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Molise population 2026

Molise has 287,814 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 1,410 fewer than a year earlier (−0.49%). It is 19th of Italy’s 20 regions by population, home to 0.5% of Italy’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 286 thousand by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Molise in numbers

Population
288 thousand 1 January 2025
Change in a year
−0.49% −1,410 people
Change since 2020
−4.23% from 301 thousand
Share of Italy
0.5% 19th of 20 regions
Population density
65per km² 4,438 km²

That is about as many people as French Polynesia (283 thousand).

Population of Molise by year

Population of Molise
288k
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YearPopulation
2012313,916
2013313,408
2014312,897
2015311,398
2016310,026
2017308,400
2018306,564
2019303,790
2020300,516
2021294,294
2022292,150
2023290,636
2024289,224
2025287,814
YearPopulationChange
2025 287,814 −1,410
2024 289,224 −1,412
2023 290,636 −1,514
2022 292,150 −2,144
2021 294,294 −6,222
2020 300,516 −3,274
2019 303,790 −2,774
2018 306,564 −1,836
2017 308,400 −1,626
2016 310,026 −1,372
2015 311,398 −1,499
2014 312,897 −511
2013 313,408 −508
2012 313,916 –

Molise 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 Molise

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

  1. Campobasso49,230
  2. Termoli31,044
  3. Isernia16,945

Questions

What is the population of Molise in 2026?
The latest official figure is 287,814, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Molise would have about 286 thousand people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Molise’s population growing or shrinking?
It shrank by 1,410 people (−0.49%) in the latest year, and has changed −4.23% since 2020.

How does Molise rank in Italy?
Molise is 19th of Italy’s 20 regions, with 0.5% of the people. Lombardy is the largest, with 10 million.

What is the population density of Molise?
About 65 people per km², on 4,438 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Molise?
Campobasso, with about 49 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: Molise population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/italy/molise/

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