The city of Verona had 27,000 in 1473 and 52,000 in 1548; her land of 1200 square miles had in the first named year 99,000, in the last 159,000.

The kingdom of Sicily grew from 600,000 in 1501 to {456} 800,000 in 1548, and 1,180,000 in 1615.

The kingdom of Naples, without the capital, had about 1,270,000 people in 1501; 2,110,000 in 1545; the total including the capital amounted in 1600 to 3,000,000.

The republic of Venice increased from 1,650,000 in 1550 to 1,850,000 in 1620.

Florence with her territory had 586,000 in 1551 and 649,000 in 1622.