Atlas · 26 August 2026
ATLAS — Municipality of Syracuse
A quantitative portrait of Syracuse along three axes — population, economy, education — benchmarked against Sicily.
Population
| Residents | 115,776 |
|---|---|
| Average age | 46.6 years |
| Foreign residents | 5.3% |
| Density (pop./km²) | 557 |
vs Sicily
| Average age, Sicily | 45.7 years↓ -0.9 |
|---|---|
| Old-age index, Sicily | 184.2↓ -17.8 |
Economy
| Active businesses | 9,385 |
|---|---|
| Employment rate | 38.4% |
| Innovative startups | 12 |
| Innovative SMEs | 4 |
vs Sicily
| Employment rate, Sicily | 36.6%↓ -1.8 |
|---|---|
| Unemployment rate, Sicily | 15.5%↑ +0.5 |
Education
| Upper secondary schools | 15 |
|---|---|
| Upper secondary students | 7,444 |
| University students | 4,305 |
| Universities present | 2 |
Extract from the 2026 ATLAS on the Municipality of Syracuse: capital of the free municipal consortium of the same name on the south-eastern coast of Sicily, with construction as its largest sector by employment and satellite campuses of the universities of Catania and Messina. The full document gathers the sources, the time series and the methodological notes behind each indicator.