List of cities in Italy
The list of cities in Italy provides an overview of the development of the population of the larger cities of the state of Italy . There is also an overview of the names of the inhabitants of selected cities. A list of all 8,094 municipalities in the country can be found in the List of Municipalities in Italy .
Agglomerations by population
The largest agglomerations in Italy are (as of January 1, 2016):
rank | Agglomeration | Residents | rank | Agglomeration | Residents | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Milan | 4,373,992 | 6th | Catania | 872.180 | |
2. | Rome | 4,022,723 | 7th | Florence | 870.770 | |
3. | Naples | 3,865,701 | 8th. | Genoa | 690.977 | |
4th | Turin | 1,707,201 | 9. | Bologna | 572.965 | |
5. | Palermo | 1,014,119 | 10. | Bari | 305,515 |
Cities by population
The table contains the cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants, the results of the population censuses (VZ) of October 25, 1981, October 20, 1991 and October 21, 2001 as well as an update by the National Institute for Statistics ( ISTAT ) for June 30, 2016 The region to which the city belongs is also listed. The population figures refer to the respective municipality within its political limits, without politically independent suburbs.
Rank (2016) |
Surname | census | Update 2016 |
region | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1981 | 1991 | 2001 | ||||
1. | Rome ( Roma ) | 2,840,259 | 2,775,250 | 2,546,804 | 2,867,078 | Lazio |
2. | Milan ( Milano ) | 1,604,773 | 1,369,231 | 1,256,211 | 1,350,487 | Lombardy |
3. | Naples ( Napoli ) | 1,212,387 | 1,067,365 | 1,004,500 | 972.212 | Campania |
4th | Turin ( Torino ) | 1,117,154 | 962.507 | 865.263 | 889,600 | Piedmont |
5. | Palermo | 701.782 | 698.556 | 686.722 | 671,531 | Sicily |
6th | Genoa ( Genova ) | 762.895 | 678.771 | 610,307 | 585.208 | Liguria |
7th | Bologna | 459.080 | 404.378 | 371.217 | 387.423 | Emilia-Romagna |
8th. | Florence ( Firenze ) | 448,331 | 403.294 | 356.118 | 383.083 | Tuscany |
9. | Bari | 371.022 | 342,309 | 316,532 | 325.183 | Apulia |
10. | Catania | 380,328 | 333.075 | 313.110 | 314,318 | Sicily |
11. | Venice ( Venezia ) | 346.146 | 309,422 | 271.073 | 262,344 | Veneto |
12. | Verona | 265.932 | 255.824 | 253.208 | 258.274 | Veneto |
13. | Messina | 260.233 | 231,693 | 252.026 | 237,306 | Sicily |
14th | Padua ( Padova ) | 234,678 | 215.137 | 204,870 | 211,560 | Veneto |
15th | Trieste ( Trieste ) | 252,369 | 231.100 | 211.184 | 204.292 | Friuli Venezia Giulia |
16. | Tarent ( Taranto ) | 244.101 | 232.334 | 202.033 | 200,385 | Apulia |
17th | Brescia | 206,661 | 194.502 | 187,567 | 196.359 | Lombardy |
18th | Parma | 179.019 | 170,520 | 163.457 | 194.152 | Emilia-Romagna |
19th | Prato | 160.220 | 165.707 | 172,499 | 191,749 | Tuscany |
20th | Modena | 180.312 | 176,990 | 175.502 | 184,960 | Emilia-Romagna |
21st | Reggio Calabria | 173.486 | 177,580 | 180.353 | 182.703 | Calabria |
22nd | Reggio nell'Emilia | 130.376 | 132.030 | 141,877 | 170.996 | Emilia-Romagna |
23. | Perugia | 142,348 | 144.732 | 149.125 | 165.973 | Umbria |
24. | Ravenna | 138.034 | 135,844 | 134,631 | 159.162 | Emilia-Romagna |
25th | Livorno | 175,741 | 167,512 | 156.274 | 159.020 | Tuscany |
