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Veneto population 2026
Veneto has 4,853,472 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 1,256 more than a year earlier (+0.03%). It is 4th of Italy’s 20 regions by population, home to 8.2% of Italy’s people.
If last year’s change continues: about 4.9 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.
Veneto in numbers
- Population
- 4.9 million 1 January 2025
- Change in a year
- +0.03% +1,256 people
- Change since 2020
- −0.53% from 4.9 million
- Share of Italy
- 8.2% 4th of 20 regions
- Population density
- 265per km² 18,345 km²
That is about as many people as Panama (4.6 million).
Population of Veneto by year
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| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 4,887,328 |
| 2013 | 4,901,415 |
| 2014 | 4,905,712 |
| 2015 | 4,902,694 |
| 2016 | 4,890,648 |
| 2017 | 4,883,373 |
| 2018 | 4,880,936 |
| 2019 | 4,884,590 |
| 2020 | 4,879,133 |
| 2021 | 4,869,830 |
| 2022 | 4,847,745 |
| 2023 | 4,849,553 |
| 2024 | 4,852,216 |
| 2025 | 4,853,472 |
| Year | Population | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,853,472 | +1,256 | +0.03% |
| 2024 | 4,852,216 | +2,663 | +0.05% |
| 2023 | 4,849,553 | +1,808 | +0.04% |
| 2022 | 4,847,745 | −22,085 | −0.45% |
| 2021 | 4,869,830 | −9,303 | −0.19% |
| 2020 | 4,879,133 | −5,457 | −0.11% |
| 2019 | 4,884,590 | +3,654 | +0.07% |
| 2018 | 4,880,936 | −2,437 | −0.05% |
| 2017 | 4,883,373 | −7,275 | −0.15% |
| 2016 | 4,890,648 | −12,046 | −0.25% |
| 2015 | 4,902,694 | −3,018 | −0.06% |
| 2014 | 4,905,712 | +4,297 | +0.09% |
| 2013 | 4,901,415 | +14,087 | +0.29% |
| 2012 | 4,887,328 | – | – |
Veneto 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 Veneto
City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.
- Verona258,031
- Padua203,725
- Mestre147,662
- Vicenza111,980
- Treviso85,760
- Venice51,298
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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: Veneto population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/italy/veneto/
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