The following is a list of Italian municipalities with population over 50,000. Figures are based on 1981, 1991 and 2001 Istat censuses, plus data from official demographic balance evaluated from January 1st, 2010 to December 31st, 2010.
| # | City | 1981 Census | 1991 Census | 2001 Census | 2010 Est. | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rome | 2,840,259 | 2,775,250 | 2,546,804 | 2,761,477 | Lazio |
| 2 | Milan | 1,604,773 | 1,369,231 | 1,256,211 | 1,324,110 | Lombardy |
| 3 | Naples | 1,212,387 | 1,067,365 | 1,004,500 | 959,574 | Campania |
| 4 | Turin | 1,117,154 | 962,507 | 865,263 | 907,563 | Piedmont |
| 5 | Palermo | 701,782 | 698,556 | 686,722 | 655,875 | Sicily |
| 6 | Genoa | 762,895 | 678,771 | 610,307 | 607,906 | Liguria |
| 7 | Bologna | 459,080 | 404,378 | 371,217 | 380,181 | Emilia-Romagna |
| 8 | Florence | 448,331 | 403,294 | 356,118 | 371,282 | Tuscany |
| 9 | Bari | 371,022 | 342,309 | 316,532 | 320,475 | Apulia |
| 10 | Catania | 380,328 | 333,075 | 313,110 | 293,458 | Sicily |
| 11 | Venice | 346,146 | 309,422 | 271,073 | 270,884 | Veneto |
| 12 | Verona | 265,932 | 255,824 | 253,208 | 263,964 | Veneto |
| 13 | Messina | 260,233 | 231,693 | 252,026 | 242,503 | Sicily |
| 14 | Padua | 234,678 | 215,137 | 204,870 | 214,198 | Veneto |
| 15 | Trieste | 252,369 | 231,100 | 211,184 | 205,535 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| 16 | Brescia | 206,661 | 194,502 | 187,567 | 193,879 | Lombardy |
| 17 | Taranto | 244,101 | 232,334 | 202,033 | 191,810 | Apulia |
| 18 | Prato | 160,220 | 165,707 | 172,499 | 188,011 | Tuscany |
| 19 | Parma | 179,019 | 170,520 | 163,457 | 186,690 | Emilia-Romagna |
| 20 | Reggio Calabria | 173,486 | 177,580 | 180,353 | 186,547 | Calabria |
| 21 | Modena | 180,312 | 176,990 | 175,502 | 184,663 | Emilia-Romagna |
| 22 | Reggio Emilia | 130,376 | 132,030 | 141,877 | 170,086 | Emilia-Romagna |
| 23 | Perugia | 142,348 | 144,732 | 149,125 | 168,169 | Umbria |
| 24 | Livorno | 175,741 | 167,512 | 156,274 | 161,131 | Tuscany |
| 25 | Ravenna | 138,034 | 135,844 | 134,631 | 158,739 | Emilia-Romagna |
| 26 | Cagliari | 233,848 | 204,237 | 164,249 | 156,488 | Sardinia |
| 27 | Foggia | 156,467 | 156,268 | 155,203 | 152,747 | Apulia |
| 28 | Rimini | 127,813 | 127,960 | 128,656 | 143,321 | Emilia-Romagna |
| 29 | Salerno | 157,385 | 148,932 | 138,188 | 139,019 | Campania |
| 30 | Ferrara | 149,453 | 138,015 | 130,992 | 135,369 | Emilia-Romagna |
| 31 | Sassari | 119,596 | 122,339 | 120,729 | 130,658 | Sardinia |
| 32 | Syracuse | 117,615 | 125,941 | 123,657 | 123,850 | Sicily |
