NUTS 3 areas of Italy by fertility rate
Bolzano-Bozen had the highest fertility rate of 102 areas in 2020, at 1.7 children per woman. Massa-Carrara had the lowest, at 1.03 children per woman. The median was 1.23 children per woman and the figure for Italy was 1.24 children per woman. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 areas, 2020
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2020 | Change on 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolzano-Bozen | 1.7 | -0.01 |
| 2 | Palermo | 1.4 | -0.01 |
| 3 | Catania | 1.39 | -0.01 |
| 3 | Gorizia | 1.39 | +0.08 |
| 5 | Ragusa | 1.38 | +0.01 |
| 6 | Crotone | 1.37 | -0.02 |
| 7 | Cuneo | 1.36 | -0.04 |
| 7 | Trento | 1.36 | -0.05 |
| 9 | Napoli | 1.35 | -0.02 |
| 10 | Reggio nell’Emilia | 1.34 | -0.03 |
| 10 | Treviso | 1.34 | +0.02 |
| 12 | Trapani | 1.33 | +0.01 |
| 12 | Vicenza | 1.33 | +0.01 |
| 14 | Brescia | 1.32 | -0.03 |
| 14 | Verona | 1.32 | -0.05 |
| 16 | Caserta | 1.31 | +0.05 |
| 16 | Mantova | 1.31 | -0.06 |
| 16 | Modena | 1.31 | -0.02 |
| 16 | Pordenone | 1.31 | -0.04 |
| 16 | Siracusa | 1.31 | 0 |
| 21 | Imperia | 1.3 | +0.11 |
| 21 | Parma | 1.3 | -0.04 |
| 21 | Reggio Calabria | 1.3 | -0.01 |
| 24 | Monza e della Brianza | 1.29 | -0.06 |
| 24 | Piacenza | 1.29 | -0.1 |
| 24 | Sondrio | 1.29 | -0.12 |
| 24 | Vibo Valentia | 1.29 | +0.04 |
| 28 | Bergamo | 1.28 | -0.08 |
| 28 | Ravenna | 1.28 | -0.02 |
| 30 | Foggia | 1.27 | 0 |
| 30 | Lecco | 1.27 | -0.06 |
| 30 | Lodi | 1.27 | -0.07 |
| 30 | Novara | 1.27 | -0.05 |
| 34 | Agrigento | 1.26 | +0.03 |
| 34 | Cremona | 1.26 | -0.07 |
| 36 | Belluno | 1.25 | +0.04 |
| 36 | Como | 1.25 | -0.06 |
| 36 | Salerno | 1.25 | -0.03 |
| 36 | Varese | 1.25 | -0.08 |
| 40 | Forlì-Cesena | 1.24 | -0.01 |
| 40 | La Spezia | 1.24 | -0.02 |
| 40 | Latina | 1.24 | -0.04 |
| 40 | Macerata | 1.24 | 0 |
| 40 | Milano | 1.24 | -0.05 |
| 40 | Pescara | 1.24 | +0.01 |
| 40 | Torino | 1.24 | -0.01 |
| 40 | Venezia | 1.24 | 0 |
| 40 | Vercelli | 1.24 | -0.02 |
| 49 | Barletta-Andria-Trani | 1.23 | -0.03 |
| 49 | Caltanissetta | 1.23 | +0.05 |
| 49 | Catanzaro | 1.23 | +0.01 |
| 49 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 1.23 | -0.08 |
| 53 | Asti | 1.22 | -0.05 |
| 53 | Bologna | 1.22 | -0.05 |
| 53 | Genova | 1.22 | 0 |
| 53 | Pavia | 1.22 | -0.07 |
| 53 | Pisa | 1.22 | -0.02 |
| 53 | Trieste | 1.22 | +0.01 |
| 53 | Udine | 1.22 | +0.04 |
| 60 | Arezzo | 1.21 | -0.01 |
| 61 | Ancona | 1.2 | -0.01 |
| 61 | Cosenza | 1.2 | -0.01 |
| 63 | Messina | 1.19 | 0 |
| 63 | Padova | 1.19 | -0.05 |
| 63 | Rimini | 1.19 | -0.02 |
| 63 | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola | 1.19 | +0.09 |
| 67 | Bari | 1.18 | -0.05 |
| 67 | Firenze | 1.18 | -0.04 |
| 67 | Frosinone | 1.18 | +0.03 |
| 70 | Fermo | 1.17 | +0.04 |
| 70 | Roma | 1.17 | 0 |
| 70 | Savona | 1.17 | +0.02 |
| 73 | Benevento | 1.16 | -0.05 |
| 73 | Grosseto | 1.16 | +0.05 |
| 73 | L’Aquila | 1.16 | +0.03 |
| 73 | Perugia | 1.16 | -0.06 |
| 73 | Pesaro e Urbino | 1.16 | -0.03 |
| 78 | Alessandria | 1.15 | -0.02 |
| 78 | Livorno | 1.15 | -0.06 |
| 78 | Pistoia | 1.15 | -0.04 |
| 78 | Prato | 1.15 | -0.07 |
| 78 | Taranto | 1.15 | -0.03 |
| 78 | Teramo | 1.15 | -0.02 |
| 84 | Brindisi | 1.14 | +0.05 |
| 84 | Matera | 1.14 | -0.04 |
| 84 | Rieti | 1.14 | -0.01 |
| 84 | Siena | 1.14 | -0.11 |
| 84 | Terni | 1.14 | +0.01 |
| 89 | Ascoli Piceno | 1.13 | +0.01 |
| 89 | Ferrara | 1.13 | -0.09 |
| 89 | Potenza | 1.13 | -0.01 |
| 92 | Chieti | 1.12 | -0.03 |
| 92 | Enna | 1.12 | -0.03 |
| 92 | Lecce | 1.12 | -0.02 |
| 92 | Lucca | 1.12 | -0.09 |
| 96 | Avellino | 1.1 | -0.04 |
| 96 | Biella | 1.1 | -0.06 |
| 98 | Viterbo | 1.09 | -0.02 |
| 99 | Campobasso | 1.08 | -0.04 |
| 100 | Rovigo | 1.04 | -0.01 |
| 101 | Isernia | 1.03 | -0.2 |
| 101 | Massa-Carrara | 1.03 | +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. 5 areas with data in other periods have no value for 2020 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
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Which area has the highest fertility rate?
Bolzano-Bozen, with 1.7 children per woman in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest fertility rate?
Massa-Carrara, with 1.03 children per woman in 2020.
Where does this ranking come from?
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