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Catania

Livability 7.5/10 · 296,984 residents · official site ↗

Catania — Catania, Sicilia, Italia Airplane Monument.jpg1/10
Photo: Sharon Hahn Darlin · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons↗

Who this town suits

based on 70% of factors · 7/10 factors
based on 83% of factors · 5/6 factors
based on 62% of factors · 5/8 factors
based on 73% of factors · 8/11 factors
based on 56% of factors · 5/9 factors · provisional
based on 75% of factors · 9/12 factors
based on 33% of factors · 2/6 factors · provisional
based on 75% of factors · 6/8 factors

Scores are 0–10, computed only from factors we have data for; coverage shows how complete that is. A low score means a poor fit for that group’s needs, not a bad town. Tap an audience to see what drove its score.

People

Population296,984
Median age47
Under 1523.9%
Over 6524%
Foreign residents14,905 (5.0%)
Population sourceISTAT (official)

Where the population is heading

In 2025 (year-on-year)
Population change-0.36% (298,054 → 296,984)
Births / deaths2290 / 3277 (natural -987)
ISTAT projection to 2050
2024: 597,3602050: 508,607 (-14.86%)

Age structure

Male Female
02.9k5.8k8.7k12k0–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–8490–94100+
Age band →

Leisure & facilities

Gym / fitness0.9km
Golf coursenone nearby
Park / green spacein town
Sports pitch310 within 5km
Tennis court1.4km
Spa / saunanone nearby
Playground0.1km
Swimming pool0.5km
Walking / hiking pathsnone nearby

Mapped from OpenStreetMap; absence here means “not mapped,” which isn’t always the same as “not there.”

Daily life & distances

SupermarketIn town (0.1km)
PharmacyIn town (0.1km)
DoctorNearby (0.6km)
Hospitalunknown
SchoolNearby (0.6km)
Bank / ATMIn town (0.1km)
Post officeIn town (0.2km)
Bus stopIn town (0.1km)
Train stationNearby (0.6km)
Airport58.6km
Beachunknown
Restaurants within 5km321
Cafés / bars within 5km316

Foreign community

Sri Lanka2453
Romania1962
Bangladesh1762
Senegal987
Mauritius914
China871
Nigeria721
Morocco453
Tunisia379
India333
Philippines276
Ukraine271
Gambia242
Poland235
Colombia229
Egypt199
Bulgaria194
Pakistan178
Mali175
Dominican Republic151
Russia150
Guinea97
Albania94
Ivory Coast90
Iran89

Foreign community — estimated religious background

Muslim4200
Christian (Orthodox)2427
Buddhist / Non-religious871
Mixed Christian / Muslim815
Hindu/Sikh333

Estimated from the foreignresidents’ country of citizenship, not a religion census — a guide to the likely background of the foreign community, not a measured figure.

1€ house scheme

Statusmanual check required
Sourcemunicipal page ↗

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What’s around Catania

Nearby features by direction and distance — what we could locate, nothing guessed.

Sources: ISTAT↗ · OpenStreetMap↗ · Comune site↗ · Photo↗ · Updated August 9, 2026 · How we know this →