26th | Cagliari | 233,848 | 204.237 | 164,249 | 154.411 | Sardinia |
27. | Foggia | 156,467 | 156.268 | 155.203 | 151.975 | Apulia |
28. | Rimini | 127.813 | 127.960 | 128,656 | 148.214 | Emilia-Romagna |
29 | Salerno | 157.385 | 148.932 | 138,188 | 135,066 | Campania |
30th | Ferrara | 149,453 | 138.015 | 130.992 | 132,445 | Emilia-Romagna |
31. | Sassari | 119,596 | 122,339 | 120,729 | 127,745 | Sardinia |
32. | Latina | 93,738 | 106.203 | 107,898 | 126.181 | Lazio |
33. | Giugliano in Campania | 44,220 | 60.096 | 97,999 | 123.276 | Campania |
34. | Monza | 123.145 | 120,651 | 120.204 | 122,728 | Lombardy |
35. | Syracuse ( Siracusa ) | 117,615 | 125.941 | 123.657 | 122.086 | Sicily |
36. | Pescara | 131,330 | 122,236 | 116.286 | 120,525 | Abruzzo |
37. | Bergamo | 122,142 | 114,936 | 113.143 | 119,806 | Lombardy |
38. | Forlì | 110,806 | 109,541 | 108,335 | 117,859 | Emilia-Romagna |
39. | Trento ( Trento ) | 99.179 | 101,545 | 104,946 | 117.185 | Trentino-South Tyrol |
40. | Vicenza | 114,598 | 107,454 | 107.223 | 112,408 | Veneto |
41. | Terni | 111,564 | 108,248 | 105.018 | 111,401 | Umbria |
42. | Bozen ( Bolzano ) | 105.180 | 98,158 | 94,989 | 106,783 | Trentino-South Tyrol |
43. | Novara | 102.086 | 101.112 | 100,910 | 104,471 | Piedmont |
44. | Piacenza | 109.039 | 102,268 | 95,594 | 102.181 | Emilia-Romagna |
45. | Ancona | 106,498 | 101,285 | 100.507 | 100,721 | Brands |
46. | Andria | 84,661 | 90.063 | 95,653 | 100,365 | Apulia |
47. | Arezzo | 92.105 | 91,626 | 91,589 | 99,541 | Tuscany |
48. | Udine | 102.021 | 99.189 | 95.030 | 99.094 | Friuli Venezia Giulia |
49. | Cesena | 89,455 | 88,487 | 90,948 | 96,583 | Emilia-Romagna |
50. | Lecce | 91,289 | 100,884 | 83,303 | 94,892 | Apulia |
51. | Barletta | 83,453 | 89,527 | 92.094 | 94,660 | Apulia |
52. | Pesaro | 90,412 | 88,713 | 91,086 | 94,512 | Brands |
53. | Alessandria | 100,523 | 90,753 | 85,438 | 93,861 | Piedmont |
54. | La Spezia | 115.392 | 101,442 | 91.391 | 93,515 | Liguria |
55. | Catanzaro | 100,832 | 96,614 | 95.251 | 90,435 | Calabria |
56. | Pistoia | 92,274 | 87,830 | 84,274 | 90.363 | Tuscany |
57. | Pisa | 104.509 | 98,928 | 89,694 | 89,745 | Tuscany |
58. | Guidonia Montecelio | 50,816 | 57,473 | 67,516 | 88,921 | Lazio |
59. | Lucca | 91,246 | 87,100 | 81,862 | 88,547 | Tuscany |
60. | Brindisi | 89,786 | 95,383 | 89,081 | 88.126 | Apulia |
61. | Torre del Greco | 103.605 | 101,361 | 90,607 | 85,927 | Campania |
62. | Como | 95,571 | 87,059 | 78,680 | 84,378 | Lombardy |
63. | Treviso | 87,696 | 83,598 | 80.144 | 83,449 | Veneto |
64. | Busto Arsizio | 79,728 | 77.094 | 75,916 | 83,314 | Lombardy |
65. | Marsala | 79,175 | 80.177 | 77,784 | 83.205 | Sicily |
66. | Grosseto | 69,523 | 71,257 | 71,263 | 82,263 | Tuscany |
67. | Sesto San Giovanni | 95,833 | 86,721 | 78,850 | 81,668 | Lombardy |
68. | Pozzuoli | 69,861 | 75,142 | 78,754 | 81,593 | Campania |
69. | Varese | 90,527 | 85,687 | 80,511 | 80,629 | Lombardy |
70. | Fiumicino | 37,492 | 41,342 | 50,535 | 78,492 | Lazio |
71. | Casoria | 68,521 | 79,707 | 81,888 | 77,443 | Campania |
72. | Caserta | 66,318 | 69,027 | 75.208 | 76,254 | Campania |
73. | Asti | 77,681 | 73,557 | 71,276 | 76.173 | Piedmont |
