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A profile of Molise from official statistics: 27 figures in 6 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Molise was 287,814 in 2025, down 0.5% from 2024, and the 2nd lowest of 21 regions in Italy.

Population287,8142025Down 0.5% from 2024The 2nd lowest of 21 regions in Italy
Natural change rate-8.1 per 1,000 inhabitants2024Down 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitants from 2023The 2nd lowest of 21 regions in Italy
Median age50.7 years2025Up 0.3 years from 2024Tied for the 4th highest of 21 regions in Italy
Population aged 65 and over27.3%2025Up 0.5 percentage points from 2024
Population density64.9 inhabitants per km²2024Down 0.5% from 2023
Net migration including statistical adjustment9292024Compared with 882 in 2023
280K290K300K310K320K330K20012005200920132017202120252001: 321,468 persons2002: 320,190 persons2003: 320,381 persons2004: 320,359 persons2005: 319,728 persons2006: 318,452 persons2007: 317,337 persons2008: 317,657 persons2009: 317,082 persons2010: 315,939 persons2011: 314,816 persons2012: 313,916 persons2013: 313,408 persons2014: 312,897 persons2015: 311,398 persons2016: 310,026 persons2017: 308,400 persons2018: 306,564 persons2019: 303,790 persons2020: 300,516 persons2021: 294,294 persons2022: 292,150 persons2023: 290,636 persons2024: 289,224 persons2025: 287,814 persons280K290K300K310K320K330K2001201020252001: 321,468 persons2002: 320,190 persons2003: 320,381 persons2004: 320,359 persons2005: 319,728 persons2006: 318,452 persons2007: 317,337 persons2008: 317,657 persons2009: 317,082 persons2010: 315,939 persons2011: 314,816 persons2012: 313,916 persons2013: 313,408 persons2014: 312,897 persons2015: 311,398 persons2016: 310,026 persons2017: 308,400 persons2018: 306,564 persons2019: 303,790 persons2020: 300,516 persons2021: 294,294 persons2022: 292,150 persons2023: 290,636 persons2024: 289,224 persons2025: 287,814 persons
Population, 2001 to 2025. persons. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3); Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3); Eurostat, European Commission, Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3); Eurostat, European Commission, Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens); Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Molise was 6.2% in 2025, down 1.7 percentage points from 2024, and the 7th highest of 21 regions in Italy.

Unemployment rate6.2%2025Down 1.7 percentage points from 2024The 7th highest of 21 regions in Italy
Household disposable income per inhabitant€18,3002024Up 2.8% from 2023The 6th lowest of 21 regions in Italy
Employment rate62.3%2025Up 0.2 percentage points from 2024Tied for the 6th lowest of 21 regions in Italy
At-risk-of-poverty rate17.5%2025Down 7.5 percentage points from 2024
Activity rate61.8%2025Down 1.1 percentage points from 2024
681012141620012005200920132017202120252001: 13.2 %2002: 12.7 %2003: 12.6 %2004: 11.4 %2005: 9.9 %2006: 9.9 %2007: 8.1 %2008: 9.2 %2009: 9 %2010: 8.4 %2011: 10 %2012: 12 %2013: 15.6 %2014: 15.2 %2015: 14.4 %2016: 12.8 %2017: 14.6 %2018: 12.7 %2019: 12 %2020: 9.8 %2021: 10.9 %2022: 10.5 %2023: 9.6 %2024: 7.9 %2025: 6.2 %57.51012.51517.52001201020252001: 13.2 %2002: 12.7 %2003: 12.6 %2004: 11.4 %2005: 9.9 %2006: 9.9 %2007: 8.1 %2008: 9.2 %2009: 9 %2010: 8.4 %2011: 10 %2012: 12 %2013: 15.6 %2014: 15.2 %2015: 14.4 %2016: 12.8 %2017: 14.6 %2018: 12.7 %2019: 12 %2020: 9.8 %2021: 10.9 %2022: 10.5 %2023: 9.6 %2024: 7.9 %2025: 6.2 %
Unemployment rate, 2001 to 2025. %. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt); Eurostat, European Commission, Income of households by NUTS 2 region, net disposable income, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_2hhinc); Eurostat, European Commission, Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt); Eurostat, European Commission, At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41); Eurostat, European Commission, Activity rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 64 (lfst_r_lfp2actrt). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (euros) in Molise was €7.99 billion in 2024, up 1.4% from 2023, and the 2nd lowest of 21 regions in Italy.

Gross domestic product (GDP)€7.99 billion2024Up 1.4% from 2023The 2nd lowest of 21 regions in Italy
GDP per capita€27,7002024Up 1.8% from 2023Tied for the 5th lowest of 21 regions in Italy
Real GDP growth-1.2%2024, estimatedDown 3.7 percentage points from 2023The lowest of 21 regions in Italy
GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100)72%2024Down 1 percentage point from 2023
5,5006,0006,5007,0007,5008,00020002004200820122016202020242000: 5,505 EUR million2001: 5,797 EUR million2002: 5,950 EUR million2003: 6,049 EUR million2004: 6,312 EUR million2005: 6,462 EUR million2006: 6,887 EUR million2007: 7,146 EUR million2008: 7,003 EUR million2009: 6,823 EUR million2010: 6,779 EUR million2011: 6,794 EUR million2012: 6,579 EUR million2013: 6,197 EUR million2014: 6,141 EUR million2015: 6,253 EUR million2016: 6,351 EUR million2017: 6,503 EUR million2018: 6,620 EUR million2019: 6,755 EUR million2020: 6,245 EUR million2021: 6,848 EUR million2022: 7,291 EUR million2023: 7,874 EUR million2024: 7,987 EUR million5,0006,0007,0008,0002000200920242000: 5,505 EUR million2001: 5,797 EUR million2002: 5,950 EUR million2003: 6,049 EUR million2004: 6,312 EUR million2005: 6,462 EUR million2006: 6,887 EUR million2007: 7,146 EUR million2008: 7,003 EUR million2009: 6,823 EUR million2010: 6,779 EUR million2011: 6,794 EUR million2012: 6,579 EUR million2013: 6,197 EUR million2014: 6,141 EUR million2015: 6,253 EUR million2016: 6,351 EUR million2017: 6,503 EUR million2018: 6,620 EUR million2019: 6,755 EUR million2020: 6,245 EUR million2021: 6,848 EUR million2022: 7,291 EUR million2023: 7,874 EUR million2024: 7,987 EUR million
Gross domestic product (GDP), 2000 to 2024. EUR million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_3gdp); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP in volume by NUTS 2 region, percentage change on previous year (nama_10r_2gvagr); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP per inhabitant in PPS, EU27 = 100, by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). Economy statistics and rankings

Consumers

Severe material and social deprivation rate in Molise was 0.7% in 2025, down 2.3 percentage points from 2024, and the 2nd lowest of 21 regions in Italy.

Severe material and social deprivation rate0.7%2025Down 2.3 percentage points from 2024The 2nd lowest of 21 regions in Italy
People who bought online in the last 12 months49.7%2025Up 2.1 percentage points from 2024The 6th lowest of 21 regions in Italy
0123456202120222023202420252021: 4.9 %2022: 5.6 %2023: 3.4 %2024: 3 %2025: 0.7 %02462021202320252021: 4.9 %2022: 5.6 %2023: 3.4 %2024: 3 %2025: 0.7 %
Severe material and social deprivation rate, 2021 to 2025. %. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18); Eurostat, European Commission, Individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for private use in the last 12 months by NUTS 2 region (isoc_r_blt12_i). Economy statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in Molise were 21,418 in 2023, up 0.2% from 2022, and the 2nd lowest of 21 regions in Italy.

