Editing Demographics of Italy (section)

=== Cities ===
{{See also|Metropolitan areas in Italy|List of cities in Italy by population}}

70.4% of Italian population is classified as [[Urban population|urban]],<ref>{{cite web |title=The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2212.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122160008/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2212.html |archive-date=22 January 2019 |access-date=19 December 2011 |website=cia.gov}}</ref> a relatively low figure among developed countries. Italy's administrative boundaries have seen significant [[devolution]] in recent decades; the [[Metropolitan Area (Italy)|metropolitan area]] was created as a new administrative unit, and major cities and metro areas now have a [[Provinces of Italy|provincial]] status.

According to [[OECD]],<ref>{{cite web |author=[[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development|OECD]] |title=Competitive Cities in the Global Economy |url=http://213.253.134.43/oecd/pdfs/browseit/0406041E.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081001192936/http://213.253.134.43/oecd/pdfs/browseit/0406041E.PDF |archive-date=1 October 2008 |access-date=30 April 2009}}</ref> the largest conurbations are:
* [[Milan]] – 7.4&nbsp;million
* [[Rome]] – 3.7&nbsp;million
* [[Naples]] – 3.1&nbsp;million
* [[Turin]] – 2.2&nbsp;million
'''Urbanization'''

:
:urban population: 71% of total population (2020)
:rate of urbanization: 0.29% annual rate of change (2015–20 est.)

[[File:Map of population density in Italy (2011 census) alt colours.jpg|thumb|Map of Italy's population density at the 2011 census]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|+Metropolitan cities and larger urban zone<ref>{{cite web |last=Roberto |first=Vincenzo Patruno, Marina Venturi, Silvestro |title=Demo-Geodemo. – Mappe, Popolazione, Statistiche Demografiche dell'ISTAT |url=http://demo.istat.it/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709154623/http://demo.istat.it/ |archive-date=9 July 2011 |website=demo.istat.it}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Population on 1 January by age groups and sex – functional urban areas |url=http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=urb_lpop1&lang=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903213351/http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=urb_lpop1&lang=en |archive-date=3 September 2015 |access-date=3 November 2017 |website=[[Eurostat]]}}</ref>
! [[Metropolitan cities of Italy|Metropolitan city]]
! [[Regions of Italy|Region]]
! Area<br /><small>(km<sup>2</sup>)</small>
! Population<br /><small>(1 January 2019)</small>
! Functional Urban<br />Areas (FUA)<br />Population<br /><small>(2016)</small>
|-
|'''[[Metropolitan City of Rome|Rome]]'''
| align="center" |[[Lazio]]
| align="right" |5,352
| align="right" |4,342,212
| align="right" |4,414,288
|-
|'''[[Metropolitan City of Milan|Milan]]'''
| align="center" |[[Lombardy]]
| align="right" |1,575
| align="right" |3,250,315
| align="right" |5,111,481
|-
|'''[[Metropolitan City of Naples|Naples]]'''
| align="center" |[[Campania]]
| align="right" |1,171
| align="right" |3,084,890
| align="right" |3,418,061
|-
|'''[[Metropolitan City of Turin|Turin]]'''
| align="center" |[[Piedmont]]
| align="right" |6,829
| align="right" |2,259,523
| align="right" |1,769,475
|-
|'''[[Metropolitan City of Palermo|Palermo]]'''
| align="center" |[[Sicily]]
| align="right" |5,009
| align="right" |1,252,588
| align="right" |1,033,226
|-
|'''[[Metropolitan City of Bari|Bari]]'''
| align="center" |[[Apulia]]
| align="right" |3,821
| align="right" |1,251,994
| align="right" |749,723
|-
| '''[[Metropolitan City of Catania|Catania]]'''
| align="center" |[[Sicily]]
| align="right" |3,574
| align="right" |1,107,702
| align="right" |658,805
|-
|'''[[Metropolitan City of Florence|Florence]]'''
| align="center" |[[Tuscany]]
| align="right" |3,514
| align="right" |1,011,349
| align="right" |807,896
|-
|'''[[Metropolitan City of Bologna|Bologna]]'''
| align="center" |[[Emilia-Romagna]]
| align="right" |3,702
| align="right" |1,014,619
| align="right" |775,247
|-
|'''[[Metropolitan City of Genoa|Genoa]]'''
| align="center" |[[Liguria]]
| align="right" |1,839
| align="right" |841,180
| align="right" |713,243
|-
|'''[[Metropolitan City of Venice|Venice]]'''
| align="center" |[[Veneto]]
| align="right" |2,462
| align="right" |853,338
| align="right" |561,697
|-
|'''[[Metropolitan City of Messina|Messina]]'''
| align="center" |[[Sicily]]
| align="right" |3,266
| align="right" |626,876
| align="right" |273,680
|-
|'''[[Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria|Reggio Calabria]]'''
| align="center" |[[Calabria]]
| align="right" |3,183
| align="right" |548,009
| align="right" |221,139
|-
|'''[[Metropolitan City of Cagliari|Cagliari]]'''
| align="center" |[[Sardinia]]
| align="right" |1,248
| align="right" |431,038
| align="right" |488,954
|}