NUTS 3 areas of Italy by population aged 15 to 64

Roma had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 107 areas in 2023, at 2.73 million. Isernia had the lowest, at 49,594. The median was 238,027 and the figure for Italy was 37.47 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,731,933Roma
Lowest49,594Isernia
Median238,027107 areas
Italy37,471,805History

Top 40 areas, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

RomaRoma: 2,731,933 persons2,731,933MilanoMilano: 2,076,367 persons2,076,367NapoliNapoli: 1,966,275 persons1,966,275TorinoTorino: 1,367,296 persons1,367,296BresciaBrescia: 808,182 persons808,182BariBari: 787,690 persons787,690PalermoPalermo: 766,099 persons766,099BergamoBergamo: 714,218 persons714,218CataniaCatania: 690,779 persons690,779SalernoSalerno: 687,902 persons687,902BolognaBologna: 641,969 persons641,969FirenzeFirenze: 616,102 persons616,102CasertaCaserta: 605,128 persons605,128PadovaPadova: 594,889 persons594,889VeronaVerona: 592,308 persons592,308TrevisoTreviso: 560,232 persons560,232Monza e della BrianzaMonza e della Brianza: 556,181 persons556,181VareseVarese: 552,874 persons552,874VicenzaVicenza: 547,619 persons547,619VeneziaVenezia: 524,367 persons524,367GenovaGenova: 492,324 persons492,324LecceLecce: 483,415 persons483,415ModenaModena: 447,534 persons447,534CosenzaCosenza: 428,609 persons428,609PerugiaPerugia: 395,745 persons395,745FoggiaFoggia: 382,722 persons382,722ComoComo: 380,480 persons380,480MessinaMessina: 379,928 persons379,928LatinaLatina: 366,175 persons366,175CuneoCuneo: 362,260 persons362,260TarantoTaranto: 351,941 persons351,941Bolzano-BozenBolzano-Bozen: 343,693 persons343,693TrentoTrento: 343,511 persons343,511Reggio nell’EmiliaReggio nell’Emilia: 339,023 persons339,023PaviaPavia: 338,592 persons338,592Reggio CalabriaReggio Calabria: 329,167 persons329,167UdineUdine: 318,867 persons318,867SassariSassari: 304,743 persons304,743FrosinoneFrosinone: 294,954 persons294,954ParmaParma: 288,526 persons288,526
persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankAreas2023
persons
Change on 2022
1Roma2,731,933+0.4%
2Milano2,076,367+0.8%
3Napoli1,966,275-0.3%
4Torino1,367,296-0%
5Brescia808,182+0.4%
6Bari787,690-0.5%
7Palermo766,099-0.6%
8Bergamo714,218+0.4%
9Catania690,779-0.6%
10Salerno687,902-0.6%
11Bologna641,969+0.6%
12Firenze616,102+0.5%
13Caserta605,1280%
14Padova594,889+0.1%
15Verona592,308+0.2%
16Treviso560,232+0.1%
17Monza e della Brianza556,181+0.5%
18Varese552,874+0.4%
19Vicenza547,619+0.1%
20Venezia524,367-0.1%
21Genova492,324+0.2%
22Lecce483,415-0.8%
23Modena447,534+0.6%
24Cosenza428,609-0.6%
25Perugia395,745-0.1%
26Foggia382,722-0.8%
27Como380,480+0.6%
28Messina379,928-0.7%
29Latina366,175-0.1%
30Cuneo362,260+0.2%
31Taranto351,941-0.8%
32Bolzano-Bozen343,693+0.2%
33Trento343,511+0.2%
34Reggio nell’Emilia339,023+0.5%
35Pavia338,592+0.4%
36Reggio Calabria329,167-0.9%
37Udine318,867-0.2%
38Sassari304,743-0.5%
39Frosinone294,954-0.9%
40Parma288,526+0.9%
41Ancona286,924+0.2%
42Cagliari272,077-0.5%
43Agrigento263,176-0.9%
44Trapani262,638-0.6%
45Pisa261,959+0.3%
46Avellino259,039-0.9%
47Mantova256,208+0.6%
48Barletta-Andria-Trani249,948-0.5%
49Alessandria247,814-0.1%
50Siracusa246,749-0.4%
51Forlì-Cesena245,463+0.2%
52Brindisi240,982-0.7%
53Ravenna240,477+0.3%
54Lucca238,0270%
55Chieti231,945-0.3%
56Novara228,800+0.3%
57Potenza221,074-1.2%
58Cremona220,978+0.1%
59Pesaro e Urbino220,0740%
60Catanzaro216,889-1%
61Rimini216,048+0.2%
62Lecco208,567+0.1%
63Arezzo207,476-0.2%
64Sud Sardegna206,954-1.5%
65Ferrara206,279-0.1%
66Ragusa205,903+0.5%
67Livorno199,772+0.1%
68Pescara197,587-0.3%
69Viterbo194,436-0.3%
70Pordenone194,312+0.3%
71Teramo190,267-0.3%
72Macerata187,613-0.3%
73Pistoia180,113+0.2%
74L’Aquila179,934-0.7%
75Piacenza177,916+0.4%
76Benevento168,552-1%
77Prato167,654+1%
78Siena160,669+0.1%
79Caltanissetta160,422-1.2%
80Savona160,385-0.1%
81Lodi146,874+0.4%
82Rovigo141,040-0.7%
83Trieste138,910+0.2%
84Campobasso132,821-0.5%
85La Spezia131,910+0.1%
86Terni131,892-0.2%
87Grosseto131,581-0.1%
88Asti127,743-0.1%
89Imperia126,995+0.2%
90Ascoli Piceno125,064-0.7%
91Nuoro123,724-1.4%
92Matera122,185-0.5%
93Belluno121,559-0.3%
94Massa-Carrara115,038-0.5%
95Sondrio112,369-0.3%
96Fermo104,180-0.4%
97Crotone103,780-1%
98Biella101,634-0.5%
99Vercelli101,495-0.1%
100Enna98,296-1.4%
101Vibo Valentia95,970-0.8%
102Verbano-Cusio-Ossola94,834-0.1%
103Rieti94,111-0.4%
104Oristano92,681-1.4%
105Gorizia85,324+0.3%
106Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste77,482-0.2%
107Isernia49,594-1.2%

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About this ranking

Resident population aged 15 to 64 on 1 January (Eurostat).

The working-age band Eurostat uses for EU comparisons. population_16_64 (INE, Spain) starts at 16, so the two series differ.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population on 1 January by broad age group, 15 to 64, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which area has the highest population aged 15 to 64?

Roma, with 2.73 million in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population aged 15 to 64?

Isernia, with 49,594 in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by broad age group, 15 to 64, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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