Urban population growth in Italy
The urban population of Italy changed by 0.05% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2014.
Italy, 2025
0.05%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
European Union, 2025
0.39%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
0.50%
Position in 2025
180th of 217
Urban population growth in Italy over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.05% | 0.39% |
| 2024 | 0.04% | 0.48% |
| 2023 | 0.03% | 0.55% |
| 2022 | -0.20% | 0.38% |
| 2021 | -0.57% | -0.01% |
| 2020 | -0.47% | 0.11% |
| 2019 | -0.21% | 0.37% |
| 2018 | -0.26% | 0.35% |
| 2017 | -0.30% | 0.29% |
| 2016 | -0.21% | 0.49% |
| 2015 | -0.11% | 0.44% |
| 2014 | 0.41% | 0.33% |
| 2013 | 0.99% | 0.33% |
| 2012 | 0.80% | 0.33% |
| 2011 | 0.62% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | 0.69% | 0.38% |
| 2009 | 0.79% | 0.43% |
| 2008 | 0.95% | 0.52% |
| 2007 | 0.76% | 0.52% |
| 2006 | 0.54% | 0.56% |
| 2005 | 0.71% | 0.60% |
| 2004 | 0.86% | 0.58% |
| 2003 | 0.65% | 0.57% |
| 2002 | 0.31% | 0.50% |
| 2001 | 0.18% | 0.46% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 0.04% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -0.11%, the figure has changed by +0.16 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Italy has the 180th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 0.39%.
More for Italy
All statistics for Italy
Urban population share
69.7%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
-0.06%
2025 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
58,943,464 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
58,943,464 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
6.0p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
11.1p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat