What is the population of Palermo?
Palermo has a city population of 648,260. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Palermo
Italy's fifth-largest city, Palermo holds 648,260 residents and accounts for 1.1% of the national population. It stands 426 km from Rome and ranks first among 62 cities in Sicily. Nearby towns include Bagheria at 53,149 residents and Carini at 35,082 residents, both within 16 km.
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 62
Elevation
14 m
Time zone
Europe/Rome
Coordinates
38.117, 13.364
Record updated
2023-11-21
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 |
| Palermo | 648K |
Palermo Population FAQ
Where is Palermo?
Palermo is in Sicily, Italy, 426 km from the capital, Rome. Its coordinates are 38.117, 13.364.
How big is Palermo compared with other cities in Italy?
It is the 5th largest of the 596 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Italy, holding 1.1% of the national population.