Urban population share in Italy
69.7% of people in Italy lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Italy, 2025
69.7%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
75.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
70.7%
Position in 2025
92nd of 217
Urban population share in Italy over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69.7% | 75.2% |
| 2024 | 69.6% | 75.0% |
| 2023 | 69.5% | 74.9% |
| 2022 | 69.5% | 74.8% |
| 2021 | 69.5% | 74.6% |
| 2020 | 69.5% | 74.5% |
| 2019 | 69.5% | 74.5% |
| 2018 | 69.5% | 74.3% |
| 2017 | 69.5% | 74.2% |
| 2016 | 69.6% | 74.1% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | 73.9% |
| 2014 | 69.6% | 73.7% |
| 2013 | 69.3% | 73.5% |
| 2012 | 68.8% | 73.4% |
| 2011 | 68.4% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | 68.2% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | 67.9% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | 72.7% |
| 2006 | 67.7% | 72.6% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | 72.4% |
| 2004 | 67.5% | 72.2% |
| 2003 | 67.4% | 72.1% |
| 2002 | 67.4% | 71.9% |
| 2001 | 67.3% | 71.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 69.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 69.6%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Italy has the 92nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 75.2%.
More for Italy
All statistics for Italy
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
Total fertility rate
1.18 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat
Population aged 65 and over
24.7%
2025 · Eurostat