Italy - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Italy was 42,232,350 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42,559,880 in 2018 and a minimum value of 29,799,040 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 29,799,040
1961 30,249,040
1962 30,708,290
1963 31,188,380
1964 31,702,830
1965 32,227,840
1966 32,737,190
1967 33,233,150
1968 33,703,020
1969 34,152,930
1970 34,592,380
1971 35,012,580
1972 35,369,080
1973 35,720,360
1974 36,065,660
1975 36,393,140
1976 36,687,130
1977 36,955,190
1978 37,198,850
1979 37,418,640
1980 37,607,540
1981 37,764,020
1982 37,819,720
1983 37,822,140
1984 37,819,270
1985 37,818,890
1986 37,809,630
1987 37,802,170
1988 37,809,110
1989 37,826,150
1990 37,846,480
1991 37,861,340
1992 37,907,510
1993 37,964,790
1994 38,006,630
1995 38,041,340
1996 38,086,150
1997 38,140,440
1998 38,185,560
1999 38,226,140
2000 38,277,620
2001 38,333,310
2002 38,447,500
2003 38,686,980
2004 39,006,820
2005 39,267,370
2006 39,454,180
2007 39,722,860
2008 40,056,300
2009 40,308,360
2010 40,502,480
2011 40,641,670
2012 40,894,260
2013 41,548,780
2014 42,109,850
2015 42,247,230
2016 42,351,340
2017 42,462,870
2018 42,559,880
2019 42,249,960
2020 42,232,350

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Italy was 71.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 71.04 in 2020, while its lowest value was 59.36 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 59.36
1961 59.86
1962 60.36
1963 60.85
1964 61.35
1965 61.84
1966 62.33
1967 62.82
1968 63.31
1969 63.79
1970 64.27
1971 64.75
1972 65.04
1973 65.24
1974 65.44
1975 65.64
1976 65.84
1977 66.04
1978 66.24
1979 66.44
1980 66.64
1981 66.84
1982 66.89
1983 66.87
1984 66.85
1985 66.83
1986 66.81
1987 66.79
1988 66.77
1989 66.75
1990 66.73
1991 66.71
1992 66.74
1993 66.80
1994 66.86
1995 66.92
1996 66.98
1997 67.04
1998 67.10
1999 67.16
2000 67.22
2001 67.28
2002 67.38
2003 67.50
2004 67.62
2005 67.74
2006 67.86
2007 67.97
2008 68.09
2009 68.21
2010 68.33
2011 68.44
2012 68.68
2013 68.98
2014 69.27
2015 69.57
2016 69.86
2017 70.14
2018 70.44
2019 70.74
2020 71.04

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization