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Cities in Italy Ranked by Population (city proper)

Population of the city proper (the municipality itself, not the metro area), using the most recent figure recorded in Wikidata. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

Rome ranks #1 with 2.75 million people (2023). That is 2 times Milan in second place (1.35 million people). The top five are Rome, Milan, Naples, Turin and Palermo. The median across all 76 is 104,286 people; Merano is last at 41,071 people.

#1
Rome · 2.75 million people
Median
104,286 people
Coverage
76 cities in Italy
Data year
As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: PopulationBar chart of the top 10: 1. Rome 2.75 million; 2. Milan 1.35 million; 3. Naples 913,462; 4. Turin 841,600; 5. Palermo 630,167; 6. Genoa 558,745; 7. Florence 360,930; 8. Free Territory of Trieste 330,000; 9. Catania 311,584; 10. Verona 255,588.Rome2.75 millionMilan1.35 millionNaples913,462Turin841,600Palermo630,167Genoa558,745Florence360,930Free Territory of Tries…330,000Catania311,584Verona255,588
Top 10: Population (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Rome 2.75 million; 2. Milan 1.35 million; 3. Naples 913,462; 4. Turin 841,600; 5. Palermo 630,167; 6. Genoa 558,745; 7. Florence 360,930; 8. Free Territory of Trieste 330,000; 9. Catania 311,584; 10. Verona 255,588.

Full ranking

Cities in Italy Ranked by Population (city proper)
RankCityCountryPopulation (people)Year
1RomeItaly2,748,1092023
2MilanItaly1,354,1962023
3NaplesItaly913,4622023
4TurinItaly841,6002023
5PalermoItaly630,1672023
6GenoaItaly558,7452023
7FlorenceItaly360,9302023
8Free Territory of TriesteItaly330,0001949
9CataniaItaly311,5842019
10VeronaItaly255,5882023
11VeniceItaly250,3692023
12MessinaItaly218,7862023
13PaduaItaly206,4962023
14TriesteItaly198,4172023
15ParmaItaly196,7642023
16PratoItaly195,7362023
17TarantoItaly188,0982023
18ModenaItaly184,1532023
19Reggio CalabriaItaly170,9512023
20Reggio EmiliaItaly169,5452023
21PerugiaItaly161,7482023
22RavennaItaly155,7512023
23LivornoItaly152,9142023
24RiminiItaly149,2112023
25FoggiaItaly145,3482023
26FerraraItaly129,3402023
27LatinaItaly127,5642023
28SalernoItaly127,1862023
29Giugliano in CampaniaItaly123,6792023
30MonzaItaly121,7992023
31SassariItaly121,0212023
32BergamoItaly119,5342023
33PescaraItaly118,6572023
34ForlìItaly118,1522026
35SyracuseItaly115,5152025
36VicenzaItaly109,8232023
37TerniItaly106,3702023
38BolzanoItaly106,1072023
39PiacenzaItaly102,4652023
40NovaraItaly101,2572023
41AnconaItaly98,3562023
42UdineItaly97,8082023
43AndriaItaly97,1462023
44ArezzoItaly96,2602023
45CesenaItaly95,7782023
46LecceItaly94,7832023
47BarlettaItaly92,4272023
48AlessandriaItaly91,0592023
49HeracleaItaly90,000700
50LuccaItaly88,7982023
51PisaItaly88,7372023
52CatanzaroItaly84,6702023
53TrevisoItaly84,6072023
54ComoItaly83,1842023
55VareseItaly78,4092023
56AstiItaly73,4212023
57CasertaItaly72,8052023
58CremonaItaly70,6372023
59GelaItaly70,1092025
60L'AquilaItaly69,5582023
61ImolaItaly69,1212023
62PotenzaItaly64,4062023
63Castellammare di StabiaItaly62,7722023
64CarraraItaly59,9052023
65FaenzaItaly58,7102023
66CrotoneItaly58,4452023
67SavonaItaly58,1942023
68MolfettaItaly57,3292023
69CuneoItaly55,7442023
70AgrigentoItaly55,5122023
71SienaItaly52,8122023
72SanremoItaly52,7872023
73AvellinoItaly46,7882021
74BiellaItaly42,6192023
75ImperiaItaly42,0602023
76MeranoItaly41,0712023

About the top 10

#3 Naples

Naples ranks #3 on this list with 913,462 people (2023).

Country
Italy
Population
913,462 people (2023)
Area
119 km²
Density
7,675 people per km²
Elevation
17 m
Coordinates
40.84° N, 14.25° E

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#4 Turin

Turin ranks #4 on this list with 841,600 people (2023).

Country
Italy
Population
841,600 people (2023)
Area
130 km²
Density
6,473 people per km²
Elevation
239 m
Coordinates
45.08° N, 7.68° E

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#5 Palermo

Palermo ranks #5 on this list with 630,167 people (2023).

Country
Italy
Population
630,167 people (2023)
Area
158.9 km²
Density
3,966 people per km²
Elevation
14 m
Coordinates
38.12° N, 13.36° E

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#6 Genoa

Genoa ranks #6 on this list with 558,745 people (2023).

Country
Italy
Population
558,745 people (2023)
Area
240.3 km²
Density
2,325 people per km²
Elevation
20 m
Coordinates
44.41° N, 8.93° E

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#7 Florence

Florence ranks #7 on this list with 360,930 people (2023).

Country
Italy
Population
360,930 people (2023)
Area
102.3 km²
Density
3,527 people per km²
Elevation
50 m
Coordinates
43.77° N, 11.25° E

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#8 Free Territory of Trieste

Free Territory of Trieste ranks #8 on this list with 330,000 people (1949).

Country
Italy
Population
330,000 people (1949)
Area
738 km²
Density
447 people per km²
Founded
1947
Coordinates
45.68° N, 13.75° E

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#9 Catania

Catania ranks #9 on this list with 311,584 people (2019).

Country
Italy
Population
311,584 people (2019)
Area
180.9 km²
Density
1,723 people per km²
Elevation
7 m
Founded
728 BCE
Coordinates
37.50° N, 15.09° E

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#10 Verona

Verona ranks #10 on this list with 255,588 people (2023).

Country
Italy
Population
255,588 people (2023)
Area
198.9 km²
Density
1,285 people per km²
Elevation
59 m
Founded
549 BCE
Coordinates
45.44° N, 10.99° E

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Source and method

Population of the city proper (the municipality itself, not the metro area), using the most recent figure recorded in Wikidata.

Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

Data: Wikidata (CC0)

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