NUTS 3 areas of Italy by population density
Napoli had the highest population density of 102 areas in 2020, at 2,590.5 inhabitants per km². Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste had the lowest, at 38.6 inhabitants per km². The median was 180.6 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Italy was 200.6 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 areas, 2020
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2020 | Change on 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli Series break | 2,590.5 | -0.6% |
| 2 | Monza e della Brianza Series break | 2,150.5 | -0.4% |
| 3 | Milano Series break | 2,088.3 | 0% |
| 4 | Trieste Series break | 1,088.8 | -0.5% |
| 5 | Varese Series break | 815.7 | -0.3% |
| 6 | Roma Series break | 806.5 | -0.9% |
| 7 | Prato Series break | 703.6 | -0.2% |
| 8 | Como Series break | 513.5 | -0.1% |
| 9 | Lecco Series break | 454.9 | -0.3% |
| 10 | Genova Series break | 452.6 | -0.6% |
| 11 | Padova Series break | 444.2 | -0.2% |
| 12 | Venezia Series break | 440.6 | -0.1% |
| 13 | Bergamo Series break | 408.7 | -0.3% |
| 14 | Rimini Series break | 390.1 | -0.4% |
| 15 | Gorizia Series break | 361.2 | -0.4% |
| 16 | Treviso Series break | 358.8 | -0.2% |
| 17 | Caserta Series break | 346.8 | -0.4% |
| 18 | Torino Series break | 329.4 | -0.5% |
| 19 | Bari Series break | 319.2 | -0.7% |
| 20 | Verona Series break | 317.7 | -0.2% |
| 21 | Vicenza Series break | 314.7 | -0.3% |
| 22 | Pistoia Series break | 305 | -0.2% |
| 23 | Catania Series break | 301.6 | -1.4% |
| 24 | Lodi Series break | 296.6 | -0.7% |
| 25 | Firenze Series break | 285.7 | -0.6% |
| 26 | Lecce Series break | 281.7 | -0.6% |
| 27 | Novara Series break | 280.2 | -0.4% |
| 28 | Bologna Series break | 277.3 | +0.1% |
| 29 | Brescia Series break | 276.8 | -0.5% |
| 30 | Livorno Series break | 276.1 | -0.3% |
| 31 | Modena Series break | 263.9 | +0.1% |
| 32 | Barletta-Andria-Trani Series break | 258.7 | -0.4% |
| 33 | Pescara Series break | 257.8 | -0.3% |
| 34 | Latina Series break | 253.5 | -1.1% |
| 35 | La Spezia Series break | 248 | -0.3% |
| 36 | Palermo Series break | 246.2 | -0.9% |
| 37 | Ancona Series break | 238.9 | -0.3% |
| 38 | Reggio nell’Emilia Series break | 232.2 | -0.2% |
| 39 | Taranto Series break | 231.5 | -0.8% |
| 40 | Lucca Series break | 219.1 | -0.6% |
| 40 | Salerno Series break | 219.1 | -0.5% |
| 42 | Ravenna Series break | 217.1 | -0.1% |
| 43 | Brindisi Series break | 208.4 | -0.7% |
| 44 | Cremona Series break | 204.1 | -0.4% |
| 45 | Fermo Series break | 199.8 | -0.3% |
| 46 | Ragusa Series break | 194.6 | -0.8% |
| 47 | Biella Series break | 192.9 | -0.1% |
| 48 | Messina Series break | 189.1 | -0.7% |
| 49 | Siracusa Series break | 186.1 | -1% |
| 50 | Pavia Series break | 185.5 | -0.4% |
| 51 | Imperia Series break | 181.7 | -0.9% |
| 52 | Mantova Series break | 179.6 | -0.6% |
| 53 | Savona Series break | 176.6 | -0.4% |
| 54 | Trapani Series break | 172.7 | -0.7% |
| 55 | Pisa Series break | 172.2 | -0.1% |
| 56 | Ascoli Piceno Series break | 168.5 | +0.1% |
| 57 | Massa-Carrara Series break | 166.6 | -0.5% |
| 58 | Forlì-Cesena Series break | 166.4 | +0.1% |
| 58 | Reggio Calabria Series break | 166.4 | -1.1% |
| 60 | Teramo Series break | 156 | -0.4% |
| 61 | Frosinone Series break | 147.8 | -0.9% |
| 62 | Rovigo Series break | 147.4 | -0.3% |
| 63 | Avellino Series break | 147.3 | -0.5% |
| 64 | Chieti Series break | 146.3 | -0.7% |
| 65 | Catanzaro Series break | 145.4 | -0.9% |
| 66 | Ferrara Series break | 141.6 | 0% |
| 67 | Asti Series break | 141.3 | -0.2% |
| 68 | Agrigento Series break | 140.1 | -0.8% |
| 69 | Pordenone Series break | 139.8 | -0.4% |
| 70 | Pesaro e Urbino Series break | 139.4 | -0.1% |
| 71 | Vibo Valentia Series break | 135.7 | -1.2% |
| 72 | Parma Series break | 132.3 | +0.1% |
| 73 | Benevento Series break | 131.8 | -0.3% |
| 74 | Caltanissetta Series break | 121 | -0.5% |
| 75 | Alessandria Series break | 118.5 | -0.1% |
| 76 | Macerata Series break | 112.5 | -0.2% |
| 77 | Piacenza Series break | 111.8 | -0.1% |
| 78 | Udine Series break | 111 | 0% |
| 79 | Terni Series break | 106.3 | -0.2% |
| 80 | Arezzo Series break | 105.7 | -0.3% |
| 81 | Perugia Series break | 104.5 | -0.6% |
| 82 | Cosenza Series break | 103.7 | -0.8% |
| 83 | Crotone Series break | 98.2 | -1% |
| 84 | Viterbo Series break | 89.3 | -0.9% |
| 85 | Foggia Series break | 88.8 | -0.9% |
| 86 | Trento Series break | 88.5 | +0.3% |
| 87 | Cuneo Series break | 85.2 | 0% |
| 88 | Vercelli Series break | 82.1 | -0.1% |
| 89 | Campobasso Series break | 75.1 | -0.4% |
| 90 | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Series break | 72.4 | -0.4% |
| 91 | Bolzano-Bozen Series break | 72.1 | -0.1% |
| 92 | Siena Series break | 69.8 | -0.3% |
| 93 | Enna Series break | 63 | -0.8% |
| 94 | L’Aquila Series break | 58.8 | -0.3% |
| 95 | Sondrio Series break | 57.2 | 0% |
| 96 | Matera Series break | 56.5 | -0.5% |
| 97 | Rieti Series break | 55.9 | -0.7% |
| 98 | Belluno Series break | 55.3 | -0.2% |
| 99 | Potenza Series break | 54.9 | -0.4% |
| 100 | Isernia Series break | 54.5 | -0.2% |
| 101 | Grosseto Series break | 49.6 | -0.2% |
| 102 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Series break | 38.6 | 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 2,590.5 inhabitants per km² in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest population density?
Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste, with 38.6 inhabitants per km² in 2020.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). Retrieved 2026-10-08.
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