Rural population, per capita in Italy
Italy: Rural population, per capita was 0.3032 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Italy, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Italy stood at 0.3032 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Italy peaked at 0.4071 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.3032 units per person, in 2025.
That places Italy 126th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3831 units per person | 0.3595 units per person | 0.4071 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3427 units per person | 0.3326 units per person | 0.3554 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3317 units per person | 0.331 units per person | 0.3327 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3316 units per person | 0.3289 units per person | 0.333 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3242 units per person | 0.3195 units per person | 0.3281 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.308 units per person | 0.3039 units per person | 0.3178 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3045 units per person | 0.3032 units per person | 0.3052 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 123 Lithuania 0.3092 units per person compare
- 124 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 0.3083 units per person compare
- 125 Ukraine 0.304 units per person compare
- 127 Austria 0.3028 units per person compare
- 128 Iraq 0.3006 units per person compare
- 129 Paraguay 0.2961 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Italy
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3131 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.07 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.07 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Rural population 30.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Italy?
- Rural population, per capita in Italy was 0.3032 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4071 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3032 units per person in 2025.
- How does Italy rank for rural population, per capita?
- Italy ranks 126th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.