NUTS 3 areas of Italy by population density
Napoli had the highest population density of 102 areas in 2013, at 2,622 inhabitants per km². Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste had the lowest, at 39.3 inhabitants per km². The median was 182.9 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Italy was 199.4 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 areas, 2013
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2013 | Change on 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 2,622 | -0.2% |
| 2 | Monza e della Brianza | 2,115.3 | +1.4% |
| 3 | Milano | 1,983.3 | +2.5% |
| 4 | Trieste | 1,097.1 | -0.2% |
| 5 | Roma | 779.5 | +2.5% |
| 6 | Varese | 736.6 | -6.2% |
| 7 | Prato | 685.2 | +0.2% |
| 8 | Genova | 468.7 | -0.6% |
| 9 | Como | 465.7 | -6.2% |
| 10 | Padova | 434.7 | -1.2% |
| 11 | Lecco | 416.7 | -7.8% |
| 12 | Bergamo | 400.9 | -2.5% |
| 13 | Rimini | 382.2 | +1.5% |
| 14 | Treviso | 356.6 | -2.1% |
| 15 | Caserta | 345.5 | -0.8% |
| 16 | Venezia | 344.9 | -11.3% |
| 17 | Torino | 333.4 | -0.3% |
| 18 | Bari | 324.7 | -0.4% |
| 19 | Vicenza | 318.6 | -0.8% |
| 20 | Catania | 306.8 | -0.1% |
| 21 | Gorizia | 301.6 | -2.4% |
| 22 | Pistoia | 300.4 | -0.5% |
| 23 | Verona | 295.4 | -5.4% |
| 24 | Lodi | 290.5 | -4.1% |
| 25 | Lecce | 287.3 | -1.1% |
| 26 | Firenze | 283.8 | +0.6% |
| 27 | Livorno | 278.5 | -0.2% |
| 28 | Novara | 275.6 | -3.3% |
| 29 | Bologna | 269 | -0.4% |
| 30 | Brescia | 262.2 | -5.5% |
| 31 | Pescara | 259.4 | -3.9% |
| 32 | Modena | 258.4 | -1.5% |
| 33 | Barletta-Andria-Trani | 254.8 | 0% |
| 34 | Palermo | 251.5 | +0.1% |
| 35 | La Spezia | 250.3 | -1.5% |
| 36 | Latina | 248.6 | +0.8% |
| 37 | Ancona | 243.2 | -2.2% |
| 38 | Taranto | 237.8 | -1.5% |
| 39 | Reggio nell’Emilia | 230.6 | -0.7% |
| 40 | Salerno | 221.9 | -1.9% |
| 41 | Lucca | 220.9 | -1.5% |
| 42 | Brindisi | 215.3 | -1.1% |
| 43 | Ravenna | 209.4 | -2.6% |
| 44 | Cremona | 204.5 | -3.4% |
| 45 | Fermo | 203.7 | 0% |
| 46 | Biella | 199.2 | -1.7% |
| 47 | Messina | 198.5 | -3.2% |
| 48 | Ragusa | 193.5 | +0.6% |
| 49 | Siracusa | 189.3 | -1% |
| 50 | Imperia | 187 | -0.3% |
| 51 | Pavia | 183.2 | -2.8% |
| 52 | Savona | 182.6 | -1.1% |
| 53 | Mantova | 176.5 | -4.1% |
| 54 | Trapani | 175.4 | -0.3% |
| 55 | Massa-Carrara | 173 | -2.3% |
| 56 | Reggio Calabria | 172.9 | -2.6% |
| 57 | Ascoli Piceno | 172 | +0.4% |
| 58 | Pisa | 170.5 | -0.9% |
| 59 | Forlì-Cesena | 166 | -1% |
| 60 | Teramo | 158.2 | -1% |
| 61 | Avellino | 153 | -1.6% |
| 62 | Frosinone | 152.6 | -0.5% |
| 63 | Chieti | 150.5 | -1.5% |
| 64 | Catanzaro | 149.8 | -2.3% |
| 65 | Agrigento | 146.6 | -1% |
| 66 | Asti | 145 | -0.2% |
| 67 | Pesaro e Urbino | 141.7 | +0.1% |
| 68 | Vibo Valentia | 141.5 | -1.9% |
| 69 | Pordenone | 137.9 | -4.3% |
| 70 | Benevento | 136.4 | -2.4% |
| 71 | Ferrara | 134.3 | -2.8% |
| 72 | Rovigo | 133.8 | -5.6% |
| 73 | Caltanissetta | 128 | -1.2% |
| 74 | Parma | 126.8 | -1.6% |
| 75 | Alessandria | 121 | -1.8% |
| 76 | Macerata | 115.5 | -0.5% |
| 77 | Piacenza | 111.1 | -2.7% |
| 78 | Udine | 109.5 | -3.4% |
| 79 | Terni | 108.1 | -0.8% |
| 80 | Arezzo | 106.9 | -0.4% |
| 81 | Cosenza | 106.8 | -3% |
| 82 | Perugia | 104.4 | -2.1% |
| 83 | Crotone | 99.6 | -1.5% |
| 84 | Foggia | 90.2 | +0.2% |
| 85 | Viterbo | 88.2 | -3.1% |
| 86 | Trento | 85.9 | 0% |
| 87 | Cuneo | 85.7 | -0.6% |
| 88 | Vercelli | 84.9 | -2% |
| 89 | Campobasso | 77.6 | -1.6% |
| 90 | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola | 71.1 | -5.2% |
| 91 | Siena | 70.4 | -0.1% |
| 92 | Bolzano-Bozen | 69.3 | +0.7% |
| 93 | Enna | 67 | -2% |
| 94 | L’Aquila | 60.2 | +0.7% |
| 95 | Matera | 57.7 | -3.8% |
| 96 | Rieti | 57.5 | +0.5% |
| 97 | Potenza | 57.1 | -3.2% |
| 98 | Belluno | 57 | -2.2% |
| 99 | Sondrio | 56.9 | -0.7% |
| 100 | Isernia | 56.8 | -1.7% |
| 101 | Grosseto | 49.5 | -0.6% |
| 102 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 39.3 | 0% |
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About this ranking
Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
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
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Which area has the highest population density?
Napoli, with 2,622 inhabitants per km² in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest population density?
Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste, with 39.3 inhabitants per km² in 2013.
Where does this ranking come from?
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