Italy vs Sri Lanka: Rural population

Italy
17.86 million
in 2025
Sri Lanka
17.31 million
in 2025
Italy rank
31st
Sri Lanka rank
32nd

Rural population over time

  • Italy
  • Sri Lanka
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196019922025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 17.86 million against 17.31 million in Sri Lanka, a difference of 555,800.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Globally, Italy ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.