| Northwest Italy | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Country | Italy | 
| Regions | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57,950 km2 (22,370 sq mi) | 
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2022) | 15,817,057 | 
| Languages | |
| – Official language | Italian | 
| – Official linguistic minorities[2] | |
| – Regional languages | |
Northwest Italy (Italian: Italia nord-occidentale or just Nord-ovest) is one of the five official statistical regions of Italy used by the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), a first level NUTS region and a European Parliament constituency. Northwest encompasses four of the country's 20 regions:
Geography
It borders to the west with France via the Western Alps, to the north with Switzerland via the Central Alps, to the east with the regions of Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto and Emilia-Romagna belonging to Northeast Italy and to the south with the Ligurian Sea and the extreme offshoot of Tuscany in Central Italy. Northwest Italy includes a large part of the Po Valley and is crossed by the Po river, the longest in Italy.
Demography
In 2022, the population resident in north-western Italy amounts to 15,817,057 inhabitants.[1]
Regions
| Region | Capital | Inhabitants | 
|---|---|---|
|  Aosta Valley | Aosta | 122,955 | 
|  Liguria | Genoa | 1,502,624 | 
|  Lombardy | Milan | 9,950,742 | 
|  Piedmont | Turin | 4,240,736 | 
Most populous municipalities
Below is the list of the population residing in 2022 in municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants:[1]
| # | Municipality | Region | Province | Inhabitants | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milan |  Lombardy | Milan | 1,354,196 | 
| 2 | Turin |  Piedmont | Turin | 841,600 | 
| 3 | Genoa |  Liguria | Genoa | 558,745 | 
| 4 | Brescia |  Lombardy | Brescia | 196,446 | 
| 5 | Monza |  Lombardy | Monza and Brianza | 121,799 | 
| 6 | Bergamo |  Lombardy | Bergamo | 119,534 | 
| 7 | Novara |  Piedmont | Novara | 101,257 | 
| 9 | La Spezia |  Liguria | La Spezia | 92,119 | 
| 8 | Alessandria |  Piedmont | Alessandria | 91,059 | 
| 10 | Como |  Lombardy | Como | 83,184 | 
| 11 | Busto Arsizio |  Lombardy | Varese | 82,951 | 
| 12 | Sesto San Giovanni |  Lombardy | Milan | 78,884 | 
| 13 | Varese |  Lombardy | Varese | 78,409 | 
| 15 | Cinisello Balsamo |  Lombardy | Milan | 74,528 | 
| 14 | Asti |  Piedmont | Asti | 73,421 | 
| 17 | Cremona |  Lombardy | Cremona | 70,637 | 
| 16 | Pavia |  Lombardy | Pavia | 70,636 | 
| 18 | Vigevano |  Lombardy | Pavia | 62,076 | 
| 19 | Legnano |  Lombardy | Milan | 59,941 | 
| 20 | Savona |  Liguria | Savona | 58,194 | 
| 21 | Moncalieri |  Piedmont | Turin | 56,117 | 
| 22 | Cuneo |  Piedmont | Cuneo | 55,744 | 
| 24 | Gallarate |  Lombardy | Varese | 52,811 | 
| 23 | Sanremo |  Liguria | Imperia | 52,787 | 
| 25 | Rho |  Lombardy | Milan | 50,299 | 
Economy
The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 580.3 billion euros in 2018, accounting for 32.9% of Italy's economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 35,900 euros or 119% of the EU27 average in the same year.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Bilancio demografico e popolazione residente per sesso al 31 dicembre 2022" (in Italian). Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ↑ "Legge 482". Webcitation.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
- ↑ "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat.





