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Liguria population 2026

Liguria has 1,510,143 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 1,003 more than a year earlier (+0.07%). It is 12th of Italy’s 20 regions by population, home to 2.6% of Italy’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 1.5 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Liguria in numbers

Population
1.5 million 1 January 2025
Change in a year
+0.07% +1,003 people
Change since 2020
−0.96% from 1.5 million
Share of Italy
2.6% 12th of 20 regions
Population density
279per km² 5,422 km²

That is about as many people as Trinidad and Tobago (1.5 million).

Population of Liguria by year

Population of Liguria
1.5M
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YearPopulation
20121,590,096
20131,587,322
20141,580,322
20151,569,427
20161,557,742
20171,551,379
20181,541,541
20191,532,980
20201,524,826
20211,518,495
20221,509,227
20231,507,636
20241,509,140
20251,510,143
YearPopulationChange
2025 1,510,143 +1,003
2024 1,509,140 +1,504
2023 1,507,636 −1,591
2022 1,509,227 −9,268
2021 1,518,495 −6,331
2020 1,524,826 −8,154
2019 1,532,980 −8,561
2018 1,541,541 −9,838
2017 1,551,379 −6,363
2016 1,557,742 −11,685
2015 1,569,427 −10,895
2014 1,580,322 −7,000
2013 1,587,322 −2,774
2012 1,590,096 –

Liguria among Italy’s regions

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Regions of Italy by population
#
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 Liguria

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

  1. Genoa580,097
  2. La Spezia93,288
  3. Savona61,345
  4. Sanremo47,043
  5. Imperia42,328
  6. Rapallo26,993

Questions

What is the population of Liguria in 2026?
The latest official figure is 1,510,143, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Liguria would have about 1.5 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Liguria’s population growing or shrinking?
It grew by 1,003 people (+0.07%) in the latest year, and has changed −0.96% since 2020.

How does Liguria rank in Italy?
Liguria is 12th of Italy’s 20 regions, with 2.6% of the people. Lombardy is the largest, with 10 million.

What is the population density of Liguria?
About 279 people per km², on 5,422 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Liguria?
Genoa, with about 580 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: Liguria population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/italy/liguria/

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