# Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by population, 2025

All 21 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `population`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: Eurostat. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/italy-regions
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/population/italy-regions.csv

| Rank | Place | persons |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Lombardia | 10,033,918 |
| 2 | Lazio | 5,709,178 |
| 3 | Campania | 5,582,337 |
| 4 | Veneto | 4,853,472 |
| 5 | Sicilia | 4,787,390 |
| 6 | Emilia-Romagna | 4,461,998 |
| 7 | Piemonte | 4,251,868 |
| 8 | Puglia | 3,877,395 |
| 9 | Toscana | 3,657,716 |
| 10 | Calabria | 1,834,646 |
| 11 | Sardegna | 1,562,381 |
| 12 | Liguria | 1,510,143 |
| 13 | Marche | 1,480,545 |
| 14 | Abruzzo | 1,269,118 |
| 15 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 1,193,284 |
| 16 | Umbria | 851,473 |
| 17 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 546,573 |
| 18 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 539,679 |
| 19 | Basilicata | 530,004 |
| 20 | Molise | 287,814 |
| 21 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 122,532 |