Rome
467 km²
Tripoli
465 km²
Rome covers 467 km² of contiguous built-up land, about the same built-up area as Tripoli (465 km²).
| Rome | Tripoli | |
|---|---|---|
| Urban area | Rome | Tripoli |
| Population (2025) | 2.48 million | 1.25 million |
| Built-up area | 467 km² | 465 km² |
| Density | 5,302 /km² | 2,685 /km² |
Urban area = contiguous built-up land and the people living in it in 2025, drawn the same way for every city regardless of administrative boundaries. Source: GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (CC BY 4.0); some names adjusted to the city names people use, and country attribution follows the dataset.
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