NUTS 3 areas of Italy by natural change rate, 2024

Bolzano-Bozen had the highest natural change rate of 107 areas in 2024, at 0 per 1,000 inhabitants. Biella had the lowest, at -10 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Italy was -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Lowest-10Biella
Median-5.6107 areas
Italy-4.8History

Top 40 areas, 2024

Bolzano-Bozen: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsBolzano-Bozen0Caserta: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaserta-1.9Napoli: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsNapoli-1.9Ragusa: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRagusa-2Catania: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatania-2.4Barletta-Andria-Trani: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarletta-Andria-Trani-2.5Trento: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrento-2.7Bergamo: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBergamo-3Brescia: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrescia-3Crotone: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCrotone-3Verona: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsVerona-3.1Vicenza: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsVicenza-3.1Milano: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMilano-3.2Lodi: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLodi-3.3Monza e della Brianza: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMonza e della Brianza-3.4Palermo: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalermo-3.4Treviso: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsTreviso-3.4Vibo Valentia: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsVibo Valentia-3.5Bari: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBari-3.6Reggio nell’Emilia: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsReggio nell’Emilia-3.6Reggio Calabria: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsReggio Calabria-3.8Modena: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsModena-3.9Salerno: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalerno-3.9Como: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsComo-4.1Lecco: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLecco-4.2Padova: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPadova-4.2Latina: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatina-4.3Parma: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsParma-4.3Roma: -4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsRoma-4.4Agrigento: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgrigento-4.5Foggia: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsFoggia-4.5Varese: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsVarese-4.6Caltanissetta: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaltanissetta-4.7Catanzaro: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatanzaro-4.7Pordenone: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPordenone-4.7Prato: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPrato-4.7Matera: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMatera-4.8Rimini: -4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsRimini-4.9Bologna: -5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBologna-5.1Siracusa: -5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSiracusa-5.1
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2024
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2023
1Bolzano-Bozen0-0.2 pts
2Caserta-1.9+0.1 pts
2Napoli-1.9+0.1 pts
4Ragusa-2+0.7 pts
5Catania-2.4+0.6 pts
6Barletta-Andria-Trani-2.5+0.1 pts
7Trento-2.7-0.2 pts
8Bergamo-3+0.1 pts
8Brescia-3-0.3 pts
8Crotone-3+0.4 pts
11Verona-3.1+0.3 pts
11Vicenza-3.1+0.1 pts
13Milano-3.2+0.2 pts
14Lodi-3.3+0.2 pts
15Monza e della Brianza-3.4-0.2 pts
15Palermo-3.4+0.4 pts
15Treviso-3.40 pts
18Vibo Valentia-3.5+1.1 pts
19Bari-3.6+0.1 pts
19Reggio nell’Emilia-3.60 pts
21Reggio Calabria-3.8+0.4 pts
22Modena-3.9+0.4 pts
22Salerno-3.9+0.2 pts
24Como-4.10 pts
25Lecco-4.2+0.1 pts
25Padova-4.20 pts
27Latina-4.3-0.3 pts
27Parma-4.3-0.3 pts
29Roma-4.4+0.6 pts
30Agrigento-4.5+1.2 pts
30Foggia-4.5-0.6 pts
32Varese-4.6+0.1 pts
33Caltanissetta-4.7+0.3 pts
33Catanzaro-4.7+0.1 pts
33Pordenone-4.7-0.3 pts
33Prato-4.7-0.8 pts
37Matera-4.8+0.8 pts
38Rimini-4.9-0.3 pts
39Bologna-5.1+0.2 pts
39Siracusa-5.1-0.2 pts
41Cuneo-5.20 pts
41Forlì-Cesena-5.2-0.2 pts
41Sondrio-5.2-0.2 pts
44Brindisi-5.3+0.7 pts
44Cosenza-5.3+0.2 pts
44Piacenza-5.3+0.4 pts
44Pisa-5.3-0.1 pts
44Taranto-5.30 pts
49Novara-5.4-0.1 pts
50Cremona-5.5-0.1 pts
50Enna-5.5+1.2 pts
50Mantova-5.5+0.2 pts
50Teramo-5.5-0.2 pts
54Trapani-5.6-0.2 pts
55Avellino-5.70 pts
55Pesaro e Urbino-5.7-0.1 pts
57Firenze-5.8-0.3 pts
57Pescara-5.80 pts
57Venezia-5.8-0.3 pts
60Cagliari-5.9+0.2 pts
60L’Aquila-5.9+1.2 pts
62Frosinone-6+0.5 pts
63Ancona-6.1-0.1 pts
63Torino-6.1+0.3 pts
65Arezzo-6.2+0.4 pts
65Gorizia-6.2+0.1 pts
65Lecce-6.20 pts
65Messina-6.2+0.3 pts
69Perugia-6.30 pts
70Benevento-6.40 pts
70Chieti-6.4+1.1 pts
70Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-6.4-1.1 pts
73Pistoia-6.5-0.1 pts
73Potenza-6.5+0.7 pts
73Ravenna-6.50 pts
76Ascoli Piceno-6.6-0.4 pts
76Macerata-6.6-0.6 pts
76Sassari-6.6-0.1 pts
76Siena-6.6+0.1 pts
80Udine-6.7-0.1 pts
81Fermo-6.8+0.1 pts
82Pavia-7.1+0.3 pts
83Asti-7.2+0.7 pts
84Lucca-7.3+0.1 pts
85Belluno-7.6-0.3 pts
86Rieti-7.7+0.8 pts
87Campobasso-7.8-0.2 pts
87La Spezia-7.8+0.1 pts
87Livorno-7.80 pts
87Nuoro-7.8-0.4 pts
91Rovigo-7.9-0.2 pts
91Viterbo-7.9-0.7 pts
93Imperia-8.1+1.1 pts
93Verbano-Cusio-Ossola-8.1+0.6 pts
95Genova-8.3+0.3 pts
95Massa-Carrara-8.3+1.1 pts
97Vercelli-8.4+0.5 pts
98Terni-8.6+0.8 pts
99Isernia-8.80 pts
99Trieste-8.8-0.1 pts
101Ferrara-8.9-0.4 pts
102Grosseto-9-0.4 pts
102Sud Sardegna-9+0.2 pts
104Alessandria-9.3+0.2 pts
104Oristano-9.3-0.1 pts
106Savona-9.5+0.4 pts
107Biella-10-0.4 pts

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About this ranking

Live births minus deaths during the year per 1,000 average residents (Eurostat crude rate of natural change).

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. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Bolzano-Bozen, with 0 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Biella, with -10 per 1,000 inhabitants 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, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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