NUTS 3 areas of Italy by fertility rate
Bolzano-Bozen had the highest fertility rate of 107 areas in 2016, at 1.76 children per woman. Sud Sardegna had the lowest, at 1 children per woman. The median was 1.33 children per woman and the figure for Italy was 1.36 children per woman. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 areas, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2016 | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolzano-Bozen | 1.76 | +0.05 |
| 2 | Trento | 1.51 | -0.04 |
| 3 | Cuneo | 1.5 | +0.01 |
| 4 | Modena | 1.49 | +0.01 |
| 4 | Sondrio | 1.49 | +0.04 |
| 6 | Bergamo | 1.48 | +0.02 |
| 6 | Reggio nell’Emilia | 1.48 | -0.06 |
| 8 | Lodi | 1.47 | +0.01 |
| 9 | Brescia | 1.46 | -0.03 |
| 9 | Treviso | 1.46 | +0.03 |
| 11 | Prato | 1.44 | +0.02 |
| 11 | Verona | 1.44 | -0.02 |
| 13 | Catania | 1.43 | -0.05 |
| 13 | Como | 1.43 | -0.01 |
| 13 | Milano | 1.43 | -0.01 |
| 13 | Piacenza | 1.43 | -0.03 |
| 17 | Gorizia | 1.42 | -0.05 |
| 17 | Mantova | 1.42 | 0 |
| 17 | Monza e della Brianza | 1.42 | -0.04 |
| 17 | Parma | 1.42 | -0.01 |
| 17 | Pordenone | 1.42 | +0.03 |
| 22 | Crotone | 1.41 | 0 |
| 22 | Lecco | 1.41 | -0.09 |
| 22 | Napoli | 1.41 | +0.01 |
| 22 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 1.41 | 0 |
| 26 | Asti | 1.4 | +0.03 |
| 26 | Palermo | 1.4 | -0.05 |
| 26 | Varese | 1.4 | -0.06 |
| 29 | Forlì-Cesena | 1.39 | -0.01 |
| 29 | Latina | 1.39 | 0 |
| 29 | Novara | 1.39 | +0.02 |
| 29 | Ragusa | 1.39 | +0.01 |
| 29 | Vicenza | 1.39 | -0.04 |
| 34 | Ravenna | 1.38 | -0.03 |
| 34 | Roma | 1.38 | 0 |
| 36 | Bologna | 1.37 | -0.03 |
| 37 | La Spezia | 1.36 | +0.1 |
| 37 | Macerata | 1.36 | -0.01 |
| 37 | Pisa | 1.36 | -0.01 |
| 40 | Caserta | 1.35 | -0.01 |
| 40 | Catanzaro | 1.35 | +0.05 |
| 40 | Padova | 1.35 | 0 |
| 40 | Siracusa | 1.35 | +0.01 |
| 44 | Caltanissetta | 1.34 | -0.02 |
| 44 | Cremona | 1.34 | -0.03 |
| 44 | Firenze | 1.34 | +0.04 |
| 44 | Foggia | 1.34 | -0.03 |
| 44 | Frosinone | 1.34 | +0.08 |
| 44 | Pescara | 1.34 | +0.02 |
| 50 | Pesaro e Urbino | 1.33 | -0.02 |
| 50 | Rimini | 1.33 | -0.09 |
| 50 | Siena | 1.33 | 0 |
| 50 | Torino | 1.33 | -0.04 |
| 50 | Trapani | 1.33 | +0.03 |
| 50 | Venezia | 1.33 | 0 |
| 56 | Ancona | 1.32 | -0.03 |
| 56 | Barletta-Andria-Trani | 1.32 | +0.07 |
| 56 | Pavia | 1.32 | -0.07 |
| 56 | Trieste | 1.32 | +0.05 |
| 60 | Fermo | 1.31 | -0.01 |
| 60 | Reggio Calabria | 1.31 | -0.05 |
| 60 | Vercelli | 1.31 | +0.01 |
| 63 | Imperia | 1.3 | -0.05 |
| 63 | Perugia | 1.3 | -0.02 |
| 63 | Teramo | 1.3 | +0.03 |
| 66 | Alessandria | 1.29 | +0.01 |
| 66 | Bari | 1.29 | +0.01 |
| 66 | Belluno | 1.29 | -0.04 |
| 66 | Genova | 1.29 | -0.01 |
| 66 | Salerno | 1.29 | 0 |
| 66 | Savona | 1.29 | -0.06 |
| 72 | Arezzo | 1.28 | +0.03 |
| 72 | Livorno | 1.28 | -0.05 |
| 74 | Cosenza | 1.27 | 0 |
| 74 | L’Aquila | 1.27 | -0.04 |
| 74 | Lucca | 1.27 | +0.01 |
| 74 | Pistoia | 1.27 | -0.07 |
| 74 | Udine | 1.27 | +0.01 |
| 74 | Vibo Valentia | 1.27 | 0 |
| 80 | Agrigento | 1.26 | 0 |
| 80 | Biella | 1.26 | +0.06 |
| 80 | Chieti | 1.26 | +0.01 |
| 80 | Taranto | 1.26 | +0.01 |
| 84 | Ascoli Piceno | 1.25 | +0.01 |
| 84 | Grosseto | 1.25 | -0.02 |
| 86 | Benevento | 1.23 | +0.05 |
| 86 | Matera | 1.23 | +0.05 |
| 86 | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola | 1.23 | -0.06 |
| 86 | Viterbo | 1.23 | 0 |
| 90 | Ferrara | 1.21 | +0.01 |
| 91 | Avellino | 1.2 | +0.04 |
| 91 | Enna | 1.2 | -0.04 |
| 91 | Messina | 1.2 | -0.03 |
| 91 | Terni | 1.2 | +0.03 |
| 95 | Brindisi | 1.18 | 0 |
| 96 | Isernia | 1.17 | -0.08 |
| 96 | Lecce | 1.17 | +0.01 |
| 98 | Campobasso | 1.15 | 0 |
| 98 | Massa-Carrara | 1.15 | -0.01 |
| 98 | Rieti | 1.15 | -0.1 |
| 98 | Rovigo | 1.15 | -0.06 |
| 102 | Potenza | 1.14 | -0.04 |
| 102 | Sassari | 1.14 | -0.01 |
| 104 | Nuoro | 1.12 | -0.03 |
| 105 | Cagliari | 1.09 | -0.05 |
| 106 | Oristano | 1.01 | 0 |
| 107 | Sud Sardegna | 1 | -0.04 |
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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.
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Which area has the highest fertility rate?
Bolzano-Bozen, with 1.76 children per woman in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest fertility rate?
Sud Sardegna, with 1 children per woman in 2016.
Where does this ranking come from?
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