74. | Gela | 74,806 | 72,535 | 72,774 | 75,522 | Sicily |
75. | Cinisello Balsamo | 80,757 | 76,262 | 72,050 | 75,448 | Lombardy |
76. | Aprilia | 37,807 | 47,037 | 56,028 | 73,649 | Lazio |
77. | Ragusa | 64,492 | 67,535 | 68,956 | 73.276 | Sicily |
78. | Pavia | 85.029 | 76,962 | 71.214 | 72,689 | Lombardy |
79. | Cremona | 80,929 | 74.113 | 70,887 | 72,095 | Lombardy |
80. | Quartu Sant'Elena | 43,896 | 61,636 | 68.040 | 71,049 | Sardinia |
81. | Carpi | 60,614 | 60,715 | 61,476 | 71,031 | Emilia-Romagna |
82. | Lamezia Terme | 63,989 | 70.114 | 70.501 | 70.714 | Calabria |
83. | Altamura | 51,346 | 57,874 | 64.167 | 70,455 | Apulia |
84. | Imola | 60,661 | 62,567 | 64,348 | 69,909 | Emilia-Romagna |
85. | L'Aquila | 63,678 | 66,813 | 68.503 | 69,627 | Abruzzo |
86. | Massa | 65,687 | 66,737 | 66,769 | 69,941 | Tuscany |
87. | Trapani | 71,927 | 69,497 | 68,346 | 68,665 | Sicily |
88 | Cosenza | 106,801 | 86,664 | 72,998 | 67,584 | Calabria |
89. | Viterbo | 57,632 | 58,380 | 59,308 | 67,420 | Lazio |
90. | Potenza | 64,358 | 65,714 | 69,060 | 67.221 | Basilicata |
91. | Castellammare di Stabia | 70,685 | 68,733 | 66,929 | 66,346 | Campania |
92. | Afragola | 57,367 | 60,065 | 62,319 | 63,737 | Campania |
93. | Vittoria | 51,240 | 55,280 | 55,317 | 63,698 | Sicily |
94. | Vigevano | 65,179 | 60,384 | 57,450 | 63,390 | Lombardy |
95. | Pomezia | 29,925 | 37,512 | 43,960 | 63.125 | Lazio |
96. | Caltanissetta | 61,146 | 61,319 | 61,438 | 63,054 | Sicily |
97. | Carrara | 68,702 | 67.197 | 65,034 | 62,923 | Tuscany |
98 | Crotone | 58,262 | 59.001 | 60.010 | 62,657 | Calabria |
99 | Viareggio | 58,263 | 57,514 | 61.103 | 62,332 | Tuscany |
100. | Savona | 75,353 | 67,177 | 59,907 | 61,227 | Liguria |
101. | Fano | 52,116 | 53,909 | 57,529 | 60,848 | Brands |
102. | Matera | 50,712 | 54,919 | 57,785 | 60,384 | Basilicata |
103. | Legnano | 49,687 | 50,018 | 53,797 | 60.229 | Lombardy |
104. | Marano di Napoli | 41,571 | 47,961 | 57,448 | 60,045 | Campania |
105. | Benevento ( Benevento ) | 62,636 | 62,561 | 61,791 | 60,019 | Campania |
106. | Agrigento ( Agrigento ) | 51,325 | 55.283 | 54,619 | 59,705 | Sicily |
107. | Molfetta | 65,625 | 66,839 | 62,546 | 59,674 | Apulia |
108. | Acerra | 36,052 | 41,311 | 45,688 | 59,623 | Campania |
109. | Olbia | 30,787 | 41,095 | 45,366 | 59,566 | Sardinia |
110. | Faenza | 55.167 | 54,139 | 53,641 | 58,542 | Emilia-Romagna |
111. | Cerignola | 50,819 | 55.052 | 57,366 | 58,459 | Apulia |
112. | Moncalieri | 64.035 | 59,700 | 53,350 | 57,387 | Piedmont |
113. | Manfredonia | 53,030 | 58,318 | 57,704 | 57,122 | Apulia |
114. | Foligno | 52,551 | 53.202 | 51,130 | 57,059 | Umbria |
115. | Tivoli | 50,985 | 52,372 | 49,342 | 56,549 | Lazio |
116. | Trani | 44,510 | 50,429 | 53,139 | 56,133 | Apulia |
117. | Cuneo | 55,875 | 55,794 | 52,334 | 56,065 | Piedmont |
118. | Bisceglie | 46,538 | 47,408 | 51,718 | 55,481 | Apulia |
119. | Bitonto | 49.714 | 53,772 | 56,929 | 55,378 | Apulia |
120. | Bagheria | 40,076 | 47,085 | 50,854 | 55,304 | Sicily |
121. | Portici | 80.410 | 68,980 | 60,218 | 55,170 | Campania |
122. | Teramo | 51.092 | 51,756 | 51.023 | 54,857 | Abruzzo |
123. | Sanremo | 61,170 | 56.003 | 50,608 | 54,740 | Liguria |
124. | Avellino | 56,892 | 55,662 | 52,703 | 54,646 | Campania |
