Rome is the most populous city in Italy. With 2.75 million inhabitants, the capital of the country put ahead Milan and Naples. Compared to 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.

This statistic shows the ten largest cities in Italy in 2025. In 2025, around 2.75 million people lived in Rome, making it the largest city in Italy. Population of Italy Italy has high population figures and a high population density in comparison to other European countries. A vast majority of Italians lives in urban areas and in the metropolises (as can be seen in this statistic), while other areas, such as the island Sardinia, are rather sparsely inhabited. After an increase a few years ago, Italy’s fertility rate, i.e. the average amount of children born to a woman of childbearing age, is now on a slow decline; however, it is still high enough to offset any significant effect the decrease might have on the country’s number of inhabitants. The median age of Italy’s population has been increasing rapidly over the past 50 years – which mirrors a lower mortality rate – and Italy is now among the countries with the highest life expectancy worldwide, only surpassed by two Asian countries, namely Japan and Hong Kong. Currently, the average life expectancy at birth in Italy is at about 83 years. Most of Italy’s population is of Roman Catholic faith. The country actually boasts one of the largest numbers of Catholics worldwide; other such countries include Brazil, Mexico and the United States. The central government of the Roman Catholic Church, the Holy See, is located in Vatican City in the heart of Italy’s capital and ruled by the Bishop of Rome, the Pope. Officially, Vatican City does not belong to Italy, but is a sovereign state with its own legislation and jurisdiction. It has about 600 inhabitants, who are almost exclusively members of the clergy or government officials.

Throughout the early modern period, the largest city in Italy was Naples. The middle ages saw many metropolitan areas along the Mediterranean grow to become the largest in Europe, as they developed into meeting ports for merchants travelling between the three continents. Italy, throughout this time, was not a unified country, but rather a collection of smaller states that had many cultural similarities, and political control of these cities regularly shifted over the given period. Across this time, the population of each city generally grew between each century, but a series of plague outbreaks in the 1600s devastated the populations of Italy's metropolitan areas, which can be observed here. Naples At the beginning of the 1500s, the Kingdom of Naples was taken under the control of the Spanish crown, where its capital grew to become the largest city in the newly-expanding Spanish Empire. Prosperity then grew in the 16th and 17th centuries, before the city's international importance declined in the 18th century. There is also a noticeable dip in Naples' population size between 1600 and 1700, due to an outbreak of plague in 1656 that almost halved the population. Today, Naples is just the third largest city in Italy, behind Rome and Milan. Rome Over 2,000 years ago, Rome became the first city in the world to have a population of more than one million people, and in 2021, it was Italy's largest city with a population of 2.8 million; however it did go through a period of great decline in the middle ages. After the Fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476CE, Rome's population dropped rapidly, below 100,000 inhabitants in 500CE. 1,000 years later, Rome was an important city in Europe as it was the seat of the Catholic Church, and it had a powerful banking sector, but its population was just 55,000 people as it did not have the same appeal for merchants or migrants held by the other port cities. A series of reforms by the Papacy in the late-1500s then saw significant improvements to infrastructure, housing, and sanitation, and living standards rose greatly. Over the following centuries, the Papacy consolidated its power in the center of the Italian peninsula, which brought stability to the region, and the city of Rome became a cultural center. Across this period, Rome's population grew almost three times larger, which was the highest level of growth of these cities.

Rome is the largest Italian metropolitan area. As of 2024, the urban area of the capital city has a population of around 4.23 million people. Milan and Naples follow with 3.25 million and 2.97 million people, respectively. In terms of inhabitants per square kilometer, Naples, located in the south, has the highest population density. Rome, Milan, and Naples are also Italy's largest cities.

It is estimated that the largest cities in Western Europe in 1330 were Paris and Granada. At this time, Paris was the seat of power in northern France, while Granada had become the largest multicultural city in southern Spain, controlled by the Muslim, Nasrid Kingdom during Spain's Reconquista period. The next three largest cities were Venice, Genoa and Milan, all in northern Italy, renowned as important trading cities during the middle ages. In October 1347, the first wave of the Black Death had arrived in Sicily and then began spreading throughout Europe, decimating the population.

