What is the biggest Italian city? Which are the most populated? Check the ranking
When you are stuck in the chaotic traffic of large Brazilian cities, in line at the bank, when waiting for your turn at the doctor... Have you ever had desire to live in a small village lost in the mountains of Italy, or in some charming little town? Discover the biggest cities in Italy.
Big cities guarantee more opportunities and options for entertainment, work and study. But sometimes they can be terribly stressful!
Even more so if they tell a number of inhabitants which approaches one million – which is rare in Italy.
But what are the biggest cities in Italy? Here is the official classification of 100 largest Italian municipalities, by number of inhabitants.
The classification is based on the most recent statistical data available on the ISTAT, Italy's public research institute.
The 100 largest cities in Italy
| No. | City | Population |
| 1. | Roma | 2.837.332 |
| 2. | MILANO | 1.396.059 |
| 3. | NAPLES | 962.589 |
| 4. | TURIN | 870.952 |
| 5. | PALERMO | 657.960 |
| 6. | GENOA | 574.090 |
| 7. | BOLOGNA | 390.625 |
| 8. | FLORENCE | 372.038 |
| 9. | BARI | 322.316 |
| 10. | CATANIA | 311.402 |
| 11. | VERONA | 259.608 |
| 12. | VENEZIA | 259.150 |
| 13. | Messina | 229.565 |
| 14. | PADOVA | 212.395 |
| 15. | TRIESTE | 203.234 |
| 16. | BRESCIA | 199.579 |
| 17. | PARMA | 198.292 |
| 18. | Taranto | 195.227 |
| 19. | PRATO | 194.913 |
| 20. | MODENA | 186.830 |
| 21. | CATANZARO | 178.760 |
| 22. | Reggio Emilia | 172.124 |
| 23. | PERUGIA | 166.969 |
| 24. | RAVENNA | 158.058 |
| 25. | LIVORNO | 157.024 |
| 26. | CAGLIARI | 153.231 |
| 27. | RIMINI | 151.200 |
| 28. | FOGGIA | 149.904 |
| 29. | SALERNO | 132.702 |
| 30. | FERRARA | 132.195 |
| 31. | LATINA | 129.133 |
| 32. | SASSARI | 126.218 |
| 33. | GIUGLIANO IN CAMPANIA | 125.058 |
| 34. | MONZA | 124.051 |
| 35. | BERGAMO | 121.781 |
| 36. | SYRACUSE | 120.405 |
| 37. | PESCARA | 119.800 |
| 38. | TRENTO | 118.902 |
| 39. | FORLÌ | 118.000 |
| 40. | VICENZA | 111.764 |
| 41. | TERNI | 110.530 |
| 42. | BOLZANO | 107.407 |
| 43. | PIACENZA | 104.315 |
| 44. | NOVARA | 103.985 |
| 45. | ANCONA | 100.282 |
| 46. | ANDRIA | 99.307 |
| 47. | AREZZO | 99.258 |
| 48. | UDINE | 99.051 |
| 49. | CESENA | 97.190 |
| 50. | PESARO | 96.832 |
| 51. | LECCE | 96.534 |
| 52. | Barletta | 94.316 |
| 53. | ALEXANDRIA | 93.634 |
| 54. | LA SPEZIA | 93.288 |
| 55. | PISA | 91.393 |
| 56. | PISTOIA | 90.677 |
| 57. | GUIDONA MONTECELLO | 90.457 |
| 58. | LUCCA | 90.055 |
| 59. | CATANZARO | 88.313 |
| 60. | HOW | 85.915 |
| 61. | TOAST | 85.881 |
| 62. | TREVISO | 85.760 |
| 63. | GREEK'S TOWER | 83.987 |
| 64. | ARSÍZIO BUST | 83.909 |
| 65. | Marsala | 82.456 |
| 66. | GROSSETO | 82.378 |
| 67. | SIXTH ST JOHN | 81.841 |
| 68. | FIUMININO | 81.718 |
| 69. | VARESE | 80.645 |
| 70. | Pozzuoli | 80.074 |
| 71. | CORIGLIANO-ROSANO | 77.096 |
| 72. | CINISELLO BALSAMO | 76.264 |
| 73. | CASORIA | 76.205 |
| 74. | ASTI | 75.528 |
| 75. | APRILIA | 74.961 |
| 76. | Caserta | 74.450 |
| 77. | GELA | 74.075 |
| 78. | RAGUSA | 73.409 |
| 79. | PAVIA | 73.334 |
| 80. | CREMONA | 72.672 |
| 81. | Carpi | 72.627 |
| 82. | ALTAMURA | 70.563 |
| 83. | QUARTU SANT'ELENA | 70.352 |
| 84. | LAMEZIA TERME | 70.187 |
| 85. | IMOLA | 70.000 |
| 86. | THE EAGLE | 69.710 |
| 87. | MASS | 68.514 |
| 88. | Viterbo | 67.384 |
| 89. | DRILLS | 67.141 |
| 90. | POWER | 66.459 |
| 91. | ROME | 66.457 |
| 92. | CASTELLAMMARE DI STABIA | 65.300 |
| 93. | POMEZIA | 64.417 |
| 94. | AFRAGOLA | 64.354 |
| 95. | VITTORIA | 63.740 |
| 96. | VIGEVANO | 63.623 |
| 97. | CROTONE | 62.449 |
| 98. | CARRARA | 62.146 |
| 99. | VIAREGGIO | 61.989 |
| 100. | Caltanissetta: | 61.331 |
