Italy

EuropeCapital: RomeMost important metro: Milan

2026 population

58.9M

Rank #24 globally

Area

301k km²

Metros tracked

95% of population in metros

Composite score

360.5

Rank #6 globally

84 tracked metros

Rank	Metro	Population	Score	Tier
#20	Milan▲ Largest	7.8M	67.5	World City
#48	Rome★ Capital	4.2M	47.5	Major Metro
#110	Padua-Venice	2.6M	25.6	Major Metro
#127	Naples	3.9M	23.0	Major Metro
#132	Turin	2.2M	21.9	Major Metro
#151	Florence	1.5M	18.6	Regional Hub
#194	Bologna	1.0M	13.9	Regional Hub
#248	Genoa	821K	10.5	Regional Hub
#250	Verona	931K	10.5	Regional Hub
#337	Parma	458K	7.3	Established City
#365	Bari	1.2M	6.7	Established City
#366	Brescia	736K	6.6	Established City
#399	Messina	594K	5.9	Established City
#408	Pisa-Livorno	744K	5.7	Established City
#444	Palermo	1.2M	5.2	Established City
#448	Perugia	636K	5.2	Established City
#471	Bolzano	542K	4.8	Emerging City
#473	Trento	549K	4.8	Emerging City
#506	Sassari	471K	4.4	Emerging City
#521	Modena	712K	4.2	Emerging City
#557	Trieste	228K	3.9	Emerging City
#567	Cagliari	416K	3.7	Emerging City
#613	Catania	1.1M	3.3	Emerging City
#681	Cuneo	582K	2.9	Emerging City
#730	Ancona	462K	2.5	Emerging City
#743	Novara	366K	2.5	Emerging City
#751	Lecce	762K	2.4	Emerging City
#765	Vicenza	855K	2.3	Emerging City
#800	L'Aquila	287K	2.2	Emerging City
#862	Siena	260K	1.9	Emerging City
#907	Salerno	745K	1.8	Emerging City
#992	Trapani	411K	1.5	Emerging City
#1036	Latina	567K	1.4	Emerging City
#1046	Udine	516K	1.4	Emerging City
#1071	Cremona	361K	1.4	Emerging City
#1095	Taranto	548K	1.3	Emerging City
#1142	Rimini	341K	1.3	Emerging City
#1166	Reggio Emilia	532K	1.2	Emerging City
#1198	Catanzaro	338K	1.1	Emerging City
#1214	Macerata	302K	1.1	Emerging City
#1219	Piacenza	288K	1.1	Emerging City
#1253	Fermo	167K	1.1	Emerging City
#1288	Lucca	380K	1.0	Emerging City
#1295	Brindisi	374K	1.0	Emerging City
#1309	Ragusa	323K	1.0	Emerging City
#1327	La Spezia	215K	1.0	Emerging City
#1350	Vercelli	166K	1.0	Emerging City
#1353	Rieti	149K	1.0	Emerging City
#1460	Reggio Calabria	511K	0.8	Local City
#1520	Savona	267K	0.7	Local City
#1539	Foggia	588K	0.7	Local City
#1621	Cesena	394K	0.6	Local City
#1640	Potenza	338K	0.6	Local City
#1651	Pescara	312K	0.6	Local City
#1692	Terni	215K	0.6	Local City
#1700	Ascoli Piceno	200K	0.6	Local City
#1903	Cosenza	667K	0.5	Local City
#1983	Frosinone	460K	0.4	Local City
#2007	Mantua	409K	0.4	Local City
#2008	Alessandria	408K	0.4	Local City
#2022	Avellino	393K	0.4	Local City
#2025	Ravenna	388K	0.4	Local City
#2056	Pesaro	350K	0.4	Local City
#2069	Arezzo	333K	0.4	Local City
#2097	Teramo	300K	0.3	Local City
#2140	Benevento	258K	0.3	Local City
#2195	Campobasso	208K	0.3	Local City
#2227	Massa	187K	0.3	Local City
#2285	Crotone	162K	0.3	Local City
#2686	Belluno	197K	0.3	Local City
#3001	Agrigento	407K	0.1	Local City
#3015	Siracusa	382K	0.1	Local City
#3025	Chieti	369K	0.1	Local City
#3052	Ferrara	340K	0.1	Local City
#3075	Pordenone	311K	0.1	Local City
#3080	Viterbo	308K	0.1	Local City
#3088	Barletta	297K	0.1	Local City
#3193	Grosseto	215K	0.1	Local City
#3203	San Remo	210K	0.1	Local City
#3251	Matera	188K	0.1	Local City
#3294	Biella	168K	0.1	Local City
#3348	Vibo Valentia	150K	0.0	Local City
#3384	Gorizia	139K	0.0	Local City
#4165	Carbonia	25K	0.0	Local City