Italy: Basilicata

Region of Basilicata

flag Contents: Basilicata

Capital: Potenza

541,168 Population [2021] – census

525,281 Population [2026] – estimate

10,073km² Area

52.15/km² Density [2026]

Provinces

The population of all provinces of Basilicata according to census results and latest official estimates.

Name	Status	Population Census 1981-10-25	Population Census 1991-10-20	Population Census 2001-10-21	Population Census 2011-10-09	Population Census 2021-12-31	Population Estimate 2026-01-01
Matera	Province	203,570	208,985	204,239	200,101	191,552	187,754	→
Potenza	Province	406,616	401,543	393,529	377,935	349,616	337,527	→
Basilicata	Region	610,186	610,528	597,768	578,036	541,168	525,281

Contents: Communes

The population of all communes in Basilicata according to census results and latest official estimates.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, citizenship).

Name	Status	Province	Population Census 1981-10-25	Population Census 1991-10-20	Population Census 2001-10-21	Population Census 2011-10-09	Population Census 2021-12-31	Population Estimate 2026-01-01
Abriola	Commune	Potenza	2,360	2,061	1,808	1,571	1,317	1,195	→
Accettura	Commune	Matera	2,672	2,740	2,436	1,980	1,648	1,575	→
Acerenza	Commune	Potenza	3,425	3,043	3,010	2,553	2,130	2,007	→
Albano di Lucania	Commune	Potenza	1,752	1,682	1,612	1,474	1,362	1,275	→
Aliano	Commune	Matera	1,706	1,495	1,284	1,082	893	804	→
Anzi	Commune	Potenza	2,230	2,158	1,949	1,765	1,553	1,445	→
Armento	Commune	Potenza	1,137	946	800	679	579	535	→
Atella	Commune	Potenza	3,542	3,519	3,726	3,863	3,681	3,574	→
Avigliano	Commune	Potenza	11,392	11,761	12,025	11,796	10,716	10,318	→
Balvano	Commune	Potenza	2,286	2,296	2,007	1,861	1,742	1,650	→
Banzi	Commune	Potenza	1,739	1,903	1,514	1,406	1,195	1,131	→
Baragiano	Commune	Potenza	2,492	2,716	2,751	2,675	2,534	2,477	→
Barile	Commune	Potenza	3,531	3,262	3,229	2,905	2,621	2,491	→
Bella	Commune	Potenza	5,882	5,789	5,440	5,240	4,727	4,530	→
Bernalda	Commune	Matera	11,748	12,037	11,958	12,264	11,964	11,922	→
Brienza	Commune	Potenza	4,054	4,144	4,067	4,082	3,855	3,844	→
Brindisi Montagna	Commune	Potenza	1,058	949	905	925	811	757	→
Calciano	Commune	Matera	1,155	1,049	893	796	667	616	→
Calvello	Commune	Potenza	3,077	2,362	2,212	1,953	1,764	1,709	→
Calvera	Commune	Potenza	855	662	584	430	358	347	→
Campomaggiore	Commune	Potenza	1,131	1,109	980	851	730	689	→
Cancellara	Commune	Potenza	1,839	1,715	1,598	1,396	1,167	1,088	→
Carbone	Commune	Potenza	1,456	1,171	853	705	541	475	→
Castelgrande	Commune	Potenza	1,288	1,358	1,231	1,018	825	783	→
Castelluccio Inferiore	Commune	Potenza	2,664	2,617	2,344	2,179	1,947	1,854	→
Castelluccio Superiore	Commune	Potenza	1,248	1,142	987	860	731	703	→
Castelmezzano	Commune	Potenza	1,200	1,063	970	852	727	684	→
Castelsaraceno	Commune	Potenza	2,087	2,020	1,730	1,480	1,197	1,112	→
Castronuovo di Sant'Andrea	Commune	Potenza	1,788	1,691	1,439	1,138	929	833	→
Cersosimo	Commune	Potenza	977	882	847	718	541	496	→
Chiaromonte	Commune	Potenza	2,560	2,410	2,148	1,954	1,765	1,685	→
Cirigliano	Commune	Matera	657	532	445	361	290	279	→
Colobraro	Commune	Matera	2,049	1,756	1,535	1,342	1,070	1,014	→
Corleto Perticara	Commune	Potenza	3,668	3,345	3,018	2,607	2,328	2,303	→
Craco	Commune	Matera	1,083	971	796	766	644	570	→
Episcopia	Commune	Potenza	1,772	1,735	1,625	1,467	1,280	1,188	→
