NUTS 3 areas of Italy by population density
Napoli had the highest population density of 102 areas in 2021, at 2,564.4 inhabitants per km². Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste had the lowest, at 38.4 inhabitants per km². The median was 180.3 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Italy was 199.6 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 areas, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2021 | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 2,564.4 | -1% |
| 2 | Monza e della Brianza | 2,153.8 | +0.2% |
| 3 | Milano | 2,085.6 | -0.1% |
| 4 | Trieste | 1,084.8 | -0.4% |
| 5 | Varese | 813.3 | -0.3% |
| 6 | Roma | 803.5 | -0.4% |
| 7 | Prato | 715.5 | +1.7% |
| 8 | Como | 512.9 | -0.1% |
| 9 | Lecco | 453.5 | -0.3% |
| 10 | Genova | 450.5 | -0.5% |
| 11 | Padova | 443.9 | -0.1% |
| 12 | Venezia | 438.7 | -0.4% |
| 13 | Bergamo | 408.1 | -0.1% |
| 14 | Rimini | 390.8 | +0.2% |
| 15 | Gorizia | 362.4 | +0.3% |
| 16 | Treviso | 358.1 | -0.2% |
| 17 | Caserta | 344.2 | -0.7% |
| 18 | Torino | 328 | -0.4% |
| 19 | Bari | 318.5 | -0.2% |
| 19 | Verona | 318.5 | +0.3% |
| 21 | Vicenza | 314.4 | -0.1% |
| 22 | Pistoia | 304.4 | -0.2% |
| 23 | Catania | 301.2 | -0.1% |
| 24 | Lodi | 296.8 | +0.1% |
| 25 | Firenze | 285.7 | 0% |
| 26 | Lecce | 279.9 | -0.6% |
| 27 | Novara | 279.1 | -0.4% |
| 28 | Bologna | 277 | -0.1% |
| 28 | Brescia | 277 | +0.1% |
| 30 | Livorno | 274.4 | -0.6% |
| 31 | Modena | 263.3 | -0.2% |
| 32 | Barletta-Andria-Trani | 256.8 | -0.7% |
| 33 | Pescara | 256.4 | -0.5% |
| 34 | Latina | 254.1 | +0.2% |
| 35 | La Spezia | 246.8 | -0.5% |
| 36 | Palermo | 244 | -0.9% |
| 37 | Ancona | 237.7 | -0.5% |
| 38 | Reggio nell’Emilia | 231.5 | -0.3% |
| 39 | Taranto | 230.3 | -0.5% |
| 40 | Lucca | 219.3 | +0.1% |
| 41 | Salerno | 216.9 | -1% |
| 42 | Ravenna | 216.5 | -0.3% |
| 43 | Brindisi | 206.8 | -0.8% |
| 44 | Cremona | 203 | -0.5% |
| 45 | Fermo | 198.1 | -0.9% |
| 46 | Ragusa | 194.4 | -0.1% |
| 47 | Biella | 190.3 | -1.3% |
| 48 | Messina | 186.8 | -1.2% |
| 49 | Siracusa | 184.8 | -0.7% |
| 50 | Pavia | 184.5 | -0.5% |
| 51 | Imperia | 181.4 | -0.2% |
| 52 | Mantova | 179.2 | -0.2% |
| 53 | Savona | 175.3 | -0.7% |
| 54 | Pisa | 172.2 | 0% |
| 55 | Trapani | 171.5 | -0.7% |
| 56 | Ascoli Piceno | 166.9 | -0.9% |
| 57 | Forlì-Cesena | 165.8 | -0.4% |
| 58 | Massa-Carrara | 165.3 | -0.8% |
| 59 | Reggio Calabria | 164.4 | -1.2% |
| 60 | Teramo | 154.9 | -0.7% |
| 61 | Frosinone | 146.5 | -0.9% |
| 61 | Rovigo | 146.5 | -0.6% |
| 63 | Avellino | 145.3 | -1.4% |
| 63 | Chieti | 145.3 | -0.7% |
| 65 | Catanzaro | 143.8 | -1.1% |
| 66 | Ferrara | 140.9 | -0.5% |
| 67 | Asti | 139.9 | -1% |
| 68 | Pordenone | 139.8 | 0% |
| 69 | Pesaro e Urbino | 138.5 | -0.6% |
| 70 | Agrigento | 138.2 | -1.4% |
| 71 | Vibo Valentia | 133.9 | -1.3% |
| 72 | Parma | 131.9 | -0.3% |
| 73 | Benevento | 129.8 | -1.5% |
| 74 | Caltanissetta | 119.6 | -1.2% |
| 75 | Alessandria | 117 | -1.3% |
| 76 | Macerata | 111.5 | -0.9% |
| 77 | Piacenza | 111.3 | -0.4% |
| 78 | Udine | 110.2 | -0.7% |
| 79 | Arezzo | 105.1 | -0.6% |
| 79 | Terni | 105.1 | -1.1% |
| 81 | Perugia | 104.3 | -0.2% |
| 82 | Cosenza | 102.3 | -1.4% |
| 83 | Crotone | 96 | -2.2% |
| 84 | Viterbo | 88.9 | -0.4% |
| 85 | Trento | 88.3 | -0.2% |
| 86 | Foggia | 88.1 | -0.8% |
| 87 | Cuneo | 84.9 | -0.4% |
| 88 | Vercelli | 81.2 | -1.1% |
| 89 | Campobasso | 73.9 | -1.6% |
| 90 | Bolzano-Bozen | 72.4 | +0.4% |
| 91 | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola | 71.9 | -0.7% |
| 92 | Siena | 69.5 | -0.4% |
| 93 | Enna | 62.1 | -1.4% |
| 94 | L’Aquila | 58.2 | -1% |
| 95 | Sondrio | 56.9 | -0.5% |
| 96 | Matera | 56 | -0.9% |
| 97 | Rieti | 55.5 | -0.7% |
| 98 | Belluno | 55 | -0.5% |
| 99 | Potenza | 54.2 | -1.3% |
| 100 | Isernia | 53.6 | -1.7% |
| 101 | Grosseto | 49.3 | -0.6% |
| 102 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 38.4 | -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 2,564.4 inhabitants per km² in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest population density?
Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste, with 38.4 inhabitants per km² in 2021.
Where does this ranking come from?
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