Italy vs Ukraine: Urban population (% of total population)
Italy
69.7%
in 2025
Ukraine
69.6%
in 2025
Italy rank
92nd
Ukraine rank
93rd
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Italy
- Ukraine
How they compare
Italy currently reports 69.7% against 69.6% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 92nd and Ukraine ranks 93rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Ukraine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.7% | 50.6% | 11.1% | Italy |
| 1970s | 65.7% | 58.4% | 7.3% | Italy |
| 1980s | 66.8% | 64.7% | 2.2% | Italy |
| 1990s | 66.8% | 67.7% | 0.9% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 67.6% | 67.8% | 0.2% | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 69.0% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 69.5% | 0.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Italy or Ukraine?
- Italy, at 69.7% against 69.6% in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Italy and Ukraine?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Ukraine?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Ukraine rank globally for urban population?
- Italy ranks 92nd and Ukraine ranks 93rd 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.