What is the population of Genoa?
Genoa has a city population of 580,097. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Genoa
Holding 1% of Italy's national population, this city of 580,097 ranks sixth among the country's listed cities. Situated 402 km from Rome, it stands as the largest city in Liguria, with the nearest comparable urban centre 39 km away.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 11
Elevation
19 m
Time zone
Europe/Rome
Coordinates
44.405, 8.944
Record updated
2026-03-23
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.
Nearby Cities
All 596 in ItalyClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Genoa | 580K |
Genoa Population FAQ
Where is Genoa?
Genoa is in Liguria, Italy, 402 km from the capital, Rome. Its coordinates are 44.405, 8.944.
How big is Genoa compared with other cities in Italy?
It is the 6th largest of the 596 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Italy, holding 1.0% of the national population.