| 33 | Pescara | 131,330 | 122,236 | 116,286 | 123,077 | Abruzzo |
| 34 | Monza | 123,145 | 120,651 | 120,204 | 122,712 | Lombardy |
| 35 | Latina | 93,738 | 106,203 | 107,898 | 119,804 | Lazio |
| 36 | Bergamo | 122,142 | 114,936 | 113,143 | 119,551 | Lombardy |
| 37 | Forlì | 110,806 | 109,541 | 108,335 | 118,167 | Emilia-Romagna |
| 38 | Giugliano in Campania | 44,220 | 60,096 | 97,999 | 117,963 | Campania |
| 39 | Trento | 99,179 | 101,545 | 104,946 | 116,298 | Trentino-Alto Adige |
| 40 | Vicenza | 114,598 | 107,454 | 107,223 | 115,927 | Veneto |
| 41 | Terni | 111,564 | 108,248 | 105,018 | 113,324 | Umbria |
| 42 | Novara | 102,086 | 101,112 | 100,910 | 105,024 | Piedmont |
| 43 | Bolzano | 105,180 | 98,158 | 94,989 | 104,029 | Trentino-Alto Adige |
| 44 | Piacenza | 109,039 | 102,268 | 95,594 | 103,206 | Emilia-Romagna |
| 45 | Ancona | 106,498 | 101,285 | 100,507 | 102,997 | Marche |
| 46 | Arezzo | 92,105 | 91,626 | 91,589 | 100,212 | Tuscany |
| 47 | Andria | 84,661 | 90,063 | 95,653 | 100,086 | Apulia |
| 48 | Udine | 102,021 | 99,189 | 95,030 | 99,627 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| 49 | Cesena | 89,455 | 88,487 | 90,948 | 97,056 | Emilia-Romagna |
| 50 | Lecce | 91,289 | 100,884 | 83,303 | 95,520 | Apulia |
| 51 | La Spezia | 115,392 | 101,442 | 91,391 | 95,378 | Liguria |
| 52 | Pesaro | 90,412 | 88,713 | 91,086 | 95,011 | Marche |
| 53 | Alessandria | 100,523 | 90,753 | 85,438 | 94,974 | Piedmont |
| 54 | Barletta | 83,453 | 89,527 | 92,094 | 94,459 | Apulia |
| 55 | Catanzaro | 100,832 | 96,614 | 95,251 | 93,124 | Calabria |
| 56 | Pistoia | 92,274 | 87,830 | 84,274 | 90,288 | Tuscany |
| 57 | Brindisi | 89,786 | 95,383 | 89,081 | 89,780 | Apulia |
| 58 | Pisa | 104,509 | 98,928 | 89,694 | 88,217 | Tuscany |
| 59 | Torre del Greco | 103,605 | 101,361 | 90,607 | 87,197 | Campania |
| 60 | Como | 95,571 | 87,059 | 78,680 | 85,263 | Lombardy |
| 61 | Lucca | 91,246 | 87,100 | 81,862 | 84,939 | Tuscany |
| 62 | Guidonia Montecelio | 50,816 | 57,473 | 67,516 | 83,736 | Lazio |
| 63 | Pozzuoli | 69,861 | 75,142 | 78,754 | 83,459 | Campania |
| 64 | Treviso | 87,696 | 83,598 | 80,144 | 82,807 | Veneto |
| 65 | Marsala | 79,175 | 80,177 | 77,784 | 82,774 | Sicily |
| 66 | Grosseto | 69,523 | 71,257 | 71,263 | 81,928 | Tuscany |
| 67 | Busto Arsizio | 79,728 | 77,094 | 75,916 | 81,760 | Lombardy |
| 68 | Varese | 90,527 | 85,687 | 80,511 | 81,579 | Lombardy |
| 69 | Sesto San Giovanni | 95,833 | 86,721 | 78,850 | 81,130 | Lombardy |
| 70 | Casoria | 68,521 | 79,707 | 81,888 | 79,562 | Campania |
| 71 | Caserta | 66,318 | 69,027 | 75,208 | 78,693 | Campania |
