Italy Rural Population 1960-2024

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.
  • Italy rural population for 2023 was 16,468,986, a 1.42% decline from 2022.
  • Italy rural population for 2022 was 16,705,485, a 1.41% decline from 2021.
  • Italy rural population for 2021 was 16,944,019, a 1.57% decline from 2020.
  • Italy rural population for 2020 was 17,214,086, a 1.52% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
United States 55,937,486
Germany 18,784,632
Italy 16,468,986
Poland 14,594,364
France 12,422,661
United Kingdom 10,497,193
Japan 9,907,790
South Korea 9,589,588
Spain 8,923,913
Canada 7,272,932
Saudi Arabia 5,560,527
Austria 3,695,875
Australia 3,565,036
Argentina 3,516,356
Portugal 3,378,005
Czech Republic 2,767,136
Hungary 2,602,308
Slovak Republic 2,494,835
Chile 2,353,195
Switzerland 2,283,085
Greece 2,002,527
Ireland 1,869,935
Croatia 1,596,188
Panama 1,362,230
Netherlands 1,219,560
Sweden 1,186,635
UAE 1,163,057
Slovenia 931,346
Lithuania 899,076
Norway 883,411
Finland 794,473
Trinidad and Tobago 714,682
Israel 697,214
Denmark 684,197
New Zealand 679,786
Latvia 589,533
Oman 538,749
Cyprus 416,009
Estonia 412,452
Belgium 214,107
Puerto Rico 204,074
Barbados 193,378
Bahrain 150,497
Uruguay 144,763
Channel Islands 120,710
French Polynesia 116,482
Brunei 94,356
New Caledonia 73,097
Antigua and Barbuda 71,353
Bahamas 67,567
Aruba 59,245
Luxembourg 52,967
Seychelles 49,323
Isle of Man 39,405
Liechtenstein 33,798
St. Kitts and Nevis 32,905
Faroe Islands 30,371
Malta 27,987
Iceland 23,451
Qatar 17,548
Curacao 16,231
British Virgin Islands 15,848
Andorra 9,792
Guam 8,360
Greenland 6,858
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 3,959
Northern Mariana Islands 3,946
Palau 3,177
Turks and Caicos Islands 2,650
San Marino 728
Italy Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 16,468,986 28.03 -1.43%
2022 16,705,485 28.34 -1.42%
2021 16,944,019 28.65 -1.58%
2020 17,214,086 28.96 -1.53%
2019 17,479,118 29.26 -2.17%
2018 17,861,881 29.56 -1.18%
2017 18,073,840 29.86 -1.11%
2016 18,276,159 30.15 -1.13%
2015 18,483,353 30.44 -1.05%
2014 18,679,287 30.73 -0.03%
2013 18,685,173 31.02 0.21%
2012 18,645,458 31.32 -0.49%
2011 18,737,779 31.56 -0.20%
2010 18,774,936 31.67 -0.06%
2009 18,787,007 31.79 0.09%
2008 18,770,433 31.91 0.29%
2007 18,715,453 32.03 0.14%
2006 18,689,801 32.14 -0.07%
2005 18,702,115 32.26 0.13%
2004 18,678,509 32.38 0.28%
2003 18,626,218 32.50 0.08%
2002 18,611,507 32.62 -0.16%
2001 18,640,786 32.72 -0.13%
2000 18,664,484 32.78 -0.14%
1999 18,690,180 32.84 -0.17%
1998 18,721,181 32.90 -0.15%
1997 18,749,929 32.96 -0.13%
1996 18,774,128 33.02 -0.15%
1995 18,802,959 33.08 -0.18%
1994 18,836,766 33.14 -0.16%
1993 18,867,028 33.20 -0.12%
1992 18,889,575 33.26 -0.04%
1991 18,897,182 33.29 0.13%
1990 18,872,760 33.27 0.14%
1989 18,845,634 33.25 0.14%
1988 18,820,178 33.23 0.11%
1987 18,799,765 33.21 0.07%
1986 18,786,528 33.19 0.07%
1985 18,774,185 33.17 0.09%
1984 18,757,445 33.15 0.08%
1983 18,741,940 33.13 0.10%
1982 18,723,830 33.11 -0.07%
1981 18,737,650 33.16 -0.47%
1980 18,826,343 33.36 -0.39%
1979 18,899,110 33.56 -0.30%
1978 18,956,292 33.76 -0.23%
1977 19,000,219 33.96 -0.16%
1976 19,031,129 34.16 -0.09%
1975 19,047,865 34.36 0.01%
1974 19,045,214 34.56 0.07%
1973 19,031,041 34.76 0.10%
1972 19,012,262 34.96 -0.26%
1971 19,060,905 35.25 -0.88%
1970 19,229,471 35.73 -0.81%
1969 19,385,021 36.21 -0.76%
1968 19,532,729 36.69 -0.69%
1967 19,667,348 37.18 -0.58%
1966 19,781,807 37.67 -0.52%
1965 19,884,509 38.16 -0.44%
1964 19,972,523 38.65 -0.46%
1963 20,063,620 39.15 -0.53%
1962 20,171,158 39.65 -0.57%
1961 20,287,312 40.14 -0.56%
1960 20,400,656 40.64 %