Austria vs Italy: Urban population (% of total population)
Austria
69.7%
in 2025
Italy
69.7%
in 2025
Austria rank
91st
Italy rank
92nd
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Austria
- Italy
How they compare
Austria currently reports 69.7% against 69.7% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.
Austria ranks 91st and Italy ranks 92nd of 218 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.6% | 61.7% | 11.1% | Italy |
| 1970s | 52.8% | 65.7% | 12.9% | Italy |
| 1980s | 58.6% | 66.8% | 8.2% | Italy |
| 1990s | 65.6% | 66.8% | 1.2% | Italy |
| 2000s | 66.9% | 67.6% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 69.2% | 1.6% | Italy |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 69.6% | 0.4% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Austria or Italy?
- Austria, at 69.7% against 69.7% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Austria and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Italy?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Italy rank globally for urban population?
- Austria ranks 91st and Italy ranks 92nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.