Lecce

Province in Puglia

Province

The population development of Lecce.

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
Lecce	Province	762,017	803,977	787,825	802,018	775,348	761,927	→
Puglia [Apulia]	Region	3,871,617	4,031,885	4,020,707	4,052,566	3,922,941	3,865,277

Contents: Communes

The population development of the communes in Lecce.

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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
Alessano	Commune	Lecce	6,524	6,552	6,556	6,480	6,080	5,982	→
Alezio	Commune	Lecce	5,034	5,162	5,084	5,611	5,629	5,644	→
Alliste	Commune	Lecce	6,197	6,213	6,054	6,657	6,481	6,344	→
Andrano	Commune	Lecce	5,120	5,112	5,160	4,962	4,609	4,406	→
Aradeo	Commune	Lecce	8,660	9,688	9,676	9,755	8,928	8,798	→
Arnesano	Commune	Lecce	3,344	3,451	3,453	3,953	3,946	3,903	→
Bagnolo del Salento	Commune	Lecce	1,878	1,809	1,858	1,879	1,767	1,698	→
Botrugno	Commune	Lecce	3,010	3,069	3,046	2,851	2,613	2,570	→
Calimera	Commune	Lecce	7,042	7,328	7,302	7,264	6,777	6,633	→
Campi Salentina	Commune	Lecce	11,043	11,594	11,242	10,760	9,885	9,615	→
Cannole	Commune	Lecce	1,984	1,765	1,765	1,754	1,631	1,568	→
Caprarica di Lecce	Commune	Lecce	2,888	2,968	2,813	2,582	2,322	2,243	→
Carmiano	Commune	Lecce	11,548	12,176	12,160	12,096	11,720	11,646	→
Carpignano Salentino	Commune	Lecce	3,666	3,889	3,843	3,685	3,678	3,615	→
Casarano	Commune	Lecce	17,772	20,164	20,579	20,489	19,372	18,940	→
Castri di Lecce	Commune	Lecce	2,883	3,058	3,112	2,975	2,789	2,694	→
Castrignano de' Greci	Commune	Lecce	4,033	3,985	4,107	4,070	3,727	3,632	→
Castrignano del Capo	Commune	Lecce	5,441	5,314	5,474	5,334	5,143	5,055	→
Castro	Commune	Lecce	2,324	2,421	2,557	2,473	2,365	2,274	→
Cavallino	Commune	Lecce	7,578	9,314	10,621	11,913	12,839	12,993	→
Collepasso	Commune	Lecce	6,334	6,874	6,691	6,352	5,685	5,452	→
Copertino	Commune	Lecce	22,315	23,475	22,294	23,870	23,159	22,698	→
Corigliano d'Otranto	Commune	Lecce	5,363	5,627	5,633	5,771	5,697	5,519	→
Corsano	Commune	Lecce	4,754	5,345	5,735	5,632	5,199	5,049	→
Cursi	Commune	Lecce	3,942	4,190	4,122	4,251	3,891	3,769	→
Cutrofiano	Commune	Lecce	9,374	9,577	9,089	9,182	8,721	8,638	→
Diso	Commune	Lecce	3,315	3,372	3,298	3,073	2,852	2,792	→
Gagliano del Capo	Commune	Lecce	5,296	5,764	5,660	5,402	4,894	4,779	→
Galatina	Commune	Lecce	27,782	29,296	28,081	27,214	25,885	25,173	→
Galatone	Commune	Lecce	15,082	16,153	15,895	15,754	15,095	14,855	→
Gallipoli	Commune	Lecce	19,822	20,090	20,266	20,398	19,561	18,826	→
Giuggianello	Commune	Lecce	1,271	1,320	1,286	1,249	1,141	1,118	→
Giurdignano	Commune	Lecce	1,753	1,750	1,793	1,928	1,946	1,936	→
Guagnano	Commune	Lecce	6,587	6,629	6,193	5,900	5,486	5,279	→
Lecce	Commune	Lecce	91,289	100,884	83,303	89,916	94,783	94,387	→
Lequile	Commune	Lecce	6,945	7,645	7,946	8,624	8,688	8,600	→
Leverano	Commune	Lecce	12,612	13,526	13,914	14,069	13,763	13,334	→
Lizzanello	Commune	Lecce	8,604	9,321	10,161	11,549	11,840	12,029	→
Maglie	Commune	Lecce	15,198	15,223	15,255	14,819	13,619	13,061	→
Martano	Commune	Lecce	8,990	9,594	9,516	9,320	8,620	8,397	→
Martignano	Commune	Lecce	1,799	1,846	1,770	1,730	1,586	1,525	→
Matino	Commune	Lecce	10,749	11,370	11,615	11,704	10,993	10,754	→
Melendugno	Commune	Lecce	7,781	8,789	9,307	9,646	9,996	10,093	→
Melissano	Commune	Lecce	6,687	7,124	7,448	7,307	6,771	6,537	→
Melpignano	Commune	Lecce	2,197	2,156	2,209	2,209	2,126	2,154	→
Miggiano	Commune	Lecce	3,550	3,666	3,753	3,684	3,296	3,222	→
Minervino di Lecce	Commune	Lecce	4,138	4,113	3,949	3,729	3,500	3,392	→
Monteroni di Lecce	Commune	Lecce	12,637	13,382	13,677	13,881	13,425	13,147	→
