Population aged 65 and above, rural in Italy

Italy: Population aged 65 and above, rural was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
8th
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2014
All-time low
0.2%
in 1994
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Population aged 65 and above, rural in Italy, 1992–2016

00.10.20.31992200420161992: 0.181 % of rural population1993: 0.183 % of rural population1994: 0.181 % of rural population1995: 0.184 % of rural population1996: 0.187 % of rural population1997: 0.192 % of rural population1998: 0.191 % of rural population1999: 0.197 % of rural population2000: 0.204 % of rural population2001: 0.204 % of rural population2002: 0.212 % of rural population2003: 0.21 % of rural population2004: 0.221 % of rural population2005: 0.211 % of rural population2006: 0.223 % of rural population2007: 0.231 % of rural population2008: 0.23 % of rural population2009: 0.24 % of rural population2010: 0.243 % of rural population2011: 0.244 % of rural population2012: 0.259 % of rural population2013: 0.264 % of rural population2014: 0.264 % of rural population2015: 0.247 % of rural population2016: 0.242 % of rural population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.2% for population aged 65 and above, rural in 2016.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 65 and above, rural in Italy peaked at 0.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1994.

That places Italy 8th out of 96 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Population aged 65 and above, rural in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 65 and above, rural (% of rural population) in Italy, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of rural population Change
1992 0.2%
1993 0.2% +1.1%
1994 0.2% -1.5%
1995 0.2% +1.9%
1996 0.2% +1.6%
1997 0.2% +2.7%
1998 0.2% -0.4%
1999 0.2% +3.1%
2000 0.2% +3.7%
2001 0.2% -0.2%
2002 0.2% +4.0%
2003 0.2% -1.3%
2004 0.2% +5.7%
2005 0.2% -4.9%
2006 0.2% +5.9%
2007 0.2% +3.7%
2008 0.2% -0.4%
2009 0.2% +4.3%
2010 0.2% +1.4%
2011 0.2% +0.1%
2012 0.3% +6.2%
2013 0.3% +1.9%
2014 0.3% +0.0%
2015 0.2% -6.3%
2016 0.2% -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 8
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 5 Republic of Korea 0.3% compare
  2. 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3% compare
  3. 7 Sweden 0.2% compare
  4. 9 Denmark 0.2% compare
  5. 10 Spain 0.2% compare
  6. 11 Serbia 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 65 and above, rural in Italy?
Population aged 65 and above, rural in Italy was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 65 and above, rural recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
What is the lowest population aged 65 and above, rural recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1994.
How does Italy rank for population aged 65 and above, rural?
Italy ranks 8th out of 96 countries with data for 2016.
Is population aged 65 and above, rural rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Population aged 65 and above, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 65 and above, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,344 data points, 1970–2021
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