NUTS 3 areas of Italy by fertility rate, 2024
Bolzano-Bozen had the highest fertility rate of 107 areas in 2024, at 1.51 children per woman. Cagliari had the lowest, at 0.84 children per woman. The median was 1.16 children per woman and the figure for Italy was 1.18 children per woman. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 areas, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolzano-Bozen | 1.51 | -0.05 |
| 2 | Crotone | 1.36 | 0 |
| 3 | Ragusa | 1.35 | -0.02 |
| 4 | Agrigento | 1.34 | +0.03 |
| 4 | Reggio Calabria | 1.34 | -0.04 |
| 6 | Catania | 1.32 | -0.04 |
| 7 | Palermo | 1.31 | -0.07 |
| 7 | Vibo Valentia | 1.31 | +0.01 |
| 9 | Napoli | 1.3 | -0.02 |
| 10 | Caserta | 1.28 | -0.06 |
| 10 | Lodi | 1.28 | +0.04 |
| 10 | Piacenza | 1.28 | -0.07 |
| 10 | Sondrio | 1.28 | +0.02 |
| 10 | Vicenza | 1.28 | +0.02 |
| 15 | Cuneo | 1.27 | -0.03 |
| 15 | Gorizia | 1.27 | -0.15 |
| 15 | Modena | 1.27 | +0.02 |
| 15 | Trento | 1.27 | -0.01 |
| 19 | Trapani | 1.26 | -0.09 |
| 20 | Bergamo | 1.24 | 0 |
| 20 | Brescia | 1.24 | -0.04 |
| 20 | Cremona | 1.24 | +0.01 |
| 20 | Reggio nell’Emilia | 1.24 | -0.02 |
| 24 | Lecco | 1.23 | +0.02 |
| 24 | Treviso | 1.23 | -0.04 |
| 26 | Asti | 1.22 | +0.05 |
| 26 | Mantova | 1.22 | -0.04 |
| 26 | Salerno | 1.22 | -0.04 |
| 29 | Arezzo | 1.21 | +0.06 |
| 29 | Imperia | 1.21 | +0.05 |
| 29 | Parma | 1.21 | -0.05 |
| 29 | Pordenone | 1.21 | -0.07 |
| 29 | Verona | 1.21 | -0.01 |
| 34 | Caltanissetta | 1.2 | -0.06 |
| 35 | Catanzaro | 1.19 | -0.03 |
| 35 | Foggia | 1.19 | -0.11 |
| 35 | La Spezia | 1.19 | +0.01 |
| 35 | Monza e della Brianza | 1.19 | -0.04 |
| 35 | Novara | 1.19 | -0.01 |
| 35 | Pavia | 1.19 | +0.01 |
| 35 | Siena | 1.19 | +0.03 |
| 35 | Trieste | 1.19 | +0.06 |
| 35 | Varese | 1.19 | -0.01 |
| 44 | Barletta-Andria-Trani | 1.18 | -0.05 |
| 44 | Como | 1.18 | -0.01 |
| 44 | Genova | 1.18 | 0 |
| 44 | Siracusa | 1.18 | -0.07 |
| 48 | Bari | 1.17 | -0.05 |
| 48 | Forlì-Cesena | 1.17 | -0.09 |
| 48 | Ravenna | 1.17 | -0.03 |
| 51 | Brindisi | 1.16 | 0 |
| 51 | Macerata | 1.16 | -0.04 |
| 51 | Pisa | 1.16 | -0.04 |
| 51 | Udine | 1.16 | +0.03 |
| 55 | Benevento | 1.15 | -0.01 |
| 55 | Bologna | 1.15 | +0.01 |
| 55 | Cosenza | 1.15 | -0.07 |
| 55 | L’Aquila | 1.15 | +0.03 |
| 55 | Padova | 1.15 | +0.01 |
| 55 | Venezia | 1.15 | -0.05 |
| 61 | Belluno | 1.14 | +0.01 |
| 61 | Matera | 1.14 | +0.04 |
| 61 | Milano | 1.14 | -0.03 |
| 64 | Firenze | 1.13 | +0.01 |
| 64 | Latina | 1.13 | -0.08 |
| 64 | Lecce | 1.13 | 0 |
| 64 | Livorno | 1.13 | +0.01 |
| 64 | Vercelli | 1.13 | -0.06 |
| 69 | Enna | 1.12 | -0.09 |
| 69 | Pescara | 1.12 | +0.01 |
| 69 | Taranto | 1.12 | -0.04 |
| 72 | Ascoli Piceno | 1.11 | -0.04 |
| 72 | Ferrara | 1.11 | -0.05 |
| 72 | Grosseto | 1.11 | +0.01 |
| 72 | Perugia | 1.11 | 0 |
| 72 | Rieti | 1.11 | +0.01 |
| 72 | Teramo | 1.11 | -0.08 |
| 72 | Terni | 1.11 | +0.03 |
| 72 | Torino | 1.11 | -0.03 |
| 80 | Alessandria | 1.1 | -0.06 |
| 80 | Ancona | 1.1 | -0.08 |
| 80 | Avellino | 1.1 | -0.04 |
| 80 | Chieti | 1.1 | -0.03 |
| 80 | Messina | 1.1 | -0.07 |
| 80 | Roma | 1.1 | +0.01 |
| 86 | Frosinone | 1.09 | -0.04 |
| 86 | Savona | 1.09 | -0.04 |
| 88 | Lucca | 1.08 | +0.01 |
| 88 | Pesaro e Urbino | 1.08 | -0.07 |
| 88 | Pistoia | 1.08 | -0.06 |
| 88 | Rimini | 1.08 | -0.03 |
| 92 | Fermo | 1.07 | -0.03 |
| 92 | Massa-Carrara | 1.07 | +0.05 |
| 92 | Potenza | 1.07 | -0.01 |
| 95 | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola | 1.06 | -0.01 |
| 96 | Biella | 1.05 | -0.07 |
| 96 | Campobasso | 1.05 | -0.06 |
| 96 | Rovigo | 1.05 | -0.06 |
| 96 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 1.05 | -0.12 |
| 100 | Isernia | 1.04 | -0.05 |
| 101 | Prato | 1.02 | -0.06 |
| 102 | Viterbo | 1 | -0.08 |
| 103 | Nuoro | 0.98 | -0.01 |
| 104 | Sassari | 0.94 | -0.01 |
| 105 | Oristano | 0.93 | 0 |
| 106 | Sud Sardegna | 0.89 | +0.02 |
| 107 | Cagliari | 0.84 | -0.01 |
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About this ranking
Average number of children a woman would have over her lifetime at current age-specific fertility rates.
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
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Which area has the highest fertility rate?
Bolzano-Bozen, with 1.51 children per woman in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest fertility rate?
Cagliari, with 0.84 children per woman in 2024.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Fertility indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_find3). Retrieved 2026-10-09.
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