<Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank ( in 2017 ) </Th> <Th> City </Th> <Th> 1981 Census </Th> <Th> 1991 Census </Th> <Th> 2001 Census </Th> <Th> 2011 Census </Th> <Th> 2017 estimate </Th> <Th> Change ( 2011 -- 2017 ) </Th> <Th> Region </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rome </Td> <Td> 2,840,259 </Td> <Td> 2,745,250 </Td> <Td> 2,546,804 </Td> <Td> 2,617,175 </Td> <Td> 2,872,800 </Td> <Td> 7000976721082846960 ♠ + 9.77 % </Td> <Td> Lazio </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Milan </Td> <Td> 1,604,773 </Td> <Td> 1,369,231 </Td> <Td> 1,256,211 </Td> <Td> 1,242,123 </Td> <Td> 1,366,180 </Td> <Td> 7000998749721243389 ♠ + 9.99 % </Td> <Td> Lombardy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Naples </Td> <Td> 1,212,387 </Td> <Td> 1,067,365 </Td> <Td> 1,004,500 </Td> <Td> 962,003 </Td> <Td> 966,144 </Td> <Td> 6999430456038078870 ♠ + 0.43 % </Td> <Td> Campania </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Turin </Td> <Td> 1,117,154 </Td> <Td> 962,507 </Td> <Td> 865,263 </Td> <Td> 872,367 </Td> <Td> 882,523 </Td> <Td> 7000116418892507400 ♠ + 1.16 % </Td> <Td> Piedmont </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Palermo </Td> <Td> 701,782 </Td> <Td> 698,556 </Td> <Td> 686,722 </Td> <Td> 657,651 </Td> <Td> 668,405 </Td> <Td> 7000163521381401380 ♠ + 1.64 % </Td> <Td> Sicily </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Genoa </Td> <Td> 762,895 </Td> <Td> 678,771 </Td> <Td> 610,307 </Td> <Td> 586,180 </Td> <Td> 580,097 </Td> <Td> 2999896226415094339 ♠ − 1.04 % </Td> <Td> Liguria </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Bologna </Td> <Td> 459,080 </Td> <Td> 404,378 </Td> <Td> 371,217 </Td> <Td> 381,337 </Td> <Td> 389,261 </Td> <Td> 7000207795204766390 ♠ + 2.08 % </Td> <Td> Emilia - Romagna </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Florence </Td> <Td> 448,331 </Td> <Td> 403,294 </Td> <Td> 356,118 </Td> <Td> 358,079 </Td> <Td> 380,948 </Td> <Td> 7000638657949782030 ♠ + 6.39 % </Td> <Td> Tuscany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Bari </Td> <Td> 371,022 </Td> <Td> 342,309 </Td> <Td> 316,532 </Td> <Td> 315,933 </Td> <Td> 323,370 </Td> <Td> 7000235398011603730 ♠ + 2.35 % </Td> <Td> Apulia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Catania </Td> <Td> 380,328 </Td> <Td> 333,075 </Td> <Td> 313,110 </Td> <Td> 293,902 </Td> <Td> 311,620 </Td> <Td> 7000602854012562010 ♠ + 6.03 % </Td> <Td> Sicily </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Venice </Td> <Td> 346,146 </Td> <Td> 309,422 </Td> <Td> 271,073 </Td> <Td> 261,362 </Td> <Td> 261,321 </Td> <Td> 3001843129452636540 ♠ − 0.02 % </Td> <Td> Veneto </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Verona </Td> <Td> 265,932 </Td> <Td> 255,824 </Td> <Td> 253,208 </Td> <Td> 260,172 </Td> <Td> 257,275 </Td> <Td> 2999888650584997619 ♠ − 1.11 % </Td> <Td> Veneto </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Messina </Td> <Td> 260,233 </Td> <Td> 231,693 </Td> <Td> 252,026 </Td> <Td> 243,262 </Td> <Td> 234,293 </Td> <Td> 2999631302875089410 ♠ − 3.69 % </Td> <Td> Sicily </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Padua </Td> <Td> 234,678 </Td> <Td> 215,137 </Td> <Td> 204,870 </Td> <Td> 206,192 </Td> <Td> 210,440 </Td> <Td> 7000206021572126950 ♠ + 2.06 % </Td> <Td> Veneto </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Trieste </Td> <Td> 252,369 </Td> <Td> 231,100 </Td> <Td> 211,184 </Td> <Td> 202,123 </Td> <Td> 204,338 </Td> <Td> 7000109586736788980 ♠ + 1.10 % </Td> <Td> Friuli - Venezia