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The Italian office real estate market, currently experiencing robust growth, is projected to maintain a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) exceeding 5% from 2025 to 2033. This expansion is driven by several key factors. Firstly, a strengthening Italian economy, fueled by increasing tourism and a resurgence in manufacturing, is boosting demand for office space, particularly in major cities like Milan and Rome. Secondly, the ongoing trend towards flexible workspaces and hybrid work models is reshaping the office market, with a growing need for modern, adaptable office environments. Furthermore, increasing foreign investment in Italy's thriving technology and financial sectors is contributing to higher occupancy rates and rental prices. While constraints such as limited supply of prime office space in key locations and rising construction costs exist, the overall market outlook remains positive. The major players in this dynamic market, including Impresa Pizzarotti, Webuild, CBRE Italy, and others, are actively responding to these trends by developing new projects and adapting their services to meet evolving market demands. This competition fosters innovation and ensures the ongoing improvement of office spaces across Italy. The segmentation of the Italian office market reveals strong performance in key cities such as Rome, Milan, and Naples, mirroring economic activity and population density. Turin's market also shows promise. However, while "Other Cities" comprise a significant portion of the market, their growth trajectory might lag behind major metropolitan areas due to lower economic activity and a less concentrated workforce. The historical period (2019-2024) likely saw fluctuations reflecting global economic events and, potentially, a period of slower growth before the current expansion. Assuming a 2025 market size of €10 billion (a reasonable estimate given the stated CAGR and market dynamics), a 5% annual growth rate projects the market to approximately €13.4 billion by 2028 (€10 billion * 1.05^3). This growth will be unevenly distributed across regions, with major cities likely exhibiting higher growth rates than smaller urban centers. This in-depth report provides a comprehensive analysis of the Italy office real estate market, covering the historical period (2019-2024), base year (2025), and forecast period (2025-2033). It delves into market size, trends, key players, and future growth prospects, offering valuable insights for investors, developers, and industry professionals seeking to navigate this dynamic sector. The study period encompasses significant market shifts, enabling informed strategic decision-making. Recent developments include: November 2022 - A major Milan office building was purchased by Macquarie Asset Management through an Italian real estate fund for roughly EUR 119 million (USD 126 Million). It has been an active participant in the Italian real estate market for a number of years, and it has now added this historic house to its portfolio of properties in the region. One of the most desirable gateway cities in Europe is Milan, with many opportunities to find higher-quality apartments with strong demand., Feb 2022 - The acquisition of an office building in Milan's Piazza Trento, in the Porta Romana neighborhood, from Europ Assistance Italy was finalized by BC Partners European Real Estate I (BCPERE I) and Kervis Group. This investment demonstrates even more clearly how confident it is in the stable foundations of the Milanese office and residential markets.. Key drivers for this market are: Increasing geriatric population, Growing cases of chronic disease among senior citizens. Potential restraints include: High cost of elderly care services, Lack of skilled staff. Notable trends are: Occupier and Investment Focus in Milan.

According to a March 2025 analysis, Rome reported the highest number of Airbnb listings among the selected Italian cities. As of that month, there were over 34,000 establishments listed on Airbnb in the Italian capital. Milan and Florence followed behind, with over 16,000 and 12,000 listings on Airbnb. What are the leading brands for accommodation bookings in Italy? According to the Statista Consumer Insights Global survey, Airbnb was the second most popular brand for hotel and private accommodation online bookings in Italy in 2024, with over a quarter of respondents having booked accommodation via that website. That year, Booking.com topped the ranking, with almost three-quarters of the sample reporting using that provider. Booking Holdings vs. Airbnb Booking Holdings, which operates the Booking.com brand, and Airbnb are among the biggest companies in the online travel market. In 2025, Booking Holdings had the highest market cap of the leading online travel companies worldwide, while Airbnb ranked second. Both companies experienced an annual increase in earnings in 2024. That year, Booking Holdings' revenue peaked at almost 24 billion U.S. dollars. Meanwhile, Airbnb's revenue also reached an all-time high for the company in 2024.

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Data come from the follow-up of the main study “Inclusive ageing in place” (IN-AGE), regarding frail older people aged 65 years and over (males and females). The main study was a cross-sectional qualitative survey carried out in 2019 by face-to-face interviews to frail older people without cognitive impairment, and living at home, alone or with a private personal care assistant (PCA), in three Italian Regions: Lombardy (North), Marche (Centre) and Calabria (South). Both peripheral/degraded areas of urban sites and fragile rural locations were included, with regard to social and material vulnerability aspects (e.g. high presence of frail older people living alone, poor provision of services). The follow up was carried out in July-September 2020, and it was aimed to explore and compare effects of lockdown, due to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (February-May 2020), on frail older people living alone at home in Brescia and Ancona, two urban cities located respectively in the Northern and Central Italy. This country was the Western epicenter of the first wave of the pandemic, that differently affected the two cities as for infections, with a more severe impact on the former one. The dataset (41 respondents, vs 48 in the main survey) regards available care arrangements, both informal (family members) and formal (public services), to support the performing of daily living activities (ADLs and IADLs), especially in the presence of functional limitations. The use of/access to health services (General Practitioner, Medical Specialist and other health services) was also explored. A semi-structured interview was administered by telephone due to social distancing imposed by the pandemic. Participants were asked to report possible worsening/improving (or no change/not affected) due to the pandemic. A simple quantitative analysis (frequency distribution/bivariate analysis) of closed responses was carried out by using Microsoft Excel software 2019. Analyses suggested how the lockdown and social distancing overall negatively impacted on frail older people living alone, to a different extent in Ancona and Brescia, with a better resilience of home care services in Brescia, and a greater support from the family in Ancona, where however major problems in accessing health services also emerged. Even though the study was exploratory only, also due to the small sample, that cannot be considered as representative of the target population, findings suggested that enhancing home care services, and supporting older people in accessing health services, could allow ageing in place, especially in emergency time. The dataset is provided in open format (xlsx) and includes the following: a “numeric” dataset regarding the unlabelled dimensions used for statistics elaboration; a codebook with both the complete variables list and variables labels we used. The dataset was produced within the framework of the IN-AGE project, funded by Fondazione Cariplo, Grant N. 2017-0941.