Fardella	Commune	Potenza	996	857	765	625	575	568	→
Ferrandina	Commune	Matera	9,157	9,427	9,358	8,973	8,089	7,813	→
Filiano	Commune	Potenza	3,160	3,318	3,298	3,089	2,768	2,609	→
Forenza	Commune	Potenza	3,053	2,807	2,546	2,209	1,875	1,726	→
Francavilla in Sinni	Commune	Potenza	4,152	4,044	4,367	4,282	3,985	3,823	→
Gallicchio	Commune	Potenza	1,182	1,130	1,018	894	813	747	→
Garaguso	Commune	Matera	1,303	1,270	1,193	1,134	994	887	→
Genzano di Lucania	Commune	Potenza	6,661	6,330	6,115	5,915	5,303	5,036	→
Ginestra	Commune	Potenza	929	783	726	741	709	655	→
Gorgoglione	Commune	Matera	1,456	1,395	1,179	1,053	870	828	→
Grassano	Commune	Matera	6,261	6,065	5,792	5,395	4,788	4,530	→
Grottole	Commune	Matera	3,163	3,006	2,607	2,371	2,063	1,935	→
Grumento Nova	Commune	Potenza	2,051	1,956	1,839	1,704	1,568	1,514	→
Guardia Perticara	Commune	Potenza	954	817	758	580	520	502	→
Irsina	Commune	Matera	7,242	6,558	5,732	5,100	4,441	4,292	→
Lagonegro	Commune	Potenza	6,221	6,260	6,146	5,725	5,138	4,905	→
Latronico	Commune	Potenza	5,766	5,507	5,279	4,748	4,129	3,950	→
Laurenzana	Commune	Potenza	3,060	2,640	2,250	1,944	1,625	1,528	→
Lauria	Commune	Potenza	13,447	13,752	13,801	13,262	12,017	11,651	→
Lavello	Commune	Potenza	13,087	13,215	13,247	13,590	13,028	12,820	→
Maratea	Commune	Potenza	5,090	5,261	5,261	5,150	4,817	4,514	→
Marsico Nuovo	Commune	Potenza	6,018	5,610	5,134	4,358	3,870	3,680	→
Marsicovetere	Commune	Potenza	3,358	4,098	4,703	5,341	5,556	5,680	→
Maschito	Commune	Potenza	2,100	1,951	1,864	1,730	1,506	1,398	→
Matera	Commune	Matera	50,712	54,919	57,785	59,796	59,748	59,368	→
Melfi	Commune	Potenza	15,467	15,757	16,110	17,425	17,109	16,804	→
Miglionico	Commune	Matera	2,617	2,718	2,630	2,543	2,350	2,336	→
Missanello	Commune	Potenza	848	713	604	548	483	464	→
Moliterno	Commune	Potenza	4,891	5,033	4,592	4,182	3,631	3,487	→
Montalbano Jonico	Commune	Matera	9,041	8,688	7,991	7,427	6,796	6,461	→
Montemilone	Commune	Potenza	2,667	2,122	2,000	1,725	1,402	1,371	→
Montemurro	Commune	Potenza	1,787	1,648	1,555	1,312	1,120	1,021	→
Montescaglioso	Commune	Matera	9,240	10,104	10,121	10,102	9,247	9,197	→
Muro Lucano	Commune	Potenza	7,462	6,380	6,110	5,568	4,960	4,828	→
Nemoli	Commune	Potenza	1,559	1,598	1,561	1,512	1,404	1,367	→
Noepoli	Commune	Potenza	1,589	1,348	1,189	974	766	717	→
Nova Siri	Commune	Matera	5,470	5,922	6,418	6,596	6,708	6,848	→
Oliveto Lucano	Commune	Matera	843	762	587	494	366	328	→
Oppido Lucano	Commune	Potenza	4,080	4,004	3,968	3,860	3,616	3,468	→
Palazzo San Gervasio	Commune	Potenza	6,474	6,138	5,184	5,027	4,511	4,249	→
Paterno	Commune	Potenza	4,015	4,170	3,994	3,423	3,069	2,951	→
Pescopagano	Commune	Potenza	3,147	2,392	2,147	2,022	1,702	1,597	→
Picerno	Commune	Potenza	5,502	5,976	6,186	6,080	5,664	5,581	→
Pietragalla	Commune	Potenza	4,605	4,633	4,534	4,267	3,863	3,742	→
Pietrapertosa	Commune	Potenza	1,610	1,447	1,312	1,108	924	848	→
Pignola	Commune	Potenza	3,988	4,681	5,483	6,699	6,783	6,755	→
Pisticci	Commune	Matera	17,685	18,311	17,811	17,361	16,836	16,494	→
Policoro	Commune	Matera	12,090	14,551	15,096	15,976	17,685	17,727	→
Pomarico	Commune	Matera	5,019	5,018	4,482	4,238	3,832	3,657	→
Potenza	Commune	Potenza	64,358	65,714	69,060	66,777	64,850	63,403	→
Rapolla	Commune	Potenza	4,072	4,447	4,648	4,430	4,191	4,080	→
Rapone	Commune	Potenza	1,517	1,336	1,203	1,013	885	827	→
