NUTS 3 areas of Italy by population density
Napoli had the highest population density of 102 areas in 2014, at 2,687.4 inhabitants per km². Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste had the lowest, at 39.7 inhabitants per km². The median was 188.3 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Italy was 206 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 areas, 2014
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2014 | Change on 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 2,687.4 | +2.5% |
| 2 | Monza e della Brianza | 2,132.4 | +0.8% |
| 3 | Milano | 2,021.9 | +1.9% |
| 4 | Trieste | 1,117.9 | +1.9% |
| 5 | Roma | 819.6 | +5.1% |
| 6 | Varese | 798.8 | +8.4% |
| 7 | Prato | 701.2 | +2.3% |
| 8 | Como | 504.5 | +8.3% |
| 9 | Genova | 478.5 | +2.1% |
| 10 | Lecco | 456.5 | +9.6% |
| 11 | Padova | 445.9 | +2.6% |
| 12 | Bergamo | 417.9 | +4.2% |
| 13 | Venezia | 393.9 | +14.2% |
| 14 | Rimini | 387 | +1.3% |
| 15 | Treviso | 368.1 | +3.2% |
| 16 | Caserta | 354.7 | +2.7% |
| 17 | Torino | 341.1 | +2.3% |
| 18 | Bari | 327.3 | +0.8% |
| 19 | Vicenza | 324.1 | +1.7% |
| 20 | Verona | 318.7 | +7.9% |
| 21 | Catania | 318.1 | +3.7% |
| 22 | Gorizia | 310.5 | +3% |
| 23 | Lodi | 309.1 | +6.4% |
| 24 | Pistoia | 306.9 | +2.2% |
| 25 | Lecce | 292.6 | +1.8% |
| 26 | Firenze | 290.6 | +2.4% |
| 27 | Novara | 289.1 | +4.9% |
| 28 | Livorno | 282.9 | +1.6% |
| 29 | Brescia | 282.1 | +7.6% |
| 30 | Pescara | 276.4 | +6.6% |
| 31 | Bologna | 275.6 | +2.5% |
| 32 | Modena | 267.9 | +3.7% |
| 33 | La Spezia | 257.9 | +3% |
| 33 | Palermo | 257.9 | +2.5% |
| 35 | Latina | 256.9 | +3.3% |
| 36 | Barletta-Andria-Trani | 255.4 | +0.2% |
| 37 | Ancona | 250.8 | +3.1% |
| 38 | Taranto | 243.8 | +2.5% |
| 39 | Reggio nell’Emilia | 238.4 | +3.4% |
| 40 | Salerno | 229 | +3.2% |
| 41 | Lucca | 227.8 | +3.1% |
| 42 | Ravenna | 218.7 | +4.4% |
| 43 | Brindisi | 218.4 | +1.4% |
| 44 | Cremona | 213.1 | +4.2% |
| 45 | Fermo | 204.4 | +0.3% |
| 45 | Messina | 204.4 | +3% |
| 47 | Biella | 202.8 | +1.8% |
| 48 | Ragusa | 198.4 | +2.5% |
| 49 | Siracusa | 193.8 | +2.4% |
| 50 | Pavia | 192.2 | +4.9% |
| 51 | Imperia | 190.2 | +1.7% |
| 52 | Mantova | 186.4 | +5.6% |
| 53 | Savona | 186.3 | +2% |
| 54 | Reggio Calabria | 180.3 | +4.3% |
| 55 | Trapani | 178.4 | +1.7% |
| 56 | Massa-Carrara | 177.5 | +2.6% |
| 57 | Pisa | 175.7 | +3% |
| 58 | Ascoli Piceno | 172.2 | +0.1% |
| 59 | Forlì-Cesena | 169.6 | +2.2% |
| 60 | Teramo | 162.1 | +2.5% |
| 61 | Avellino | 155.7 | +1.8% |
| 62 | Catanzaro | 155.1 | +3.5% |
| 63 | Chieti | 154.7 | +2.8% |
| 63 | Frosinone | 154.7 | +1.4% |
| 65 | Agrigento | 148.7 | +1.4% |
| 66 | Asti | 146.6 | +1.1% |
| 67 | Pordenone | 145.2 | +5.3% |
| 68 | Vibo Valentia | 144.7 | +2.3% |
| 69 | Rovigo | 142.4 | +6.4% |
| 70 | Pesaro e Urbino | 141.7 | 0% |
| 71 | Benevento | 139.2 | +2.1% |
| 72 | Ferrara | 138.9 | +3.4% |
| 73 | Parma | 133.5 | +5.3% |
| 74 | Caltanissetta | 130.3 | +1.8% |
| 75 | Alessandria | 124.9 | +3.2% |
| 76 | Macerata | 116.7 | +1% |
| 77 | Piacenza | 115.4 | +3.9% |
| 78 | Udine | 113.6 | +3.7% |
| 79 | Cosenza | 110.8 | +3.7% |
| 80 | Terni | 110.3 | +2% |
| 81 | Arezzo | 108.2 | +1.2% |
| 82 | Perugia | 108 | +3.4% |
| 83 | Crotone | 102.8 | +3.2% |
| 84 | Viterbo | 93.3 | +5.8% |
| 85 | Foggia | 90.6 | +0.4% |
| 86 | Trento | 87.4 | +1.7% |
| 87 | Cuneo | 86.9 | +1.4% |
| 88 | Vercelli | 86.7 | +2.1% |
| 89 | Campobasso | 79.2 | +2.1% |
| 90 | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola | 75.5 | +6.2% |
| 91 | Siena | 71.5 | +1.6% |
| 92 | Bolzano-Bozen | 70.2 | +1.3% |
| 93 | Enna | 68 | +1.5% |
| 94 | L’Aquila | 61.1 | +1.5% |
| 95 | Matera | 60.3 | +4.5% |
| 96 | Potenza | 59 | +3.3% |
| 97 | Rieti | 58.6 | +1.9% |
| 98 | Belluno | 58.1 | +1.9% |
| 99 | Isernia | 57.8 | +1.8% |
| 100 | Sondrio | 57.7 | +1.4% |
| 101 | Grosseto | 50.8 | +2.6% |
| 102 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 39.7 | +1% |
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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 2,687.4 inhabitants per km² in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest population density?
Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste, with 39.7 inhabitants per km² in 2014.
Where does this ranking come from?
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