125. | Modica | 47,537 | 50,529 | 52,639 | 54,546 | Sicily |
126. | Anzio | 27,169 | 33,497 | 36,952 | 54.211 | Lazio |
127. | Siena | 61,989 | 56,956 | 52,625 | 53,853 | Tuscany |
128. | San Severo | 54.205 | 55,085 | 55,861 | 53,788 | Apulia |
129. | Montesilvano | 29,240 | 35,153 | 40,700 | 53,734 | Abruzzo |
130. | Cava de 'Tirreni | 50,667 | 52.502 | 52,616 | 53,489 | Campania |
131. | Ercolano | 58,310 | 61,233 | 56,738 | 53,410 | Campania |
132. | Velletri | 41,213 | 43,423 | 48,236 | 53,249 | Lazio |
133. | Gall rate | 47,259 | 44,977 | 46,361 | 53,130 | Lombardy |
134. | Aversa | 56,425 | 54.032 | 53,369 | 53,114 | Campania |
135. | Civitavecchia | 49,389 | 51,201 | 50.032 | 52,957 | Lazio |
136. | Acireale | 48,493 | 46.199 | 50,190 | 52,629 | Sicily |
137. | Rovigo | 52,218 | 52,472 | 50,289 | 51,715 | Veneto |
138. | Mazara del Vallo | 43,748 | 47,750 | 50,377 | 51,600 | Sicily |
139. | Chieti | 54,927 | 55,876 | 52,486 | 51,582 | Abruzzo |
140 | Pordenone | 52.094 | 50.192 | 49.122 | 51,156 | Friuli Venezia Giulia |
141. | Battipaglia | 40,797 | 47,139 | 50,359 | 50,862 | Campania |
142. | Scafati | 34,061 | 40.710 | 47,082 | 50,774 | Campania |
143. | Rho | 50,666 | 51,848 | 50,246 | 50,534 | Lombardy |
144. | Scandicci | 54.038 | 53,323 | 50,136 | 50,609 | Tuscany |
Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)
Designation of the inhabitants
In Italian there is no uniform method (such as the German suffix "-er") to infer the designation of the inhabitants from the place name. For example, the inhabitants of:
- Ancona : Anconetani
- Alghero : Algheresi
- Amalfi : Amalfitani
- Arezzo : Aretini
- Asolo : Asolani
- Bari : Baresi
- Barletta : Barlettani
- Bergamo : Bergamaschi (Bergamasker)
- Bologna : Bolognesi (Bolognese)
- Bolzano : Bolzanini (Bozner)
- Cagliari : Cagliaritani
- Caltanissetta : Nisseni
- Caorle : Caorlotti
- Caserta : Casertani
- Cividale del Friuli : Cividalesi
- Como : Comaschi
- Corato : Coratini
- Cortina d'Ampezzo : Ampezzani
- Faenza : Faentini
- Ferrara : Ferraresi
- Florence : Fiorentini (Florentines)
- Foggia : Foggiani
- Forlì : Forlivesi
- Genoa : Genovesi (Genoese)
- Grado : Gradensi
- Gubbio : Eugubini
- L'Aquila : Aquilani
- La Spezia : Spezini
- Lamezia Terme : Lametini
- Lecco : Lecchesi
- Livorno : Livornesi
- Lucca : Lucchesi
- Mantova : Mantovani
- Milan : Milanesi (Milanese)
- Manfredonia : Manfredoniani
- Matera : Materani
- Messina : Messinesi
- Montalcino : Ilcinesi
- Naples : Napoletani (Neapolitans)
- Nuoro : Nuoresi
- Oderzo : Opitergini
- Olbia : Olbiesi
- Oristano : Oristanesi
- Padua : Padovani
- Parma : Parmensi
- Palermo : Palermitani
- Pescara : Pescaresi
- Pisa : Pisani
- Reggio Calabria : Reggini
- Reggio nell'Emilia : Reggiani
- Rome : Romani (Romans)
- Rovigo : Rovigotti
- Sassari : Sassaresi
- Siena : Senesi
- Taranto : Tarantini
- Turin : Torinesi (Turinese)
- Trento : Trentini (Trientner)
- Trieste : Triestini (Trieste)
- Treviso : Trevigiani
- Udine : Udinesi
- Vicenza : Vicentini (Vicentines)
- Viterbo : Viterbesi (Viterber)
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Gazetteer: Page no longer available , search in web archives: metropolitan areas in Italy
- ↑ ISTAT: [1]