Italy vs Spain: Urban population
Italy
41.05 million
in 2025
Spain
39.74 million
in 2025
Italy rank
25th
Spain rank
26th
Urban population over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 41.05 million against 39.74 million in Spain, a difference of 1.31 million.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 25th and Spain ranks 26th of 218 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.02 million | 19.37 million | 12.66 million | Italy |
| 1970s | 36.27 million | 24.45 million | 11.82 million | Italy |
| 1980s | 37.81 million | 28.05 million | 9.75 million | Italy |
| 1990s | 37.99 million | 29.91 million | 8.08 million | Italy |
| 2000s | 39.22 million | 33.46 million | 5.76 million | Italy |
| 2010s | 41.56 million | 36.92 million | 4.64 million | Italy |
| 2020s | 41.09 million | 38.59 million | 2.50 million | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 41.05 million against 39.74 million in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Italy and Spain?
- 1.31 million, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for urban population?
- Italy ranks 25th and Spain ranks 26th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban 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. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.