Paris was Western Europe's largest city in 1650, with an estimated 400 thousand inhabitants, which is almost double it's population 150 years previously. In second place is London, with 350 thousand inhabitants, however it has grown by a substantially higher rate than Paris during this time, now seven times larger than it was in the year 1500. Naples remains in the top three largest cities, growing from 125 to 300 thousand inhabitants during this time. In the previous list, the Italian cities of Milan and Venice were the only other cities with more than one hundred thousand inhabitants, however in this list they have been joined by the trading centers of Lisbon and Amsterdam, the capital cities of the emerging Portuguese and Dutch maritime empires.

Dataset supporting publication: “Data collected by coupling fix and wearable sensors for addressing urban microclimate variability in an historical Italian city” (publication available for download: GEOFIT Zenodo)

Datasets resulting from monitoring activities of Sant'Apollinare systems and climatic parameters inside and outside the building (post-intervention monitoring).

The article presents the data collected through an extensive research work conducted in a historic hilly town in central Italy during the period 2016-2017. Data concern two different datasets: long-term hygrothermal histories collected in two specific positions of the town object of the research, and three environmental transects collected following on foot the same designed path at three different time of the same day, i.e. during a heat wave event in summer. The short-term monitoring campaign is carried out by means of an innovative wearable weather station specifically developed by the authors and settled upon a bike helmet. Data provided within the short-term monitoring campaign are analysed by computing the apparent temperature, a direct indicator of human thermal comfort in the outdoors. All provided environmental data are geo-referenced. These data are used in order to examine the intra-urban microclimate variability. Outcomes from both long- and short-term monitoring campaigns allow to confirm the existing correlation between the urban forms and functionalities and the corresponding local microclimate conditions, also generated by anthropogenic actions. In detail, higher fractions of built surfaces are associated to generally higher temperatures as emerges by comparing the two long-term air temperature data series, i.e. temperature collected at point 1 is higher than temperature collated at point 2 for the 75% of the monitored period with an average of þ2.8 [1]C. Furthermore, gathered environmental transects demonstrate the high variability of the main environmental parameters below the Urban Canopy. Diversification of the urban thermal behaviour leads to a computed apparent temperature range in between 33.2 [1]C and 46.7 [1]C at 2 p.m. along the monitoring path. Reuse of these data may be helpful for further investigating interesting correlations among urban configuration, anthropogenic actions and microclimate variables affecting outdoor comfort. Additionally, the proposed dataset may be compared to other similar datasets collected in other urban contexts around the world. Finally, it can be compared to other monitoring methodologies such as weather stations and satellite measurements available in the location at the same time.

In 2023, the metropolitan city of Milan ranked first in terms of crime rate, as it recorded 7,100 felonies per 100,000 inhabitants. Furthermore, the provinces of Rome and Florence followed with around 6,000 cases reported. In Milan, burglaries in shops and thefts were much more common than in any other Italian provinces. Frequent car thefts The Southern province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, in the region of Apulia, was the place in Italy with the highest rate of stolen cars. Roughly 697 cases per every 100,000 residents were registered in 2019. Catania had the second-largest rate with about 656 reports. Nationwide, the three most frequently stolen car models belonged to Fiat, the leading Italian vehicle manufacturer. Moreover, a Lancia car model ranked fourth. This company was also part of the Fiat Group, which, however, only sells vehicles in Italy. Mafia associations  In the last years, the number of mafia associations in Italy experienced a decline. However, there are still dozens of mafia-type organizations in the country. The Southern region of Campania was the place faced with the largest amount of crime associations. In total, 67 of such crimes were reported in Campania in 2019.