Rionero in Vulture	Commune	Potenza	12,147	13,201	13,441	13,444	12,636	12,325	→
Ripacandida	Commune	Potenza	2,354	2,072	1,767	1,733	1,594	1,528	→
Rivello	Commune	Potenza	3,037	3,153	3,010	2,843	2,542	2,417	→
Roccanova	Commune	Potenza	2,092	2,023	1,759	1,644	1,313	1,235	→
Rotonda	Commune	Potenza	3,906	4,011	3,888	3,519	3,225	3,100	→
Rotondella	Commune	Matera	4,021	3,712	3,233	2,707	2,448	2,309	→
Ruoti	Commune	Potenza	3,464	3,777	3,687	3,542	3,345	3,164	→
Ruvo del Monte	Commune	Potenza	1,864	1,453	1,262	1,099	1,001	935	→
Salandra	Commune	Matera	3,515	3,363	3,109	2,934	2,575	2,391	→
San Chirico Nuovo	Commune	Potenza	1,907	1,801	1,632	1,475	1,206	1,076	→
San Chirico Raparo	Commune	Potenza	1,779	1,695	1,304	1,161	953	865	→
San Costantino Albanese	Commune	Potenza	1,270	1,077	884	778	624	569	→
San Fele	Commune	Potenza	5,924	4,186	3,832	3,168	2,655	2,493	→
San Giorgio Lucano	Commune	Matera	2,031	1,820	1,510	1,290	1,078	986	→
San Martino d'Agri	Commune	Potenza	1,372	1,243	969	825	688	615	→
San Mauro Forte	Commune	Matera	3,005	3,025	2,306	1,710	1,287	1,168	→
San Paolo Albanese	Commune	Potenza	624	529	416	306	220	197	→
San Severino Lucano	Commune	Potenza	2,405	2,224	1,923	1,667	1,404	1,313	→
Sant'Angelo Le Fratte	Commune	Potenza	1,630	1,656	1,472	1,457	1,314	1,293	→
Sant'Arcangelo	Commune	Potenza	6,704	7,270	6,637	6,506	6,032	5,922	→
Sarconi	Commune	Potenza	1,206	1,307	1,351	1,362	1,406	1,421	→
Sasso di Castalda	Commune	Potenza	1,188	1,115	871	831	751	721	→
Satriano di Lucania	Commune	Potenza	2,113	2,424	2,353	2,406	2,249	2,245	→
Savoia di Lucania	Commune	Potenza	1,362	1,351	1,236	1,148	1,020	959	→
Scanzano Jonico	Commune	Matera	5,959	6,210	6,711	7,171	7,525	7,475	→
Senise	Commune	Potenza	7,188	7,316	7,182	7,127	6,635	6,360	→
Spinoso	Commune	Potenza	1,855	1,852	1,778	1,555	1,355	1,259	→
Stigliano	Commune	Matera	7,276	6,576	5,616	4,685	3,667	3,369	→
Teana	Commune	Potenza	871	874	750	645	533	499	→
Terranova di Pollino	Commune	Potenza	2,016	1,815	1,534	1,324	1,039	951	→
Tito	Commune	Potenza	4,834	5,722	6,387	7,172	7,147	7,002	→
Tolve	Commune	Potenza	3,958	3,766	3,620	3,361	2,990	2,843	→
Tramutola	Commune	Potenza	3,594	3,244	3,251	3,155	2,941	2,812	→
Trecchina	Commune	Potenza	2,597	2,508	2,404	2,322	2,182	2,054	→
Tricarico	Commune	Matera	7,233	7,017	6,318	5,669	4,857	4,629	→
Trivigno	Commune	Potenza	992	868	794	714	588	593	→
Tursi	Commune	Matera	6,072	6,003	5,510	5,151	4,753	4,659	→
Vaglio Basilicata	Commune	Potenza	2,172	2,320	2,217	2,074	1,880	1,754	→
Valsinni	Commune	Matera	2,089	1,965	1,797	1,634	1,373	1,287	→
Venosa	Commune	Potenza	11,925	11,905	12,148	12,167	11,035	10,560	→
Vietri di Potenza	Commune	Potenza	3,480	3,255	3,096	2,917	2,683	2,614	→
Viggianello	Commune	Potenza	4,285	3,985	3,500	3,124	2,758	2,577	→
Viggiano	Commune	Potenza	3,088	3,161	3,208	3,122	3,284	3,212	→

Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica Italia.

Explanation: The 2026 figures are preliminary.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2026)
Males	260,624
Females	264,657

Age Groups (E 2026)
0-17 years	70,153
18-64 years	315,524
65+ years	139,604

Age Distribution (E 2026)
90+ years	8,982
80-89 years	31,629
70-79 years	61,248
60-69 years	80,512
50-59 years	82,617
40-49 years	66,521
30-39 years	58,115
20-29 years	55,277
10-19 years	45,795
0-9 years	34,585

Citizenship (E 2026)
Italy	497,083
Foreign Citizenship	28,198