NUTS 3 areas of Italy by birth rate
Bolzano-Bozen had the highest birth rate of 107 areas in 2017, at 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Sud Sardegna had the lowest, at 5.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 7.4 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Italy was 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 areas, 2017
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2017 | Change on 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolzano-Bozen | 10.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 2 | Catania | 9.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 3 | Napoli | 9.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 4 | Ragusa | 9 | +0.2 pts |
| 5 | Caserta | 8.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 5 | Palermo | 8.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 7 | Crotone | 8.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 8 | Reggio Calabria | 8.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 9 | Latina | 8.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 10 | Bergamo | 8.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 10 | Lodi | 8.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 10 | Prato | 8.3 | 0 pts |
| 10 | Trento | 8.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 14 | Verona | 8.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 15 | Brescia | 8.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 15 | Milano | 8.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 15 | Reggio nell’Emilia | 8.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 18 | Barletta-Andria-Trani | 8 | -0.3 pts |
| 18 | Catanzaro | 8 | -0.5 pts |
| 18 | Cuneo | 8 | -0.2 pts |
| 18 | Monza e della Brianza | 8 | -0.2 pts |
| 18 | Salerno | 8 | -0.1 pts |
| 18 | Siracusa | 8 | -0.2 pts |
| 24 | Modena | 7.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 24 | Treviso | 7.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 26 | Agrigento | 7.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 26 | Bari | 7.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 26 | Lecco | 7.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 26 | Parma | 7.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 26 | Roma | 7.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 26 | Vibo Valentia | 7.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 32 | Cosenza | 7.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 32 | Foggia | 7.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 32 | Trapani | 7.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 35 | Caltanissetta | 7.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 35 | Como | 7.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 35 | Sondrio | 7.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 35 | Teramo | 7.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 35 | Vicenza | 7.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 40 | Frosinone | 7.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 40 | Messina | 7.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 40 | Pisa | 7.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 40 | Pordenone | 7.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 40 | Varese | 7.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 45 | Avellino | 7.4 | 0 pts |
| 45 | Benevento | 7.4 | 0 pts |
| 45 | Bologna | 7.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 45 | Enna | 7.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 45 | Macerata | 7.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 45 | Mantova | 7.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 45 | Novara | 7.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 45 | Padova | 7.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 45 | Rimini | 7.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 45 | Taranto | 7.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 55 | Cremona | 7.3 | 0 pts |
| 55 | Forlì-Cesena | 7.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 55 | Perugia | 7.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 55 | Pescara | 7.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 59 | Firenze | 7.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 59 | L’Aquila | 7.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 59 | Matera | 7.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 59 | Piacenza | 7.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 59 | Torino | 7.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 59 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 7.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 65 | Arezzo | 7.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 65 | Asti | 7.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 65 | Pistoia | 7.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 68 | Chieti | 7 | -0.4 pts |
| 68 | Isernia | 7 | +0.1 pts |
| 68 | Pavia | 7 | -0.2 pts |
| 68 | Pesaro e Urbino | 7 | -0.6 pts |
| 68 | Potenza | 7 | +0.2 pts |
| 68 | Ravenna | 7 | -0.2 pts |
| 68 | Siena | 7 | -0.4 pts |
| 75 | Ancona | 6.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 75 | Brindisi | 6.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 75 | Fermo | 6.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 75 | Gorizia | 6.9 | 0 pts |
| 75 | Lecce | 6.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 75 | Venezia | 6.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 81 | Campobasso | 6.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 82 | Sassari | 6.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 82 | Viterbo | 6.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 84 | La Spezia | 6.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 84 | Lucca | 6.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 86 | Ascoli Piceno | 6.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 86 | Livorno | 6.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 86 | Nuoro | 6.5 | 0 pts |
| 86 | Rieti | 6.5 | 0 pts |
| 86 | Vercelli | 6.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 91 | Trieste | 6.4 | 0 pts |
| 91 | Udine | 6.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 93 | Belluno | 6.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 93 | Imperia | 6.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 93 | Massa-Carrara | 6.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 93 | Rovigo | 6.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 97 | Alessandria | 6.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 97 | Cagliari | 6.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 97 | Genova | 6.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 100 | Terni | 6.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 101 | Grosseto | 6 | -0.4 pts |
| 102 | Ferrara | 5.9 | 0 pts |
| 102 | Oristano | 5.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 104 | Savona | 5.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 104 | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola | 5.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 106 | Biella | 5.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 107 | Sud Sardegna | 5.5 | -0.4 pts |
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About this ranking
Live births per 1,000 residents during the year.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
Eurostat. Crude birth rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which area has the highest birth rate?
Bolzano-Bozen, with 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest birth rate?
Sud Sardegna, with 5.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Crude birth rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.
Crude birth rate: other rankings
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