What is the population of Naples?
Naples has a city population of 909,048. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Naples
At 187 km from Rome, Naples holds 909,048 residents and ranks as Italy's third-largest city by population. The city accounts for 1.5% of the national population and stands as the largest in Campania. Several municipalities surround it closely: Barra at 4 km with 36,642 people, Ponticelli at 5 km with 52,284, and three others within 4 km with populations between 23,654 and 23,896.
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 87
Elevation
17 m
Time zone
Europe/Rome
Coordinates
40.852, 14.268
Record updated
2026-04-17
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 |
| Naples | 909K |
Naples Population FAQ
Where is Naples?
Naples is in Campania, Italy, 187 km from the capital, Rome. Its coordinates are 40.852, 14.268.
How big is Naples compared with other cities in Italy?
It is the 3rd largest of the 596 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Italy, holding 1.5% of the national population.