Active enterprises21,4182023Up 0.2% from 2022The 2nd lowest of 21 regions in Italy
Enterprise births1,6652023Up 2.6% from 2022The 2nd lowest of 21 regions in Italy
Enterprise birth rate7.77%2023Up 0.18 percentage points from 2022The 6th highest of 21 regions in Italy
Enterprise death rate5.61%2023, estimatedDown 1.57 percentage points from 2022 (the 2022 figure is provisional)
Nights spent in tourist accommodation474,7642025Up 4.1% from 2024
Nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)53,8532025Up 27.2% from 2024
21.1K21.2K21.3K21.4K21.5K2021202220232021: 21,108 count2022: 21,385 count2023: 21,418 count21.1K21.2K21.3K21.4K21.5K2021202220232021: 21,108 count2022: 21,385 count2023: 21,418 count
Active enterprises, 2021 to 2023. count. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2); Eurostat, European Commission, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). Companies statistics and rankings

Health

Life expectancy in Molise was 82.7 years in 2024, unchanged from 2023, and tied for the 3rd lowest of 21 regions in Italy.

Life expectancy at birth82.7 years2024Unchanged from 2023Tied for the 3rd lowest of 21 regions in Italy
Infant mortality rate3.8 per 1,000 live births2024Up 1.4 per 1,000 live births from 2023Tied for the highest of 21 regions in Italy
Age-standardised death rate, all causes879.4 per 100,000 people2023Down 70.3 per 100,000 people from 2022The 4th highest of 21 regions in Italy
Road deaths per million inhabitants42 per million inhabitants2024Down 13 per million inhabitants from 2023
808182838420002004200820122016202020242000: 80 years2001: 80.6 years2002: 80.8 years2003: 80.6 years2004: 80.6 years2005: 81.1 years2006: 80.9 years2007: 82 years2008: 81.5 years2009: 82.1 years2010: 82.2 years2011: 82.3 years2012: 82.7 years2013: 82.8 years2014: 82.4 years2015: 82.4 years2016: 83 years2017: 82.5 years2018: 83 years2019: 83.4 years2020: 82.4 years2021: 81.6 years2022: 82.3 years2023: 82.7 years2024: 82.7 years80818283842000200920242000: 80 years2001: 80.6 years2002: 80.8 years2003: 80.6 years2004: 80.6 years2005: 81.1 years2006: 80.9 years2007: 82 years2008: 81.5 years2009: 82.1 years2010: 82.2 years2011: 82.3 years2012: 82.7 years2013: 82.8 years2014: 82.4 years2015: 82.4 years2016: 83 years2017: 82.5 years2018: 83 years2019: 83.4 years2020: 82.4 years2021: 81.6 years2022: 82.3 years2023: 82.7 years2024: 82.7 years
Life expectancy at birth, 2000 to 2024. years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp); Eurostat, European Commission, Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind); Eurostat, European Commission, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2); Eurostat, European Commission, Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed per million inhabitants (tran_r_acci). Health statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Eurostat. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. Eurostat. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Eurostat. Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  4. Eurostat. Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  5. Eurostat. Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  6. Eurostat. Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu3rt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  7. Eurostat. Income of households by NUTS 2 region, net disposable income, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_2hhinc). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_2hhinc/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  8. Eurostat. Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfe2emprt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. Eurostat. At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li41/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  10. Eurostat. Activity rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 64 (lfst_r_lfp2actrt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfp2actrt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. Eurostat. GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  12. Eurostat. GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  13. Eurostat. GDP in volume by NUTS 2 region, percentage change on previous year (nama_10r_2gvagr). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_2gvagr/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. Eurostat. GDP per inhabitant in PPS, EU27 = 100, by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  15. Eurostat. Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdsd18/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  16. Eurostat. Individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for private use in the last 12 months by NUTS 2 region (isoc_r_blt12_i). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_r_blt12_i/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  17. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  18. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  19. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  20. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  21. Eurostat. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  22. Eurostat. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  23. Eurostat. Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_mlifexp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  24. Eurostat. Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  25. Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  26. Eurostat. Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed per million inhabitants (tran_r_acci). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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