Urban population fell 0.124% to 42.2 mil in Italy in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Italy reached an all time high of 42.6 mil in 2018 and an all time low of 29.8 mil in 1960. When compared to Italy's main peers, urban population in Austria amounted to 5.28 mil, 55.0 mil in France, 1.17 mil in Slovenia and 6.44 mil in Switzerland in 2021.
Italy has been ranked 21st within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | mil | 4.99 | 5.06 | 5.11 | 5.15 | 5.20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | mil | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | mil | 2.36 | 2.35 | 2.34 | 2.33 | 2.33 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 53.0 | 53.3 | 53.7 | 54.0 | 54.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 63.1 | 63.6 | 63.9 | 64.1 | 64.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | mil | 6.94 | 6.95 | 6.96 | 6.97 | 7.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | 42.2 | 42.4 | 42.5 | 42.6 | 42.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | mil | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | mil | 37.0 | 37.1 | 37.3 | 37.6 | 38.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | mil | 6.11 | 6.17 | 6.23 | 6.28 | 6.33 |
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