| 72 | Gela | 74,806 | 72,535 | 72,774 | 77,360 | Sicily |
| 73 | Asti | 77,681 | 73,557 | 71,276 | 76,534 | Piedmont |
| 74 | Cinisello Balsamo | 80,757 | 76,262 | 72,050 | 75,150 | Lombardy |
| 75 | Ragusa | 64,492 | 67,535 | 68,956 | 73,743 | Sicily |
| 76 | L’Aquila | 63,678 | 66,813 | 68,503 | 72,511 | Abruzzo |
| 77 | Cremona | 80,929 | 74,113 | 70,887 | 72,147 | Lombardy |
| 78 | Quartu Sant'Elena | 43,896 | 61,636 | 68,040 | 71,779 | Sardinia |
| 79 | Lamezia Terme | 63,989 | 70,114 | 70,501 | 71,286 | Calabria |
| 80 | Pavia | 85,029 | 76,962 | 71,214 | 71,142 | Lombardy |
| 81 | Fiumicino | 37,492 | 41,342 | 50,535 | 70,985 | Lazio |
| 82 | Massa | 65,687 | 66,737 | 66,769 | 70,973 | Tuscany |
| 83 | Trapani | 71,927 | 69,497 | 68,346 | 70,622 | Sicily |
| 84 | Aprilia | 37,807 | 47,037 | 56,028 | 70,349 | Lazio |
| 85 | Cosenza | 106,801 | 86,664 | 72,998 | 70,068 | Calabria |
| 86 | Altamura | 51,346 | 57,874 | 64,167 | 70,023 | Apulia |
| 87 | Imola | 60,661 | 62,567 | 64,348 | 69,116 | Emilia-Romagna |
| 88 | Carpi | 60,614 | 60,715 | 61,476 | 69,021 | Emilia-Romagna |
| 89 | Potenza | 64,358 | 65,714 | 69,060 | 68,297 | Basilicata |
| 90 | Carrara | 68,702 | 67,197 | 65,034 | 65,573 | Tuscany |
| 91 | Castellammare di Stabia | 70,685 | 68,733 | 66,929 | 64,506 | Campania |
| 92 | Viareggio | 58,263 | 57,514 | 61,103 | 64,503 | Tuscany |
| 93 | Fano | 52,116 | 53,909 | 57,529 | 64,100 | Marche |
| 94 | Afragola | 57,367 | 60,065 | 62,319 | 63,981 | Campania |
| 95 | Vigevano | 65,179 | 60,384 | 57,450 | 63,700 | Lombardy |
| 96 | Viterbo | 57,632 | 58,380 | 59,308 | 63,597 | Lazio |
| 97 | Vittoria | 51,240 | 55,280 | 55,317 | 63,332 | Sicily |
| 98 | Savona | 75,353 | 67,177 | 59,907 | 62,553 | Liguria |
| 99 | Benevento | 62,636 | 62,561 | 61,791 | 62,035 | Campania |
| 100 | Crotone | 58,262 | 59,001 | 60,010 | 61,798 | Calabria |
| 101 | Pomezia | 29,925 | 37,512 | 43,960 | 61,106 | Lazio |
| 102 | Matera | 50,712 | 54,919 | 57,785 | 60,818 | Basilicata |
| 103 | Caltanissetta | 61,146 | 61,319 | 61,438 | 60,267 | Sicily |
| 104 | Molfetta | 65,625 | 66,839 | 62,546 | 60,159 | Apulia |
| 105 | Marano di Napoli | 41,571 | 47,961 | 57,448 | 59,472 | Campania |
| 106 | Agrigento | 51,325 | 55,283 | 54,619 | 59,175 | Sicily |
| 107 | Legnano | 49,687 | 50,018 | 53,797 | 59,147 | Lombardy |
| 108 | Cerignola | 50,819 | 55,052 | 57,366 | 59,103 | Apulia |
| 109 | Moncalieri | 64,035 | 59,700 | 53,350 | 58,320 | Piedmont |
| 110 | Foligno | 52,551 | 53,202 | 51,130 | 58,162 | Umbria |
| 111 | Faenza | 55,167 | 54,139 | 53,641 | 58,150 | Emilia-Romagna |