Here are provided two different datasets: 1. a long-term monitoring of air temperature and relative humidity collected through stand-alone probes (Tinytag TGP-4500) located in two specific areas of the town; 2. a short-term, movable transects monitoring conducted on foot by means of a wearable miniaturized weather station specifically developed by the authors and designed in order to be settled upon a common bike helmet. The data are provided in two supplementary files. The microclimatic variable data are organized in an excel file composed by four datasheets. The datasheets called “Moving_transectX” are referred to the three short dynamic monitoring campaigns and each datasheet presents collected raw environmental parameters, i.e. VOC and CO2 concentration, air temperature, relative humidity, wind direction, wind speed, and global solar radiation, and the apparent temperature which is a direct thermal comfort index calculated.

link to the related paper: https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85076051511&doi=10.1016%2fj.scitotenv.2019.134448&origin=inward&txGid=c5c8010fdd6f177e0a35cd62d22df39b

dataset citation: Pioppi, Benedetta; Pigliautile, Ilaria; Pisello, Anna Laura (2020), “DATA COLLECTED BY COUPLING FIX AND WEARABLE SENSORS FOR ADDRESSING URBAN MICROCLIMATE VARIABILITY IN AN HISTORICAL ITALIAN CITY ”, Mendeley Data, v2 http://dx.doi.org/10.17632/wndf6vdzj2.2

This statistic illustrates the top three international destinations with the largest flight price drop* leaving from Italy between 2016 and 2017. According to the study, the average price of flights from Milan to Havana fell from 592 euro to 521 euro within a year. Similarly, the price of flights to Miami fell from 619 to 569 euro. The third destination with the biggest price drop was Phuket City in Thailand.

The population of Italy is getting older every year, becoming one of the oldest ones in the world. In 2025, the average age of the Italian population was 46.8 years, 3.4 years more than the average age registered in 2010. However, the age differs significantly depending on the region. According to the most recent data for 2025, the “oldest” citizens of the Italian peninsula live in the region of Liguria, with an average age 49.6 years, whereas the youngest are in Campania, 44.5 years on average. Women live longer than men The difference in the average age of the population can be observed not only on a regional basis, but also between genders. In 2021, Italian women were on average roughly three years older than men. When it comes to the life expectancy, data confirm the longevity of Italian women. In fact, females in Italy are expected to live on average about four years longer than men. The Old Continent In 2024, Europe was the continent with the highest share of population older than 65 years. Whereas the worldwide percentage of the population over 65 years was of ten percent, the percentage of elderly people in the Old Continent reached 20 percent.

As of January 2025, about 59 million people lived in Italy. Around 29 million individuals were males and 30 million people were females. The most populated area of the country was the north-west, where 15.9 million people lived. Furthermore, the southern regions counted 13.4 million inhabitants, representing the second most populous area of the country. Regional census The northern region of Lombardy is the most populous region of Italy. One-sixth of all the Italian population is concentrated in this area. Lazio and Campania follow with approximately 5.7 million and 5.6 million individuals, respectively. On the other hand, Aosta Valley, a northern region bordering to France and Switzerland, counted 123,000 inhabitants, representing the smallest region of Italy in terms of residents as well as area. More and more Italians are moving abroad In recent years, the number of Italians reported living abroad increased. In 2022, 5.8 million people lived outside Italy, almost three million more than in 2006. The country hosting the largest Italian population is Argentina, while other large Italian communities reside in Germany, Switzerland, and Brazil.

The city of Paris in France had an estimated gross domestic product of 757.6 billion Euros in 2021, the most of any European city. Paris was followed by the spanish capital, Madrid, which had a GDP of 237.5 billion Euros, and the Irish capital, Dublin at 230 billion Euros. Milan, in the prosperous north of Italy, had a GDP of 228.4 billion Euros, 65 billion euros larger than the Italian capital Rome, and was the largest non-capital city in terms of GDP in Europe. The engine of Europe Among European countries, Germany had by far the largest economy, with a gross domestic product of over 4.18 trillion Euros. The United Kingdom or France have been Europe's second largest economy since the 1980s, depending on the year, with forecasts suggesting France will overtake the UK going into the 2020s. Germany however, has been the biggest European economy for some time, with five cities (Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Frankfurt) among the 15 largest European cities by GDP. Europe's largest cities In 2023, Moscow was the largest european city, with a population of nearly 12.7 million. Paris was the largest city in western Europe, with a population of over 11 million, while London was Europe's third-largest city at 9.6 million inhabitants.

E-scooter users in Rome made more than seven million trips on the shared micromobility devices in 2023. Milan had the second largest shared e-scooter fleet in Italy in 2023 and also recorded the second-highest number of trips at almost three million, followed by Turin, which recorded 2.4 million trips.

The statistic shows the leading ten Italian cities with the highest number of dentists in 2017. As of the survey period, the city of Genoa, in the region of Liguria, was the city with the highest number of dentists, counting around 12 dentists every 10,000 inhabitants, three more than in the city of Florence.