Matera

Province in Basilicata

Province

The population development of Matera.

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	→
Basilicata	Region	610,186	610,528	597,768	578,036	541,168	525,281

Contents: Communes

The population development of the communes in Matera.

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
Accettura	Commune	Matera	2,672	2,740	2,436	1,980	1,648	1,575	→
Aliano	Commune	Matera	1,706	1,495	1,284	1,082	893	804	→
Bernalda	Commune	Matera	11,748	12,037	11,958	12,264	11,964	11,922	→
Calciano	Commune	Matera	1,155	1,049	893	796	667	616	→
Cirigliano	Commune	Matera	657	532	445	361	290	279	→
Colobraro	Commune	Matera	2,049	1,756	1,535	1,342	1,070	1,014	→
Craco	Commune	Matera	1,083	971	796	766	644	570	→
Ferrandina	Commune	Matera	9,157	9,427	9,358	8,973	8,089	7,813	→
Garaguso	Commune	Matera	1,303	1,270	1,193	1,134	994	887	→
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	→
Irsina	Commune	Matera	7,242	6,558	5,732	5,100	4,441	4,292	→
Matera	Commune	Matera	50,712	54,919	57,785	59,796	59,748	59,368	→
Miglionico	Commune	Matera	2,617	2,718	2,630	2,543	2,350	2,336	→
Montalbano Jonico	Commune	Matera	9,041	8,688	7,991	7,427	6,796	6,461	→
Montescaglioso	Commune	Matera	9,240	10,104	10,121	10,102	9,247	9,197	→
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	→
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	→
Rotondella	Commune	Matera	4,021	3,712	3,233	2,707	2,448	2,309	→
Salandra	Commune	Matera	3,515	3,363	3,109	2,934	2,575	2,391	→
San Giorgio Lucano	Commune	Matera	2,031	1,820	1,510	1,290	1,078	986	→
San Mauro Forte	Commune	Matera	3,005	3,025	2,306	1,710	1,287	1,168	→
Scanzano Jonico	Commune	Matera	5,959	6,210	6,711	7,171	7,525	7,475	→
Stigliano	Commune	Matera	7,276	6,576	5,616	4,685	3,667	3,369	→
Tricarico	Commune	Matera	7,233	7,017	6,318	5,669	4,857	4,629	→
Tursi	Commune	Matera	6,072	6,003	5,510	5,151	4,753	4,659	→
Valsinni	Commune	Matera	2,089	1,965	1,797	1,634	1,373	1,287	→

Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica Italia.

Explanation: The 2026 figures are preliminary.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2026)
Males	93,396
Females	94,358

Age Groups (E 2026)
0-17 years	26,092
18-64 years	113,016
65+ years	48,646

Age Distribution (E 2026)
90+ years	2,938
80-89 years	11,248
70-79 years	21,427
60-69 years	27,366
50-59 years	28,834
40-49 years	24,491
30-39 years	21,046
20-29 years	20,573
10-19 years	16,935
0-9 years	12,896

Citizenship (E 2026)
Italy	173,659
Foreign Citizenship	14,095