| 112 | Manfredonia | 53,030 | 58,318 | 57,704 | 57,455 | Apulia |
| 113 | Sanremo | 61,170 | 56,003 | 50,608 | 56,962 | Liguria |
| 114 | Tivoli | 50,985 | 52,372 | 49,342 | 56,531 | Lazio |
| 115 | Bitonto | 49,714 | 53,772 | 56,929 | 56,462 | Apulia |
| 116 | Avellino | 56,892 | 55,662 | 52,703 | 56,339 | Campania |
| 117 | Bagheria | 40,076 | 47,085 | 50,854 | 56,336 | Sicily |
| 118 | Acerra | 36,052 | 41,311 | 45,688 | 56,177 | Campania |
| 119 | Olbia | 30,787 | 41,095 | 45,366 | 56,066 | Sardinia |
| 120 | Cuneo | 55,875 | 55,794 | 52,334 | 55,714 | Piedmont |
| 121 | Anzio | 27,169 | 33,497 | 36,952 | 55,413 | Lazio |
| 122 | San Severo | 54,205 | 55,085 | 55,861 | 55,321 | Apulia |
| 123 | Modica | 47,537 | 50,529 | 52,639 | 55,196 | Sicily |
| 124 | Teramo | 51,092 | 51,756 | 51,023 | 54,957 | Abruzzo |
| 125 | Bisceglie | 46,538 | 47,408 | 51,718 | 54,847 | Apulia |
| 126 | Ercolano | 58,310 | 61,233 | 56,738 | 54,779 | Campania |
| 127 | Siena | 61,989 | 56,956 | 52,625 | 54,543 | Tuscany |
| 128 | Chieti | 54,927 | 55,876 | 52,486 | 54,305 | Abruzzo |
| 129 | Portici | 80,410 | 68,980 | 60,218 | 53,981 | Campania |
| 130 | Trani | 44,510 | 50,429 | 53,139 | 53,940 | Apulia |
| 131 | Velletri | 41,213 | 43,423 | 48,236 | 53,544 | Lazio |
| 132 | Cava de' Tirreni | 50,667 | 52,502 | 52,616 | 53,520 | Campania |
| 133 | Acireale | 48,493 | 46,199 | 50,190 | 53,122 | Sicily |
| 134 | Rovigo | 52,218 | 52,472 | 50,289 | 52,793 | Veneto |
| 135 | Civitavecchia | 49,389 | 51,201 | 50,032 | 52,294 | Lazio |
| 136 | Gallarate | 47,259 | 44,977 | 46,361 | 51,751 | Lombardy |
| 137 | Pordenone | 52,094 | 50,192 | 49,122 | 51,723 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| 138 | Aversa | 56,425 | 54,032 | 53,369 | 51,631 | Campania |
| 139 | Montesilvano | 29,240 | 35,153 | 40,700 | 51,565 | Abruzzo |
| 140 | Mazara del Vallo | 43,748 | 47,750 | 50,377 | 51,492 | Sicily |
| 141 | Ascoli Piceno | 54,298 | 53,591 | 51,375 | 51,168 | Marche |
| 142 | Battipaglia | 40,797 | 47,139 | 50,359 | 51,133 | Campania |
| 143 | Campobasso | 48,291 | 50,941 | 50,762 | 50,916 | Molise |
| 144 | Scafati | 34,061 | 40,710 | 47,082 | 50,794 | Campania |
| 145 | Casalnuovo di Napoli | 21,033 | 33,827 | 47,940 | 50,724 | Campania |
| 146 | Rho | 50,666 | 51,848 | 50,246 | 50,686 | Lombardy |
| 147 | Chioggia | 53,470 | 53,179 | 51,779 | 50,674 | Veneto |
| 148 | Scandicci | 54,038 | 53,523 | 50,136 | 50,309 | Tuscany |
| 149 | Collegno | 46,578 | 47,161 | 46,641 | 50,135 | Piedmont |
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