20 largest cities in Italy 2024, by number of inhabitants

Rome is the most populous city in Italy. With 2.75 million inhabitants, the capital of the country put ahead Milan and Naples. If compared with the number of citizens in 2012, the resident population of Rome increased by over 140,000 individuals. Regional data Rome is located in the center of Italy in the Lazio region. Lazio is the second-largest region in terms of population size after Lombardy. In 2024, the region counts roughly 5.7 million inhabitants, whereas Lombardy has over ten million individuals. The third-largest region is Campania, with 5.6 million people. Naples, the major center of Campania, has around 910,000 inhabitants at the beginning of 2024. Nevertheless, this city was, back in the 19th century, one of the largest cities in Western Europe. Tourism in Rome The Eternal City is also the main tourist destination in Italy and was the eighth most-visited city in Europe. The largest groups of international visitors in Rome came from the United States of America, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Every year, more and more tourists also enjoy the best-known tourist attractions in Rome, like the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, and the Palatine Hill, which together recorded almost ten million visitors in 2022.

罗马，作为意大利人口最多的城市，承载着该国首都的荣耀。据统计，其居民数量高达275万，远超米兰与那不勒斯。与2012年相比，罗马的常住人口增加了超过14万。地理上，罗马坐落于意大利心脏地带的拉齐奥大区。拉齐奥大区位居人口规模第二，仅次于伦巴第大区。截至2024年，该区域总人口约为570万，而伦巴第大区的人口则超过一千万。位居第三的是坎帕尼亚大区，人口约为560万。那不勒斯，坎帕尼亚大区的核心城市，在2024年初拥有约91万居民。然而，追溯至19世纪，这座城市曾是西欧面积最大的城市之一。在旅游业方面，永恒之城罗马不仅是意大利的主要旅游目的地，也是欧洲访问量第八大的城市。来自美国、日本和英国的游客构成了罗马最大的国际游客群体。每年，越来越多的游客涌向罗马最著名的旅游景点，如斗兽场、罗马广场和帕拉丁山，这些景点在2022年共同接待了近千万游客。