Italy vs Small states: Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre

Italy
48.31 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Small states
2.5 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
29th
Small states rank
31st

Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • Small states
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 48.31 units per square kilometre against 2.5 units per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 45.81 units per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 19.3 times Small states's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 29th and Small states ranks 31st of 215 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Small states Difference Ahead
1960s 18.06 units per square kilometre 0.7266 units per square kilometre 17.34 units per square kilometre Italy
1970s 22.64 units per square kilometre 0.9171 units per square kilometre 21.72 units per square kilometre Italy
1980s 25.98 units per square kilometre 1.07 units per square kilometre 24.91 units per square kilometre Italy
1990s 32.03 units per square kilometre 1.22 units per square kilometre 30.8 units per square kilometre Italy
2000s 38.12 units per square kilometre 1.51 units per square kilometre 36.61 units per square kilometre Italy
2010s 44.27 units per square kilometre 1.96 units per square kilometre 42.31 units per square kilometre Italy
2020s 47.59 units per square kilometre 2.39 units per square kilometre 45.21 units per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre, Italy or Small states?
Italy, at 48.31 units per square kilometre against 2.5 units per square kilometre in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre between Italy and Small states?
45.81 units per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Small states?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Small states rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 29th and Small states ranks 31st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.