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The metropolitan areas of Italy are statistical areas denoting a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories in the Italian republic. Since in Italy there is no unique definition of metropolitan area, below are given definition according to several sources.
| City | Pop. World Rank | Population | Area (km2) | Density (inh./km2) | GDP 2010 (million USD) | GDP per capita 2010 (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bari | 200 | 744,564 | 1,100.98 | 676.88 | 12,166.99 | 21,053.84 |
| Bologna | 195 | 778,849 | 2,036.19 | 376.00 | 28,942.43 | 38,835.60 |
| Catania | 229 | 656,610 | 609.35 | 1,028.40 | 11,189.23 | 17,943.80 |
| Florence | 190 | 807,673 | 1,737.87 | 486.12 | 24,888.82 | 34,416.56 |
| Genoa | 203 | 706,159 | 1,113.59 | 633.10 | 22,109.58 | 30,872.44 |
| Milan | 24 | 4,060,624 | 2,637.77 | 1,539.41 | 180,506.08 | 44,452.79 |
| Naples | 32 | 3,552,568 | 1,558.57 | 2,279.37 | 61,820.42 | 17,401.62 |
| Palermo | 145 | 1,035,921 | 835.58 | 1,120.08 | 18,492.21 | 19,758.31 |
| Rome | 26 | 4,008,095 | 5,686.46 | 704.84 | 142,053.82 | 35,441.73 |
| Turin | 72 | 1,747,614 | 1,781.34 | 981.06 | 54,538.34 | 31,207.31 |
| Venice | 259 | 541,969 | 1,089.17 | 497.59 | 17,097.93 | 31,547.79 |
Data by Global MetroMonitor (2012) [2]
| City | Population | GDP 2012 (million USD) | GDP per capita 2012 (USD) | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bologna | 836,014 | 32.8 | 39,194 | 441,099 |
| Florence | 1,490,636 | 51.6 | 34,640 | 710,932 |
| Genoa | 911,726 | 30.1 | 33,003 | 381,883 |
| Milan | 7,626,467 | 289.3 | 37,938 | 3,588,796 |
| Naples | 4,460,993 | 83.6 | 18,749 | 1,286,022 |
| Rome | 4,328,236 | 167.8 | 38,765 | 2,086,794 |
| Turin | 2,338,339 | 76.6 | 32,775 | 1,071,747 |
| Venice | 1,642,986 | 57.9 | 35,252 | 769,887 |
Urban Outlook 2015 by CityRailways [3]
| City | Population January 1, 2014 | Area (km2) | Density (inh./km2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 6,623,798 | 4,450.11 | 1,488 |
| Naples | 5,294,546 | 3,116.52 | 1,699 |
| Rome | 4,447,881 | 3,340.41 | 1,332 |
| Turin | 1,865,284 | 1,328.40 | 1,404 |
| Venice-Padua | 1,645,900 | 2,063.44 | 768 |
| Florence | 1,485,030 | 2,124.22 | 699 |
| Bari | 1,257,459 | 2,194.62 | 573 |
| Palermo | 1,183,084 | 1,237.26 | 956 |
| Catania | 988,240 | 771.32 | 1,281 |
| Brescia | 924,090 | 1,287.18 | 718 |
| Genoa | 861,318 | 721.81 | 1,193 |
| Messina-Reggio Calabria | 828,507 | 1,405.42 | 590 |
| Rimini | 748,352 | 927.20 | 807 |
| Bologna | 692,710 | 1,034.18 | 670 |
| Modena | 588,998 | 964.48 | 611 |
| Verona | 583,069 | 862.26 | 676 |
| Pisa-Livorno | 571,559 | 1,079.84 | 529 |
| Pescara | 529,070 | 979.88 | 540 |
| Versilia | 522,092 | 696.73 | 749 |
| Vicenza | 480,392 | 691.38 | 695 |
| Cagliari | 452,816 | 895.28 | 506 |
| Taranto | 439,730 | 1,000.65 | 439 |
| Trieste | 409,905 | 572.58 | 716 |
| Ancona | 408,358 | 854.48 | 478 |
| Perugia | 348,952 | 1,135.07 | 307 |
| Lecce | 345,476 | 768.65 | 449 |
| Reggio nell'Emilia | 307,817 | 658.75 | 467 |
| Parma | 305,826 | 682.46 | 448 |
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