Italy vs Sri Lanka: Urban population, annual growth rate
Italy
0.0463 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.0056 % change on previous year
in 2025
Italy rank
181st
Sri Lanka rank
184th
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Italy
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.0463 % change on previous year against 0.0056 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0407 % change on previous year.
That makes Italy's figure about 8.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Italy ranks 181st and Sri Lanka ranks 184th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.59 % change on previous year | 5.03 % change on previous year | 3.45 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.9235 % change on previous year | 1.86 % change on previous year | 0.9383 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.0601 % change on previous year | -0.4929 % change on previous year | 0.553 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.1004 % change on previous year | -0.765 % change on previous year | 0.8654 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.5943 % change on previous year | 2.21 % change on previous year | 1.62 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.2422 % change on previous year | 2.05 % change on previous year | 1.8 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -0.1859 % change on previous year | 0.7669 % change on previous year | 0.9529 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Italy or Sri Lanka?
- Italy, at 0.0463 % change on previous year against 0.0056 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0407 % change on previous year, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sri Lanka rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Italy ranks 181st and Sri Lanka ranks 184th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.