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NUTS 3 areas of Italy by natural change rate

Bolzano-Bozen had the highest natural change rate of 107 areas in 2015, at 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Trieste had the lowest, at -8.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Italy was -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1.9Bolzano-Bozen
Lowest-8.5Trieste
Median-3.6107 areas
Italy-2.7History

Top 40 areas, 2015

Bolzano-Bozen: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBolzano-Bozen1.9Caserta: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaserta0.3Napoli: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsNapoli0Catania: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatania-0.2Crotone: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCrotone-0.3Trento: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrento-0.4Barletta-Andria-Trani: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarletta-Andria-Trani-0.5Monza e della Brianza: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMonza e della Brianza-0.5Bergamo: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBergamo-0.6Brescia: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrescia-0.6Latina: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatina-0.8Palermo: -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalermo-0.9Treviso: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsTreviso-1.1Bari: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBari-1.2Milano: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMilano-1.2Ragusa: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRagusa-1.2Verona: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVerona-1.2Roma: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRoma-1.3Vicenza: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsVicenza-1.3Como: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsComo-1.5Reggio nell’Emilia: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsReggio nell’Emilia-1.5Foggia: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsFoggia-1.6Lodi: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLodi-1.6Prato: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPrato-1.6Cagliari: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCagliari-1.7Padova: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPadova-1.7Lecco: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLecco-1.8Taranto: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsTaranto-1.8Modena: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsModena-1.9Reggio Calabria: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsReggio Calabria-1.9Catanzaro: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatanzaro-2Rimini: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRimini-2Varese: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVarese-2Siracusa: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSiracusa-2.1Caltanissetta: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaltanissetta-2.2Pordenone: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPordenone-2.2Vibo Valentia: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsVibo Valentia-2.3Salerno: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalerno-2.4Sassari: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSassari-2.4Sondrio: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSondrio-2.4
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

RankAreas2015
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2014
1Bolzano-Bozen1.9-0.8 pts
2Caserta0.3-0.6 pts
3Napoli0-0.8 pts
4Catania-0.2-1 pts
5Crotone-0.3-0.6 pts
6Trento-0.4-0.6 pts
7Barletta-Andria-Trani-0.5-1.3 pts
7Monza e della Brianza-0.5-0.8 pts
9Bergamo-0.6-1.3 pts
9Brescia-0.6-1 pts
11Latina-0.8-1.3 pts
12Palermo-0.9-0.9 pts
13Treviso-1.1-1.4 pts
14Bari-1.2-0.8 pts
14Milano-1.2-1.2 pts
14Ragusa-1.2-0.7 pts
14Verona-1.2-1.2 pts
18Roma-1.3-0.9 pts
18Vicenza-1.3-1.2 pts
20Como-1.5-0.9 pts
20Reggio nell’Emilia-1.5-0.8 pts
22Foggia-1.6-1 pts
22Lodi-1.6-1.3 pts
22Prato-1.6-1.1 pts
25Cagliari-1.7-0.8 pts
25Padova-1.7-1.1 pts
27Lecco-1.8-1 pts
27Taranto-1.8-1 pts
29Modena-1.9-0.8 pts
29Reggio Calabria-1.9-0.5 pts
31Catanzaro-2-0.7 pts
31Rimini-2-1.1 pts
31Varese-2-1.3 pts
34Siracusa-2.1-1.1 pts
35Caltanissetta-2.2-0.5 pts
35Pordenone-2.2-1.6 pts
37Vibo Valentia-2.3-0.9 pts
38Salerno-2.4-1.3 pts
38Sassari-2.4-0.6 pts
38Sondrio-2.4-0.4 pts
41Cosenza-2.5-0.5 pts
42Parma-3-0.3 pts
43Matera-3.1-0.8 pts
43Pescara-3.1-1 pts
45Brindisi-3.2-1.2 pts
45Forlì-Cesena-3.2-1 pts
45Pesaro e Urbino-3.2-1.1 pts
48Agrigento-3.3-1.6 pts
48Frosinone-3.3-0.5 pts
50Mantova-3.4-1.4 pts
51Venezia-3.5-0.7 pts
52Lecce-3.6-1.3 pts
52Novara-3.6-1.3 pts
52Pisa-3.6-1.6 pts
52Teramo-3.6-1.4 pts
52Trapani-3.6-1.1 pts
57Pistoia-3.8-0.9 pts
57Torino-3.8-1.5 pts
59Cuneo-3.9-1.2 pts
60Ancona-4-1 pts
60Cremona-4-1.3 pts
62Enna-4.1-0.1 pts
62L’Aquila-4.1-0.3 pts
62Perugia-4.1-1.5 pts
62Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-4.1-2.8 pts
66Bologna-4.2-1.4 pts
67Avellino-4.3-0.9 pts
67Nuoro-4.3-1.1 pts
69Firenze-4.4-1.7 pts
69Macerata-4.4-1.2 pts
71Potenza-4.5-0.8 pts
72Chieti-4.6-1.2 pts
72Messina-4.6-1.3 pts
74Fermo-4.7-1.2 pts
74Ravenna-4.7-1.4 pts
74Sud Sardegna-4.7-1.2 pts
77Arezzo-4.8-1.5 pts
77Ascoli Piceno-4.8-1.8 pts
79Isernia-5-0.3 pts
79Piacenza-5-1.1 pts
81Benevento-5.1-1.1 pts
82Udine-5.2-1.4 pts
83Pavia-5.3-1.2 pts
83Viterbo-5.3-1.6 pts
85Rieti-5.4-0.7 pts
85Siena-5.4-1.8 pts
87Campobasso-5.7-1.5 pts
88Lucca-5.8-1.4 pts
89Gorizia-5.9-0.5 pts
90Belluno-6-0.8 pts
90Livorno-6-1.2 pts
90Oristano-6-1.3 pts
93Rovigo-6.4-0.7 pts
94Verbano-Cusio-Ossola-6.6-2 pts
95Grosseto-6.7-1.2 pts
96Asti-6.8-1.4 pts
97Imperia-7-0.6 pts
97Terni-7-1.9 pts
99Vercelli-7.2-1.3 pts
100La Spezia-7.5-1.2 pts
101Massa-Carrara-7.6-2.1 pts
102Genova-8.1-1.8 pts
102Savona-8.1-1.8 pts
104Biella-8.2-2.2 pts
104Ferrara-8.2-1.8 pts
106Alessandria-8.3-1.4 pts
107Trieste-8.5-1.7 pts

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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.

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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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Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of Italy by natural change rate, 2015. Eurostat, European Commission, 21 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/italy-provinces?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). NUTS 3 areas of Italy by natural change rate, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/italy-provinces?period=2015.

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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Bolzano-Bozen, with 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Trieste, with -8.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015.

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