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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Italy

Italy: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population was 10,422 1000 No in 2050. ▼ Falling

Latest (2050)
10,422 1000 No
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
51st
of 226 countries
All-time high
21,387 1000 No
in 1950
All-time low
10,422 1000 No
in 2050
Years of data
101
1950–2050

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Italy, 1950–2050

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k195020002050

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

Italy recorded 10,422 1000 No for population - est. & proj. — rural population in 2050. That is the lowest value across all 101 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population in Italy peaked at 21,387 1000 No in 1950 and was at its lowest, 10,422 1000 No, in 2050.

That places Italy 51st out of 226 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 101 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Italy, year by year

Year 1000 No Change
1950 21,387 1000 No —
1951 21,268 1000 No -0.6%
1952 21,177 1000 No -0.4%
1953 21,093 1000 No -0.4%
1954 20,990 1000 No -0.5%
1955 20,870 1000 No -0.6%
1956 20,739 1000 No -0.6%
1957 20,602 1000 No -0.7%
1958 20,465 1000 No -0.7%
1959 20,334 1000 No -0.6%
1960 20,215 1000 No -0.6%
1961 20,110 1000 No -0.5%
1962 20,016 1000 No -0.5%
1963 19,927 1000 No -0.4%
1964 19,836 1000 No -0.5%
1965 19,738 1000 No -0.5%
1966 19,630 1000 No -0.5%
1967 19,514 1000 No -0.6%
1968 19,392 1000 No -0.6%
1969 19,267 1000 No -0.6%
1970 19,142 1000 No -0.6%
1971 19,017 1000 No -0.7%
1972 18,991 1000 No -0.1%
1973 19,007 1000 No +0.1%
1974 19,014 1000 No +0.0%
1975 19,010 1000 No -0.0%
1976 18,992 1000 No -0.1%
1977 18,963 1000 No -0.2%
1978 18,923 1000 No -0.2%
1979 18,876 1000 No -0.3%
1980 18,821 1000 No -0.3%
1981 18,762 1000 No -0.3%
1982 18,781 1000 No +0.1%
1983 18,833 1000 No +0.3%
1984 18,877 1000 No +0.2%
1985 18,913 1000 No +0.2%
1986 18,941 1000 No +0.1%
1987 18,962 1000 No +0.1%
1988 18,978 1000 No +0.1%
1989 18,992 1000 No +0.1%
1990 19,008 1000 No +0.1%
1991 19,028 1000 No +0.1%
1992 19,020 1000 No -0.0%
1993 18,998 1000 No -0.1%
1994 18,972 1000 No -0.1%
1995 18,939 1000 No -0.2%
1996 18,896 1000 No -0.2%
1997 18,847 1000 No -0.3%
1998 18,802 1000 No -0.2%
1999 18,777 1000 No -0.1%
2000 18,780 1000 No +0.0%
2001 18,815 1000 No +0.2%
2002 18,854 1000 No +0.2%
2003 18,897 1000 No +0.2%
2004 18,941 1000 No +0.2%
2005 18,973 1000 No +0.2%
2006 18,990 1000 No +0.1%
2007 18,996 1000 No +0.0%
2008 18,986 1000 No -0.1%
2009 18,960 1000 No -0.1%
2010 18,918 1000 No -0.2%
2011 18,858 1000 No -0.3%
2012 18,706 1000 No -0.8%
2013 18,510 1000 No -1.0%
2014 18,309 1000 No -1.1%
2015 18,110 1000 No -1.1%
2016 17,915 1000 No -1.1%
2017 17,723 1000 No -1.1%
2018 17,528 1000 No -1.1%
2019 17,329 1000 No -1.1%
2020 17,125 1000 No -1.2%
2021 16,917 1000 No -1.2%
2022 16,704 1000 No -1.3%
2023 16,489 1000 No -1.3%
2024 16,272 1000 No -1.3%
2025 16,054 1000 No -1.3%
2026 15,835 1000 No -1.4%
2027 15,616 1000 No -1.4%
2028 15,395 1000 No -1.4%
2029 15,173 1000 No -1.4%
2030 14,949 1000 No -1.5%
2031 14,724 1000 No -1.5%
2032 14,498 1000 No -1.5%
2033 14,270 1000 No -1.6%
2034 14,042 1000 No -1.6%
2035 13,813 1000 No -1.6%
2036 13,583 1000 No -1.7%
2037 13,354 1000 No -1.7%
2038 13,123 1000 No -1.7%
2039 12,893 1000 No -1.8%
2040 12,662 1000 No -1.8%
2041 12,432 1000 No -1.8%
2042 12,202 1000 No -1.9%
2043 11,973 1000 No -1.9%
2044 11,746 1000 No -1.9%
2045 11,520 1000 No -1.9%
2046 11,296 1000 No -1.9%
2047 11,075 1000 No -2.0%
2048 10,855 1000 No -2.0%
2049 10,638 1000 No -2.0%
2050 10,422 1000 No -2.0%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 10,422 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 259.52 1000 No, 40.2× the median. (75 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 10,422 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 911.09 1000 No, 11.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 20,893 1000 No 20,334 1000 No 21,387 1000 No 10
1960s 19,765 1000 No 19,267 1000 No 20,215 1000 No 10
1970s 18,994 1000 No 18,876 1000 No 19,142 1000 No 10
1980s 18,886 1000 No 18,762 1000 No 18,992 1000 No 10
1990s 18,929 1000 No 18,777 1000 No 19,028 1000 No 10
2000s 18,919 1000 No 18,780 1000 No 18,996 1000 No 10
2010s 18,191 1000 No 17,329 1000 No 18,918 1000 No 10
2020s 16,158 1000 No 15,173 1000 No 17,125 1000 No 10
2030s 13,925 1000 No 12,893 1000 No 14,949 1000 No 10
2040s 11,640 1000 No 10,638 1000 No 12,662 1000 No 10
2050s 10,422 1000 No 10,422 1000 No 10,422 1000 No 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 48 Senegal 12,088 1000 No compare
  2. 49 Yugoslav SFR 11,825 1000 No compare
  3. 50 Papua New Guinea 10,546 1000 No compare
  4. 52 Morocco 10,402 1000 No compare
  5. 53 Poland 9,591 1000 No compare
  6. 54 Algeria 8,905 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population in Italy?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population in Italy was 10,422 1000 No in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 21,387 1000 No in 1950.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 10,422 1000 No in 2050.
How does Italy rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population?
Italy ranks 51st out of 226 countries with data for 2050.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 25,744 data points, 1950–2050
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The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.