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Emilia-Romagna population 2026
Emilia-Romagna has 4,461,998 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 10,060 more than a year earlier (+0.23%). It is 6th of Italy’s 20 regions by population, home to 7.6% of Italy’s people.
If last year’s change continues: about 4.5 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.
Emilia-Romagna in numbers
- Population
- 4.5 million 1 January 2025
- Change in a year
- +0.23% +10,060 people
- Change since 2020
- −0.05% from 4.5 million
- Share of Italy
- 7.6% 6th of 20 regions
- Population density
- 202per km² 22,123 km²
That is about as many people as Panama (4.6 million).
Population of Emilia-Romagna by year
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| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 4,391,314 |
| 2013 | 4,415,458 |
| 2014 | 4,432,241 |
| 2015 | 4,434,377 |
| 2016 | 4,435,480 |
| 2017 | 4,439,768 |
| 2018 | 4,445,920 |
| 2019 | 4,459,453 |
| 2020 | 4,464,119 |
| 2021 | 4,438,937 |
| 2022 | 4,425,366 |
| 2023 | 4,437,578 |
| 2024 | 4,451,938 |
| 2025 | 4,461,998 |
| Year | Population | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,461,998 | +10,060 | +0.23% |
| 2024 | 4,451,938 | +14,360 | +0.32% |
| 2023 | 4,437,578 | +12,212 | +0.28% |
| 2022 | 4,425,366 | −13,571 | −0.31% |
| 2021 | 4,438,937 | −25,182 | −0.56% |
| 2020 | 4,464,119 | +4,666 | +0.10% |
| 2019 | 4,459,453 | +13,533 | +0.30% |
| 2018 | 4,445,920 | +6,152 | +0.14% |
| 2017 | 4,439,768 | +4,288 | +0.10% |
| 2016 | 4,435,480 | +1,103 | +0.02% |
| 2015 | 4,434,377 | +2,136 | +0.05% |
| 2014 | 4,432,241 | +16,783 | +0.38% |
| 2013 | 4,415,458 | +24,144 | +0.55% |
| 2012 | 4,391,314 | – | – |
Emilia-Romagna among Italy’s regions
Full ranking →| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lombardy | 10,033,918 | +0.22% | 17.0% | 421 |
| 2 | Lazio | 5,709,178 | −0.10% | 9.7% | 331 |
| 3 | Campania | 5,582,337 | −0.21% | 9.5% | 408 |
| 4 | Veneto | 4,853,472 | +0.03% | 8.2% | 265 |
| 5 | Sicily | 4,787,390 | −0.21% | 8.1% | 186 |
| 6 | Emilia-Romagna | 4,461,998 | +0.23% | 7.6% | 202 |
| 7 | Piedmont | 4,251,868 | +0.01% | 7.2% | 168 |
| 8 | Apulia | 3,877,395 | −0.34% | 6.6% | 198 |
| 9 | Tuscany | 3,657,716 | −0.08% | 6.2% | 159 |
| 10 | Calabria | 1,834,646 | −0.21% | 3.1% | 121 |
| 11 | Sardinia | 1,562,381 | −0.51% | 2.7% | 65 |
| 12 | Liguria | 1,510,143 | +0.07% | 2.6% | 279 |
| 13 | Marche | 1,480,545 | −0.15% | 2.5% | 153 |
| 14 | Abruzzo | 1,269,118 | −0.04% | 2.2% | 117 |
| 15 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 1,193,284 | −0.11% | 2.0% | 152 |
| 16 | Trentino-South Tyrol | 1,086,252 | +0.33% | 1.8% | 80 |
| 17 | Umbria | 851,473 | −0.19% | 1.4% | 101 |
| 18 | Basilicata | 530,004 | −0.61% | 0.9% | 53 |
| 19 | Molise | 287,814 | −0.49% | 0.5% | 65 |
| 20 | Aosta Valley | 122,532 | −0.28% | 0.2% | 38 |
Largest cities in Emilia-Romagna
City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.
- Bologna394,843
- Parma198,292
- Modena184,732
- Reggio nell'Emilia171,944
- Rimini148,688
- Ferrara132,009
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Source and method
Eurostat, population on 1 January by NUTS region (demo_r_d2jan). Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0). Total area, Wikidata. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year. Ranks, shares and changes are our arithmetic on the published figures. National figures can differ from the UN’s projection for Italy, which uses a different method. The 2026 figure above carries last year’s change forward; it does not come from the source.
Cite this page: Emilia-Romagna population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/italy/emilia-romagna/
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