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Friuli-Venezia Giulia population 2026

Friuli-Venezia Giulia has 1,193,284 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 1,332 fewer than a year earlier (−0.11%). It is 15th of Italy’s 20 regions by population, home to 2.0% of Italy’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 1.2 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Friuli-Venezia Giulia in numbers

Population
1.2 million 1 January 2025
Change in a year
−0.11% −1,332 people
Change since 2020
−1.07% from 1.2 million
Share of Italy
2.0% 15th of 20 regions
Population density
152per km² 7,862 km²

That is about as many people as Djibouti (1.2 million).

Population of Friuli-Venezia Giulia by year

Population of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
1.2M
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YearPopulation
20121,223,642
20131,224,987
20141,224,984
20151,221,664
20161,216,208
20171,212,809
20181,211,155
20191,210,414
20201,206,216
20211,201,510
20221,194,647
20231,194,248
20241,194,616
20251,193,284
YearPopulationChange
2025 1,193,284 −1,332
2024 1,194,616 +368
2023 1,194,248 −399
2022 1,194,647 −6,863
2021 1,201,510 −4,706
2020 1,206,216 −4,198
2019 1,210,414 −741
2018 1,211,155 −1,654
2017 1,212,809 −3,399
2016 1,216,208 −5,456
2015 1,221,664 −3,320
2014 1,224,984 −3
2013 1,224,987 +1,345
2012 1,223,642 –

Friuli-Venezia Giulia among Italy’s regions

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Regions of Italy by population
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1 Lombardy10,033,918+0.22%
2 Lazio5,709,178−0.10%
3 Campania5,582,337−0.21%
4 Veneto4,853,472+0.03%
5 Sicily4,787,390−0.21%
6 Emilia-Romagna4,461,998+0.23%
7 Piedmont4,251,868+0.01%
8 Apulia3,877,395−0.34%
9 Tuscany3,657,716−0.08%
10 Calabria1,834,646−0.21%
11 Sardinia1,562,381−0.51%
12 Liguria1,510,143+0.07%
13 Marche1,480,545−0.15%
14 Abruzzo1,269,118−0.04%
15 Friuli-Venezia Giulia1,193,284−0.11%
16 Trentino-South Tyrol1,086,252+0.33%
17 Umbria851,473−0.19%
18 Basilicata530,004−0.61%
19 Molise287,814−0.49%
20 Aosta Valley122,532−0.28%

Largest cities in Friuli-Venezia Giulia

City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.

  1. Trieste204,338
  2. Udine100,170
  3. Pordenone49,878
  4. Gorizia34,428
  5. Monfalcone26,706
  6. Sacile16,626

Questions

What is the population of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in 2026?
The latest official figure is 1,193,284, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Friuli-Venezia Giulia would have about 1.2 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Friuli-Venezia Giulia’s population growing or shrinking?
It shrank by 1,332 people (−0.11%) in the latest year, and has changed −1.07% since 2020.

How does Friuli-Venezia Giulia rank in Italy?
Friuli-Venezia Giulia is 15th of Italy’s 20 regions, with 2.0% of the people. Lombardy is the largest, with 10 million.

What is the population density of Friuli-Venezia Giulia?
About 152 people per km², on 7,862 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Friuli-Venezia Giulia?
Trieste, with about 204 thousand people in the city proper. Metro areas are larger, and years differ (GeoNames).

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: Friuli-Venezia Giulia population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/italy/friuli-venezia-giulia/

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