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Napoli is a metropolitan municipality in the province of Napoli, Campania region. With a population of 905.050 inhabitants and a density of 7604 per km², it covers an area of 119.0 km². The average declared income is 24.556 €.

Napoli in numbers: the analysis

Napoli is among Italy's major centres: the country's no. 3 municipality by population out of 7896.

At the regional level it sits near the very top: no. 1 most populous of the 550 municipalities in Campania.

Napoli is the most populous municipality in the province of Napoli, out of 92 in total.

The census record tells a story of long decline: in 1951 Napoli had 1,010,550 inhabitants; today (2026) it has 905,050 — 10.4% fewer.

The generational balance is in line with the norm: the ageing index of Napoli is 180 (over-65s per 100 under-14s).

Demographic projections to 2050 estimate about 754,649 inhabitants for Napoli: an expected decline of 16.6% from today.

The average municipality in the province of Napoli has about 32,118 residents: Napoli has 28.2 times as many.

Population Trend

Grafico a linee
AnnoPopolazione
2019954.318
2020948.850
2021922.094
2022921.142
2023917.510
2024913.704
2025909.013
2026905.050

Male/Female Ratio

Grafico a ciambella
Valore%
Men436.31448.2%
Women468.73651.8%

Demographic Statistics

Men436.314
Women468.736
Year2026

Demographic Indices

-0.44%
Annual change
change from the previous year
180.3
Ageing index
65+ / 0-14 × 100
55.2
Dependency ratio
(0-14 + 65+) / 15-64 × 100
137
Workforce replacement
60-64 / 15-19 × 100
125.5
Workforce structure
40-64 / 15-39 × 100
18
Child dependency
0-4 / women 15-49 × 100
44.75
Average age
weighted average age

Births (recent years)

Grafico a barre
Valore
20217064
20227074
20236712
20246454
20256173

Historical Population (1951-present)

Grafico a linee
AnnoPopulation
19511.010.550
19611.182.815
19711.226.594
19811.212.387
19911.067.365
20011.004.500
2011962.003
2019954.318
2020948.850
2021922.094
2022921.142
2023917.510
2024913.704
2025909.013
2026905.050

Marital Status (2025)

Grafico a ciambella
Valore%
Single824.48645.4%
Married811.27844.7%
Divorced53.4522.9%
Widowed127.6787.0%

School-Age Population (2026)

Total 0-18 years: 154.590

Grafico a barre
Valore
Nido (0-2)19.174
Infanzia (3-5)21.119
Primaria (6-10)39.303
Medie (11-13)26.040
Superiori (14-18)48.954

Foreign residents

Foreign presence and top citizenships

Main citizenships
Foreign residents
60.012
Foreign-resident share: 6.6%
Main citizenships
Sri Lanka15.018
Ucraina7906
Cina4201
Pakistan3961
Bangladesh2912
Source: ISTAT, MEF, ISPRA, EEA · Year: 2025 · updated Jun 07, 2026