Urban population, male in Italy

Italy: Urban population, male was 0.8% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
20th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2001
All-time low
0.8%
in 2016
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Urban population, male in Italy, 1992–2016

00.20.40.60.81992200420161992: 0.817 % of male population1993: 0.818 % of male population1994: 0.819 % of male population1995: 0.824 % of male population1996: 0.822 % of male population1997: 0.819 % of male population1998: 0.823 % of male population1999: 0.827 % of male population2000: 0.866 % of male population2001: 0.868 % of male population2002: 0.867 % of male population2003: 0.864 % of male population2004: 0.821 % of male population2005: 0.822 % of male population2006: 0.829 % of male population2007: 0.832 % of male population2008: 0.829 % of male population2009: 0.836 % of male population2010: 0.833 % of male population2011: 0.839 % of male population2012: 0.843 % of male population2013: 0.844 % of male population2014: 0.841 % of male population2015: 0.811 % of male population2016: 0.754 % of male population

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

Analysis

In 2016, urban population, male in Italy stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, male in Italy peaked at 0.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2016.

That places Italy 20th out of 99 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

Urban population, male in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, male (% of male population) in Italy, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of male population Change
1992 0.8%
1993 0.8% +0.2%
1994 0.8% +0.1%
1995 0.8% +0.6%
1996 0.8% -0.2%
1997 0.8% -0.4%
1998 0.8% +0.5%
1999 0.8% +0.4%
2000 0.9% +4.7%
2001 0.9% +0.2%
2002 0.9% -0.0%
2003 0.9% -0.4%
2004 0.8% -5.0%
2005 0.8% +0.2%
2006 0.8% +0.8%
2007 0.8% +0.4%
2008 0.8% -0.4%
2009 0.8% +0.8%
2010 0.8% -0.3%
2011 0.8% +0.8%
2012 0.8% +0.4%
2013 0.8% +0.1%
2014 0.8% -0.4%
2015 0.8% -3.6%
2016 0.8% -7.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 8
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 17 Peru 0.8% compare
  2. 18 Mexico 0.8% compare
  3. 19 Colombia 0.8% compare
  4. 21 Belarus 0.7% compare
  5. 22 Russia 0.7% compare
  6. 23 Spain 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, male in Italy?
Urban population, male in Italy was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2001.
What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
How does Italy rank for urban population, male?
Italy ranks 20th out of 99 countries with data for 2016.
Is urban population, male rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, male (% of male population)
Unit
% of male population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,378 data points, 1970–2021
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