Montesano Salentino	Commune	Lecce	2,494	2,626	2,765	2,677	2,599	2,590	→
Morciano di Leuca	Commune	Lecce	3,744	3,521	3,512	3,416	3,049	3,030	→
Muro Leccese	Commune	Lecce	5,083	5,173	5,267	5,091	4,765	4,574	→
Nardò	Commune	Lecce	28,461	31,490	30,520	31,688	30,790	30,784	→
Neviano	Commune	Lecce	6,393	6,330	5,925	5,514	4,954	4,755	→
Nociglia	Commune	Lecce	2,728	2,766	2,669	2,456	2,159	2,093	→
Novoli	Commune	Lecce	9,017	8,771	8,484	8,211	7,639	7,426	→
Ortelle	Commune	Lecce	2,554	2,520	2,489	2,359	2,234	2,194	→
Otranto	Commune	Lecce	4,803	5,114	5,282	5,622	5,715	5,587	→
Palmariggi	Commune	Lecce	1,632	1,622	1,603	1,554	1,403	1,346	→
Parabita	Commune	Lecce	8,984	10,039	9,557	9,323	8,741	8,686	→
Patù	Commune	Lecce	1,608	1,696	1,747	1,721	1,688	1,644	→
Poggiardo	Commune	Lecce	5,750	6,071	6,075	6,119	5,854	5,745	→
Porto Cesareo	Commune	Lecce	3,402	4,044	4,419	5,448	6,300	6,484	→
Presicce-Acquarica	Commune	Lecce	10,919	10,573	10,363	10,487	9,402	9,040	→
Racale	Commune	Lecce	8,714	9,978	10,321	10,734	10,743	10,670	→
Ruffano	Commune	Lecce	10,881	10,092	9,530	9,854	9,353	9,217	→
Salice Salentino	Commune	Lecce	8,416	8,963	8,863	8,642	7,838	7,549	→
Salve	Commune	Lecce	4,640	4,524	4,556	4,737	4,485	4,580	→
Sanarica	Commune	Lecce	1,413	1,495	1,446	1,503	1,469	1,475	→
San Cassiano	Commune	Lecce	2,184	2,263	2,223	2,105	1,963	1,936	→
San Cesario di Lecce	Commune	Lecce	7,449	7,351	7,357	8,297	7,912	7,787	→
San Donato di Lecce	Commune	Lecce	5,429	5,641	5,718	5,792	5,484	5,350	→
Sannicola	Commune	Lecce	6,219	6,414	6,152	5,902	5,702	5,540	→
San Pietro in Lama	Commune	Lecce	3,875	3,788	3,733	3,600	3,390	3,344	→
Santa Cesarea Terme	Commune	Lecce	3,129	3,014	3,095	3,032	2,847	2,764	→
Scorrano	Commune	Lecce	6,670	6,671	6,755	6,975	6,726	6,542	→
Seclì	Commune	Lecce	1,819	1,808	1,909	1,923	1,820	1,784	→
Sogliano Cavour	Commune	Lecce	3,834	4,061	4,078	4,065	3,932	3,810	→
Soleto	Commune	Lecce	5,285	5,338	5,537	5,542	5,236	5,086	→
Specchia	Commune	Lecce	4,572	4,966	4,937	4,807	4,602	4,453	→
Spongano	Commune	Lecce	3,673	3,850	3,814	3,742	3,490	3,399	→
Squinzano	Commune	Lecce	16,061	15,821	15,355	14,482	13,482	13,235	→
Sternatia	Commune	Lecce	2,661	2,811	2,699	2,426	2,179	2,072	→
Supersano	Commune	Lecce	4,445	4,651	4,602	4,509	4,181	4,036	→
Surano	Commune	Lecce	1,988	1,800	1,791	1,698	1,542	1,474	→
Surbo	Commune	Lecce	10,038	10,560	12,729	14,849	14,695	14,481	→
Taurisano	Commune	Lecce	11,498	11,842	12,436	12,643	11,345	11,059	→
Taviano	Commune	Lecce	11,316	12,322	12,506	12,492	11,551	11,363	→
Tiggiano	Commune	Lecce	2,395	2,628	2,871	2,931	2,753	2,825	→
Trepuzzi	Commune	Lecce	13,270	14,380	14,147	14,277	14,099	13,764	→
Tricase	Commune	Lecce	15,803	16,390	17,386	17,665	17,142	16,938	→
Tuglie	Commune	Lecce	5,715	5,601	5,308	5,264	5,067	5,018	→
Ugento	Commune	Lecce	10,144	11,301	10,824	12,001	12,075	11,923	→
Uggiano la Chiesa	Commune	Lecce	4,384	4,454	4,341	4,479	4,347	4,322	→
Veglie	Commune	Lecce	12,650	13,639	14,022	14,304	13,421	13,053	→
Vernole	Commune	Lecce	7,693	7,792	7,592	7,296	6,774	6,522	→
Zollino	Commune	Lecce	2,047	2,279	2,194	2,058	1,892	1,810	→

Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica Italia.

Explanation: The 2026 figures are preliminary.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2026)
Males	368,119
Females	393,808

Age Groups (E 2026)
0-17 years	104,207
18-64 years	451,931
65+ years	205,789

Age Distribution (E 2026)
90+ years	12,760
80-89 years	51,083
70-79 years	90,794
60-69 years	110,275
50-59 years	120,179
40-49 years	100,074
30-39 years	80,206
20-29 years	77,487
10-19 years	68,274
0-9 years	50,795

Citizenship (E 2026)
Italy	730,780
Foreign Citizenship	31,147