That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 11.9 times Italy's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 31st and Post-demographic dividend ranks 32nd of 217 countries.

Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 19.86 million 273.51 million 253.65 million Post-demographic dividend
1970s 18.90 million 259.92 million 241.02 million Post-demographic dividend
1980s 18.76 million 252.88 million 234.11 million Post-demographic dividend
1990s 18.85 million 242.96 million 224.11 million Post-demographic dividend
2000s 18.81 million 225.99 million 207.18 million Post-demographic dividend
2010s 18.50 million 215.50 million 197.00 million Post-demographic dividend
2020s 17.99 million 213.30 million 195.32 million Post-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Italy or Post-demographic dividend?
Post-demographic dividend, at 212.43 million against 17.86 million in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Italy and Post-demographic dividend?
194.57 million, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Post-demographic dividend?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Italy and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for rural population?
Italy ranks 31st and Post-demographic dividend ranks 32nd 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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Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 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.