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NUTS 3 areas of Italy by fertility rate

Bolzano-Bozen had the highest fertility rate of 107 areas in 2021, at 1.72 children per woman. Cagliari had the lowest, at 0.94 children per woman. The median was 1.23 children per woman and the figure for Italy was 1.25 children per woman. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1.72Bolzano-Bozen
Lowest0.94Cagliari
Median1.23107 areas
Italy1.25History

Top 40 areas, 2021

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Bolzano-BozenBolzano-Bozen: 1.72 children per woman1.72RagusaRagusa: 1.45 children per woman1.45TrentoTrento: 1.42 children per woman1.42CataniaCatania: 1.41 children per woman1.41PalermoPalermo: 1.4 children per woman1.4CuneoCuneo: 1.39 children per woman1.39SiracusaSiracusa: 1.37 children per woman1.37VicenzaVicenza: 1.37 children per woman1.37ModenaModena: 1.36 children per woman1.36SondrioSondrio: 1.36 children per woman1.36PordenonePordenone: 1.35 children per woman1.35LodiLodi: 1.34 children per woman1.34Reggio nell’EmiliaReggio nell’Emilia: 1.34 children per woman1.34TrapaniTrapani: 1.34 children per woman1.34TrevisoTreviso: 1.34 children per woman1.34CrotoneCrotone: 1.33 children per woman1.33NapoliNapoli: 1.33 children per woman1.33ParmaParma: 1.31 children per woman1.31BresciaBrescia: 1.3 children per woman1.3CremonaCremona: 1.3 children per woman1.3Monza e della BrianzaMonza e della Brianza: 1.3 children per woman1.3PescaraPescara: 1.3 children per woman1.3VareseVarese: 1.3 children per woman1.3VeronaVerona: 1.3 children per woman1.3Barletta-Andria-TraniBarletta-Andria-Trani: 1.29 children per woman1.29BergamoBergamo: 1.29 children per woman1.29MantovaMantova: 1.29 children per woman1.29RavennaRavenna: 1.29 children per woman1.29LatinaLatina: 1.28 children per woman1.28AgrigentoAgrigento: 1.27 children per woman1.27GoriziaGorizia: 1.27 children per woman1.27VeneziaVenezia: 1.27 children per woman1.27ArezzoArezzo: 1.26 children per woman1.26CasertaCaserta: 1.26 children per woman1.26Forlì-CesenaForlì-Cesena: 1.26 children per woman1.26NovaraNovara: 1.26 children per woman1.26CaltanissettaCaltanissetta: 1.25 children per woman1.25ImperiaImperia: 1.25 children per woman1.25PadovaPadova: 1.25 children per woman1.25SalernoSalerno: 1.25 children per woman1.25
children per woman. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankAreas2021
children per woman		Change on 2020
1Bolzano-Bozen1.72+0.02
2Ragusa1.45+0.07
3Trento1.42+0.06
4Catania1.41+0.02
5Palermo1.40
6Cuneo1.39+0.03
7Siracusa1.37+0.06
7Vicenza1.37+0.04
9Modena1.36+0.05
9Sondrio1.36+0.07
11Pordenone1.35+0.04
12Lodi1.34+0.07
12Reggio nell’Emilia1.340
12Trapani1.34+0.01
12Treviso1.340
16Crotone1.33-0.04
16Napoli1.33-0.02
18Parma1.31+0.01
19Brescia1.3-0.02
19Cremona1.3+0.04
19Monza e della Brianza1.3+0.01
19Pescara1.3+0.06
19Varese1.3+0.05
19Verona1.3-0.02
25Barletta-Andria-Trani1.29+0.06
25Bergamo1.29+0.01
25Mantova1.29-0.02
25Ravenna1.29+0.01
29Latina1.28+0.04
30Agrigento1.27+0.01
30Gorizia1.27-0.12
30Venezia1.27+0.03
33Arezzo1.26+0.05
33Caserta1.26-0.05
33Forlì-Cesena1.26+0.02
33Novara1.26-0.01
37Caltanissetta1.25+0.02
37Imperia1.25-0.05
37Padova1.25+0.06
37Salerno1.250
41Como1.24-0.01
41Foggia1.24-0.03
41Macerata1.240
41Milano1.240
41Piacenza1.24-0.05
41Reggio Calabria1.24-0.06
41Siena1.24+0.1
41Verbano-Cusio-Ossola1.24+0.05
41Vercelli1.240
41Vibo Valentia1.24-0.05
51Belluno1.23-0.02
51Bologna1.23+0.01
51Lecco1.23-0.04
51Pisa1.23+0.01
55Asti1.220
55Catanzaro1.22-0.01
55Messina1.22+0.03
55Torino1.22-0.02
55Trieste1.220
60Bari1.21+0.03
60Chieti1.21+0.09
60Ferrara1.21+0.08
60Genova1.21-0.01
60La Spezia1.21-0.03
60Pavia1.21-0.01
60Pesaro e Urbino1.21+0.05
67Ancona1.20
67Firenze1.2+0.02
67Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste1.2-0.03
70Cosenza1.19-0.01
70Livorno1.19+0.04
70Perugia1.19+0.03
70Pistoia1.19+0.04
70Teramo1.19+0.04
70Udine1.19-0.03
76Enna1.18+0.06
76Lucca1.18+0.06
76Matera1.18+0.04
79Roma1.170
79Taranto1.17+0.02
81Biella1.15+0.05
81Grosseto1.15-0.01
81Lecce1.15+0.03
81Savona1.15-0.02
81Terni1.15+0.01
86Brindisi1.140
86Frosinone1.14-0.04
88Ascoli Piceno1.130
88Rieti1.13-0.01
88Rimini1.13-0.06
91Alessandria1.12-0.03
91Fermo1.12-0.05
93Avellino1.11+0.01
93Benevento1.11-0.05
93L’Aquila1.11-0.05
96Isernia1.1+0.07
96Prato1.1-0.05
98Viterbo1.090
99Massa-Carrara1.08+0.05
100Campobasso1.07-0.01
100Nuoro1.07n/a
100Potenza1.07-0.06
103Rovigo1.06+0.02
104Sassari1.02n/a
105Oristano0.98n/a
106Sud Sardegna0.97n/a
107Cagliari0.94n/a

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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

Eurostat. Fertility indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_find3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_find3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which area has the highest fertility rate?

Bolzano-Bozen, with 1.72 children per woman in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest fertility rate?

Cagliari, with 0.94 children per woman in 2021.

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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