Italy vs Poland: Population in the largest city
Italy
10.6%
in 2025
Poland
8.2%
in 2025
Italy rank
144th
Poland rank
147th
Population in the largest city over time
- Italy
- Poland
How they compare
Italy currently reports 10.6% against 8.2% in Poland, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Poland's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 144th and Poland ranks 147th of 153 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.6% | 7.7% | 0.9% | Italy |
| 1970s | 9.1% | 7.7% | 1.4% | Italy |
| 1980s | 9.3% | 7.2% | 2.1% | Italy |
| 1990s | 9.8% | 7.0% | 2.9% | Italy |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 7.2% | 2.5% | Italy |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 7.6% | 2.3% | Italy |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 8.1% | 2.3% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Italy or Poland?
- Italy, at 10.6% against 8.2% in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Italy and Poland?
- 2.4%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Poland rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Italy ranks 144th and Poland ranks 147th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.