Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by population aged 15 to 64

Name: Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by population aged 15 to 64, 2018
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Lombardia had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 21 regions in 2018, at 6.36 million. Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste had the lowest, at 79,690. The median was 1.07 million and the figure for Italy was 38.37 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest6,364,362Lombardia

Lowest79,690Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste

Median1,066,13021 regions

Italy38,369,949History

All regions, 2018

CSV Chart (SVG)

persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2018 persons	Change on 2017
1	Lombardia	6,364,362	+0.1%
2	Campania	3,849,577	-0.3%
3	Lazio	3,749,544	-0.1%
4	Sicilia	3,220,398	-0.9%
5	Veneto	3,117,749	-0.2%
6	Emilia-Romagna	2,794,359	+0.2%
7	Piemonte	2,701,016	-0.6%
8	Puglia	2,599,091	-0.7%
9	Toscana	2,307,491	-0.2%
10	Calabria	1,258,196	-0.8%
11	Sardegna	1,066,130	-0.8%
12	Marche	955,624	-0.4%
13	Liguria	929,356	-0.6%
14	Abruzzo	834,481	-0.8%
15	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	748,487	-0.2%
16	Umbria	543,513	-0.5%
17	Basilicata	367,485	-0.8%
18	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	345,420	+0.2%
19	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	340,888	+0.5%
20	Molise	197,092	-0.8%
21	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	79,690	-0.5%

Other periods

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 regions 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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Questions

Which region has the highest population aged 15 to 64?

Lombardia, with 6.36 million in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest population aged 15 to 64?

Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste, with 79,690 in 2018.

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.