Giulia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Taranto </Td> <Td> 244,101 </Td> <Td> 232,334 </Td> <Td> 202,033 </Td> <Td> 200,154 </Td> <Td> 198,283 </Td> <Td> 3000065219780768809 ♠ − 0.93 % </Td> <Td> Apulia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Brescia </Td> <Td> 206,661 </Td> <Td> 194,502 </Td> <Td> 187,567 </Td> <Td> 189,902 </Td> <Td> 196,745 </Td> <Td> 7000360343756253230 ♠ + 3.60 % </Td> <Td> Lombardy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Parma </Td> <Td> 179,019 </Td> <Td> 170,520 </Td> <Td> 163,457 </Td> <Td> 175,895 </Td> <Td> 195,687 </Td> <Td> 7001112521674862840 ♠ + 11.25 % </Td> <Td> Emilia - Romagna </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Prato </Td> <Td> 160,220 </Td> <Td> 165,707 </Td> <Td> 172,499 </Td> <Td> 185,456 </Td> <Td> 193,325 </Td> <Td> 7000424305495643170 ♠ + 4.24 % </Td> <Td> Tuscany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Modena </Td> <Td> 180,312 </Td> <Td> 176,990 </Td> <Td> 175,502 </Td> <Td> 179,149 </Td> <Td> 185,273 </Td> <Td> 7000341838358014840 ♠ + 3.42 % </Td> <Td> Emilia - Romagna </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Reggio Calabria </Td> <Td> 173,486 </Td> <Td> 177,580 </Td> <Td> 180,353 </Td> <Td> 180,817 </Td> <Td> 181,447 </Td> <Td> 6999348418566838290 ♠ + 0.35 % </Td> <Td> Calabria </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Reggio Emilia </Td> <Td> 130,376 </Td> <Td> 132,030 </Td> <Td> 141,877 </Td> <Td> 162,082 </Td> <Td> 171,944 </Td> <Td> 7000608457447464860 ♠ + 6.08 % </Td> <Td> Emilia - Romagna </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Perugia </Td> <Td> 142,348 </Td> <Td> 144,732 </Td> <Td> 149,125 </Td> <Td> 162,449 </Td> <Td> 165,683 </Td>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank ( in 2017 ) </Th> <Th> City </Th> <Th> 1981 Census </Th> <Th> 1991 Census </Th> <Th> 2001 Census </Th> <Th> 2011 Census </Th> <Th> 2017 estimate </Th> <Th> Change ( 2011 -- 2017 ) </Th> <Th> Region </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rome </Td> <Td> 2,840,259 </Td> <Td> 2,745,250 </Td> <Td> 2,546,804 </Td> <Td> 2,617,175 </Td> <Td> 2,872,800 </Td> <Td> 7000976721082846960 ♠ + 9.77 % </Td> <Td> Lazio </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Milan </Td> <Td> 1,604,773 </Td> <Td> 1,369,231 </Td> <Td> 1,256,211 </Td> <Td> 1,242,123 </Td> <Td> 1,366,180 </Td> <Td> 7000998749721243389 ♠ + 9.99 % </Td> <Td> Lombardy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Naples </Td> <Td> 1,212,387 </Td> <Td> 1,067,365 </Td> <Td> 1,004,500 </Td> <Td> 962,003 </Td> <Td> 966,144 </Td> <Td> 6999430456038078870 ♠ + 0.43 % </Td> <Td> Campania </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Turin </Td> <Td> 1,117,154 </Td> <Td> 962,507 </Td> <Td> 865,263 </Td> <Td> 872,367 </Td> <Td> 882,523 </Td> <Td> 7000116418892507400 ♠ + 1.16 % </Td> <Td> Piedmont </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Palermo </Td> <Td> 701,782 </Td> <Td> 698,556 </Td> <Td> 686,722 </Td> <Td> 657,651 </Td> <Td> 668,405 </Td> <Td> 7000163521381401380 ♠ + 1.64 % </Td> <Td> Sicily </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Genoa </Td> <Td> 762,895 </Td> <Td> 678,771 </Td> <Td> 610,307 </Td> <Td> 586,180 </Td> <Td> 580,097 </Td> <Td> 2999896226415094339 ♠ − 1.04 % </Td> <Td> Liguria </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Bologna </Td> <Td> 459,080 </Td> <Td> 404,378 </Td> <Td> 371,217 </Td> <Td> 381,337 </Td> <Td> 389,261 </Td> <Td> 7000207795204766390 ♠ + 2.08 % </Td> <Td> Emilia - Romagna </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Florence </Td> <Td> 448,331 </Td> <Td> 403,294 </Td> <Td> 356,118 </Td> <Td> 358,079 </Td> <Td> 380,948 </Td> <Td> 7000638657949782030 ♠ + 6.39 % </Td> <Td> Tuscany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Bari </Td> <Td> 371,022 </Td> <Td> 342,309 </Td> <Td> 316,532 </Td> <Td> 315,933 </Td> <Td> 323,370 </Td> <Td> 7000235398011603730 ♠ + 2.35 % </Td> <Td> Apulia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Catania </Td> <Td> 380,328 </Td> <Td> 333,075 </Td> <Td> 313,110 </Td> <Td> 293,902 </Td> <Td> 311,620 </Td> <Td> 7000602854012562010 ♠ + 6.03 % </Td> <Td> Sicily </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Venice </Td> <Td> 346,146 </Td> <Td> 309,422 </Td> <Td> 271,073 </Td> <Td> 261,362 </Td> <Td> 261,321 </Td> <Td> 3001843129452636540 ♠ − 0.02 % </Td> <Td> Veneto </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Verona </Td> <Td> 265,932 </Td> <Td> 255,824 </Td> <Td> 253,208 </Td> <Td> 260,172 </Td> <Td> 257,275 </Td> <Td> 2999888650584997619 ♠ − 1.11 % </Td> <Td> Veneto </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Messina </Td> <Td> 260,233 </Td> <Td> 231,693 </Td> <Td> 252,026 </Td> <Td> 243,262 </Td> <Td> 234,293 </Td> <Td> 2999631302875089410 ♠ − 3.69 % </Td> <Td> Sicily </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Padua </Td> <Td> 234,678 </Td> <Td> 215,137 </Td> <Td> 204,870 </Td> <Td> 206,192 </Td> <Td> 210,440 </Td> <Td> 7000206021572126950 ♠ + 2.06 % </Td> <Td> Veneto </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Trieste </Td> <Td> 252,369 </Td> <Td> 231,100 </Td> <Td> 211,184 </Td> <Td> 202,123 </Td> <Td> 204,338 </Td> <Td> 7000109586736788980 ♠ + 1.10 % </Td> <Td> Friuli - Venezia Giulia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Taranto </Td> <Td> 244,101 </Td> <Td> 232,334 </Td> <Td> 202,033 </Td> <Td> 200,154 </Td> <Td> 198,283 </Td> <Td> 3000065219780768809 ♠ − 0.93 % </Td> <Td> Apulia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Brescia </Td> <Td> 206,661 </Td> <Td> 194,502 </Td> <Td> 187,567 </Td> <Td> 189,902 </Td> <Td> 196,745 </Td> <Td> 7000360343756253230 ♠ + 3.60 % </Td> <Td> Lombardy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Parma </Td> <Td> 179,019 </Td> <Td> 170,520 </Td> <Td> 163,457 </Td> <Td> 175,895 </Td> <Td> 195,687 </Td> <Td> 7001112521674862840 ♠ + 11.25 % </Td> <Td> Emilia - Romagna </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Prato </Td> <Td> 160,220 </Td> <Td> 165,707 </Td> <Td> 172,499 </Td> <Td> 185,456 </Td> <Td> 193,325 </Td> <Td> 7000424305495643170 ♠ + 4.24 % </Td> <Td> Tuscany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Modena </Td> <Td> 180,312 </Td> <Td> 176,990 </Td> <Td> 175,502 </Td> <Td> 179,149 </Td> <Td> 185,273 </Td> <Td> 7000341838358014840 ♠ + 3.42 % </Td> <Td> Emilia - Romagna </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Reggio Calabria </Td> <Td> 173,486 </Td> <Td> 177,580 </Td> <Td> 180,353 </Td> <Td> 180,817 </Td> <Td> 181,447 </Td> <Td> 6999348418566838290 ♠ + 0.35 % </Td> <Td> Calabria </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Reggio Emilia </Td> <Td> 130,376 </Td> <Td> 132,030 </Td> <Td> 141,877 </Td> <Td> 162,082 </Td> <Td> 171,944 </Td> <Td> 7000608457447464860 ♠ + 6.08 % </Td> <Td> Emilia - Romagna </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Perugia </Td> <Td> 142,348 </Td> <Td> 144,732 </Td> <Td> 149,125 </Td> <Td> 162,449 </Td> <Td> 165,683 </Td>
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which is the most populated city in italy
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