NUTS 3 areas of Italy by population density
Napoli had the highest population density of 102 areas in 2015, at 2,681.6 inhabitants per km². Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste had the lowest, at 39.5 inhabitants per km². The median was 187.6 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Italy was 205.8 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 areas, 2015
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2015 | Change on 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 2,681.6 | -0.2% |
| 2 | Monza e della Brianza | 2,136.6 | +0.2% |
| 3 | Milano | 2,032.1 | +0.5% |
| 4 | Trieste | 1,116 | -0.2% |
| 5 | Roma | 821.4 | +0.2% |
| 6 | Varese | 799.8 | +0.1% |
| 7 | Prato | 701 | -0% |
| 8 | Como | 504.9 | +0.1% |
| 9 | Genova | 474.6 | -0.8% |
| 10 | Lecco | 455.4 | -0.2% |
| 11 | Padova | 446 | 0% |
| 12 | Bergamo | 418 | 0% |
| 13 | Venezia | 393.5 | -0.1% |
| 14 | Rimini | 387.7 | +0.2% |
| 15 | Treviso | 367.6 | -0.1% |
| 16 | Caserta | 354.9 | +0.1% |
| 17 | Torino | 340 | -0.3% |
| 18 | Bari | 327.5 | +0.1% |
| 19 | Vicenza | 323.6 | -0.2% |
| 20 | Verona | 318.8 | 0% |
| 21 | Catania | 318.1 | 0% |
| 22 | Gorizia | 309.7 | -0.3% |
| 23 | Lodi | 309.3 | +0.1% |
| 24 | Pistoia | 307 | 0% |
| 25 | Lecce | 292.1 | -0.2% |
| 26 | Firenze | 291.5 | +0.3% |
| 27 | Novara | 288.7 | -0.1% |
| 28 | Brescia | 282.3 | +0.1% |
| 29 | Livorno | 281.9 | -0.4% |
| 30 | Bologna | 276.2 | +0.2% |
| 30 | Pescara | 276.2 | -0.1% |
| 32 | Modena | 268 | 0% |
| 33 | Latina | 257.9 | +0.4% |
| 34 | Palermo | 257.5 | -0.2% |
| 35 | La Spezia | 257.1 | -0.3% |
| 36 | Barletta-Andria-Trani | 255.3 | -0% |
| 37 | Ancona | 250 | -0.3% |
| 38 | Taranto | 243 | -0.3% |
| 39 | Reggio nell’Emilia | 238.1 | -0.1% |
| 40 | Salerno | 229.1 | 0% |
| 41 | Lucca | 226.8 | -0.4% |
| 42 | Ravenna | 218.5 | -0.1% |
| 43 | Brindisi | 217.6 | -0.4% |
| 44 | Cremona | 212.6 | -0.2% |
| 45 | Fermo | 203.9 | -0.2% |
| 46 | Messina | 203.2 | -0.6% |
| 47 | Biella | 201.3 | -0.7% |
| 48 | Ragusa | 199 | +0.3% |
| 49 | Siracusa | 193.6 | -0.1% |
| 50 | Pavia | 192.1 | -0.1% |
| 51 | Imperia | 189.2 | -0.5% |
| 52 | Mantova | 185.9 | -0.3% |
| 53 | Savona | 185.3 | -0.5% |
| 54 | Reggio Calabria | 179.6 | -0.4% |
| 55 | Trapani | 178.3 | -0.1% |
| 56 | Massa-Carrara | 176.3 | -0.7% |
| 57 | Pisa | 175.9 | +0.1% |
| 58 | Ascoli Piceno | 171.6 | -0.3% |
| 59 | Forlì-Cesena | 169.1 | -0.3% |
| 60 | Teramo | 161.9 | -0.1% |
| 61 | Catanzaro | 154.9 | -0.1% |
| 62 | Avellino | 154.8 | -0.6% |
| 63 | Frosinone | 154.3 | -0.3% |
| 64 | Chieti | 154.2 | -0.3% |
| 65 | Agrigento | 148.1 | -0.4% |
| 66 | Asti | 145.8 | -0.5% |
| 67 | Pordenone | 144.8 | -0.3% |
| 68 | Vibo Valentia | 144.3 | -0.3% |
| 69 | Rovigo | 141.3 | -0.8% |
| 70 | Pesaro e Urbino | 141.1 | -0.4% |
| 71 | Benevento | 138.4 | -0.6% |
| 72 | Ferrara | 138.2 | -0.5% |
| 73 | Parma | 134.2 | +0.5% |
| 74 | Caltanissetta | 129.6 | -0.5% |
| 75 | Alessandria | 124.1 | -0.6% |
| 76 | Macerata | 116.6 | -0.1% |
| 77 | Piacenza | 115.1 | -0.3% |
| 78 | Udine | 113.1 | -0.4% |
| 79 | Cosenza | 110.4 | -0.4% |
| 80 | Terni | 109.7 | -0.5% |
| 81 | Arezzo | 107.9 | -0.3% |
| 82 | Perugia | 107.7 | -0.3% |
| 83 | Crotone | 103 | +0.2% |
| 84 | Viterbo | 93 | -0.3% |
| 85 | Foggia | 90.2 | -0.4% |
| 86 | Trento | 87.6 | +0.2% |
| 87 | Cuneo | 86.8 | -0.1% |
| 88 | Vercelli | 86.1 | -0.7% |
| 89 | Campobasso | 78.9 | -0.4% |
| 90 | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola | 75.2 | -0.4% |
| 91 | Siena | 71.3 | -0.3% |
| 92 | Bolzano-Bozen | 70.5 | +0.4% |
| 93 | Enna | 67.5 | -0.7% |
| 94 | L’Aquila | 60.7 | -0.7% |
| 95 | Matera | 60.2 | -0.2% |
| 96 | Potenza | 58.6 | -0.7% |
| 97 | Rieti | 58.4 | -0.3% |
| 98 | Belluno | 57.7 | -0.7% |
| 99 | Sondrio | 57.6 | -0.2% |
| 100 | Isernia | 57.5 | -0.5% |
| 101 | Grosseto | 50.6 | -0.4% |
| 102 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 39.5 | -0.5% |
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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 2,681.6 inhabitants per km² in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest population density?
Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste, with 39.5 inhabitants per km² in 2015.
Where does this ranking come from?
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