NUTS 3 areas of Italy by fertility rate
Bolzano-Bozen had the highest fertility rate of 107 areas in 2017, at 1.74 children per woman. Sud Sardegna had the lowest, at 0.97 children per woman. The median was 1.3 children per woman and the figure for Italy was 1.34 children per woman. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 areas, 2017
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2017 | Change on 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolzano-Bozen | 1.74 | -0.02 |
| 2 | Cuneo | 1.48 | -0.02 |
| 2 | Trento | 1.48 | -0.03 |
| 4 | Catania | 1.46 | +0.03 |
| 4 | Lecco | 1.46 | +0.05 |
| 4 | Ragusa | 1.46 | +0.07 |
| 7 | Bergamo | 1.45 | -0.03 |
| 7 | Gorizia | 1.45 | +0.03 |
| 7 | Lodi | 1.45 | -0.02 |
| 7 | Prato | 1.45 | +0.01 |
| 11 | Modena | 1.44 | -0.05 |
| 11 | Reggio nell’Emilia | 1.44 | -0.04 |
| 11 | Sondrio | 1.44 | -0.05 |
| 14 | Brescia | 1.43 | -0.03 |
| 14 | Treviso | 1.43 | -0.03 |
| 14 | Verona | 1.43 | -0.01 |
| 17 | Monza e della Brianza | 1.42 | 0 |
| 17 | Napoli | 1.42 | +0.01 |
| 17 | Palermo | 1.42 | +0.02 |
| 20 | Asti | 1.4 | 0 |
| 20 | Crotone | 1.4 | -0.01 |
| 20 | Latina | 1.4 | +0.01 |
| 20 | Milano | 1.4 | -0.03 |
| 24 | Novara | 1.38 | -0.01 |
| 24 | Pordenone | 1.38 | -0.04 |
| 26 | Mantova | 1.37 | -0.05 |
| 26 | Varese | 1.37 | -0.03 |
| 26 | Vicenza | 1.37 | -0.02 |
| 29 | Cremona | 1.36 | +0.02 |
| 29 | Parma | 1.36 | -0.06 |
| 29 | Piacenza | 1.36 | -0.07 |
| 29 | Ravenna | 1.36 | -0.02 |
| 29 | Reggio Calabria | 1.36 | +0.05 |
| 34 | Como | 1.35 | -0.08 |
| 34 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 1.35 | -0.06 |
| 36 | Caserta | 1.34 | -0.01 |
| 36 | Forlì-Cesena | 1.34 | -0.05 |
| 38 | Siracusa | 1.33 | -0.02 |
| 38 | Torino | 1.33 | 0 |
| 40 | Bologna | 1.32 | -0.05 |
| 40 | Pisa | 1.32 | -0.04 |
| 40 | Trapani | 1.32 | -0.01 |
| 40 | Venezia | 1.32 | -0.01 |
| 44 | La Spezia | 1.31 | -0.05 |
| 44 | Macerata | 1.31 | -0.05 |
| 44 | Padova | 1.31 | -0.04 |
| 44 | Trieste | 1.31 | -0.01 |
| 48 | Agrigento | 1.3 | +0.04 |
| 48 | Barletta-Andria-Trani | 1.3 | -0.02 |
| 48 | Catanzaro | 1.3 | -0.05 |
| 48 | Imperia | 1.3 | 0 |
| 48 | Pavia | 1.3 | -0.02 |
| 48 | Pistoia | 1.3 | +0.03 |
| 48 | Roma | 1.3 | -0.08 |
| 48 | Vercelli | 1.3 | -0.01 |
| 56 | Bari | 1.29 | 0 |
| 56 | Firenze | 1.29 | -0.05 |
| 56 | Foggia | 1.29 | -0.05 |
| 56 | Genova | 1.29 | 0 |
| 56 | Livorno | 1.29 | +0.01 |
| 56 | Perugia | 1.29 | -0.01 |
| 56 | Rimini | 1.29 | -0.04 |
| 63 | Arezzo | 1.28 | 0 |
| 63 | Pesaro e Urbino | 1.28 | -0.05 |
| 63 | Salerno | 1.28 | -0.01 |
| 63 | Siena | 1.28 | -0.05 |
| 63 | Teramo | 1.28 | -0.02 |
| 63 | Vibo Valentia | 1.28 | +0.01 |
| 69 | Alessandria | 1.27 | -0.02 |
| 69 | Belluno | 1.27 | -0.02 |
| 69 | Pescara | 1.27 | -0.07 |
| 72 | Ancona | 1.26 | -0.06 |
| 72 | Messina | 1.26 | +0.06 |
| 74 | Caltanissetta | 1.25 | -0.09 |
| 74 | Cosenza | 1.25 | -0.02 |
| 74 | Frosinone | 1.25 | -0.09 |
| 74 | Lucca | 1.25 | -0.02 |
| 74 | Taranto | 1.25 | -0.01 |
| 79 | Enna | 1.24 | +0.04 |
| 79 | L’Aquila | 1.24 | -0.03 |
| 81 | Benevento | 1.23 | 0 |
| 81 | Chieti | 1.23 | -0.03 |
| 81 | Fermo | 1.23 | -0.08 |
| 81 | Massa-Carrara | 1.23 | +0.08 |
| 81 | Savona | 1.23 | -0.06 |
| 81 | Udine | 1.23 | -0.04 |
| 87 | Ferrara | 1.22 | +0.01 |
| 88 | Avellino | 1.21 | +0.01 |
| 88 | Grosseto | 1.21 | -0.04 |
| 88 | Isernia | 1.21 | +0.04 |
| 88 | Rovigo | 1.21 | +0.06 |
| 92 | Matera | 1.2 | -0.03 |
| 92 | Potenza | 1.2 | +0.06 |
| 94 | Campobasso | 1.19 | +0.04 |
| 94 | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola | 1.19 | -0.04 |
| 96 | Biella | 1.18 | -0.08 |
| 97 | Ascoli Piceno | 1.17 | -0.08 |
| 97 | Nuoro | 1.17 | +0.05 |
| 97 | Rieti | 1.17 | +0.02 |
| 100 | Lecce | 1.16 | -0.01 |
| 100 | Terni | 1.16 | -0.04 |
| 100 | Viterbo | 1.16 | -0.07 |
| 103 | Brindisi | 1.14 | -0.04 |
| 103 | Sassari | 1.14 | 0 |
| 105 | Oristano | 1.07 | +0.06 |
| 106 | Cagliari | 1.05 | -0.04 |
| 107 | Sud Sardegna | 0.97 | -0.03 |
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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 1.74 children per woman in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest fertility rate?
Sud Sardegna, with 0.97 children per woman 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, Fertility indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_find3). Retrieved 2026-10-09.
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