Insular Italy
Insular Italy
Italia insulare (Italian) | |
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Composition | Sardinia Sicily |
Area | |
• Total | 49,801 km2 (19,228 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Estimate (2022) | 6,377,044[1] |
Insular Italy (
Geography
Insular Italy occupies one sixth of the national territory in surface area. Territorially, both Sicily and Sardinia include several minor islands and archipelagoes that are administratively dependent on the mother islands.
Sicily is the largest island in the
Sicily is home to Mount Etna, Italy's highest non-Alpine peak and Europe's largest active volcano. Sardinia is home to the Gennargentu mountain range.
Demographics
The population of Insular Italy totals around 6.4 million residents, just over one-tenth of the national population and by far the lowest of all the country's macro-regions. While it is the smallest macro-region in area, the region also has the lowest population density. This is because of the scarce population of Sardinia, one of the least densely populated parts of Italy at only around one-third of Italy's average population density. The islands are of roughly the same size but three quarters of the region's population lives in Sicily. In 2022, the population resident in Insular Italy amounts to 6,377,044 inhabitants.[1]
Regions
Region | Capital | Inhabitants |
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Sardinia | Cagliari | 1,575,028 |
Sicily | Palermo | 4,802,016 |
Most populous municipalities
Below is the list of the population residing in 2022 in municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants:[1]
# | Municipality | Region | Inhabitants |
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1 | Palermo | Sicily | 630,167 |
2 | Catania | Sicily | 298,762 |
3 | Messina | Sicily | 218,786 |
4 | Cagliari | Sardinia | 148,117 |
5 | Sassari | Sardinia | 121,021 |
6 | Syracuse | Sicily | 116,244 |
7 | Marsala | Sicily | 79,809 |
8 | Ragusa | Sicily | 73,159 |
9 | Gela | Sicily | 71,217 |
10 | Quartu Sant'Elena | Sardinia | 68,585 |
11 | Vittoria | Sicily | 63,316 |
12 | Olbia | Sardinia | 61,048 |
13 | Caltanissetta | Sicily | 58,532 |
14 | Trapani | Sicily | 55,559 |
15 | Agrigento | Sicily | 55,512 |
16 | Modica | Sicily | 53,503 |
17 | Bagheria | Sicily | 52,928 |
18 | Acireale | Sicily | 50,515 |
19 | Mazara del Vallo | Sicily | 50,039 |
Economy
The gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 123.9 billion euro in 2018, accounting for 7% of Italy's economic output. The GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 18,500 euro or 62% of the EU27 average in the same year.[2]
Socio-economic situation
The
The low level of entrepreneurship in Sicily is tied to the local
See also
- List of islands of Italy
- Italian Islands (European Parliament constituency)
- National Institute of Statistics (Italy)
- NUTS statistical regions of Italy
- Italian NUTS level 1 regions:
- Northern Italy
- Central Italy
- Southern Italy
References
- ^ a b c "Dato Istat al 31 dicembre 2022". Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat.