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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 2016, at 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Alessandria had the lowest, at -7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Italy was -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2.3Bolzano-Bozen
Lowest-7.9Alessandria
Median-3.1107 areas
Italy-2.4History

Top 40 areas, 2016

Bolzano-Bozen: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBolzano-Bozen2.3Napoli: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsNapoli0.5Barletta-Andria-Trani: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarletta-Andria-Trani0.3Crotone: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCrotone0.3Caserta: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaserta0.2Bergamo: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBergamo-0.2Catania: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatania-0.2Monza e della Brianza: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMonza e della Brianza-0.3Brescia: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrescia-0.4Latina: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatina-0.6Ragusa: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsRagusa-0.6Trento: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrento-0.6Bari: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBari-0.8Milano: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMilano-0.8Treviso: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsTreviso-0.8Lodi: -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLodi-0.9Palermo: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalermo-1Verona: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsVerona-1.1Roma: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRoma-1.2Vicenza: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVicenza-1.2Foggia: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsFoggia-1.3Prato: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPrato-1.3Catanzaro: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatanzaro-1.4Como: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsComo-1.4Reggio Calabria: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsReggio Calabria-1.7Salerno: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalerno-1.7Cagliari: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCagliari-1.8Lecco: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLecco-1.8Pordenone: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPordenone-1.8Siracusa: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSiracusa-1.8Varese: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsVarese-1.8Padova: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPadova-1.9Reggio nell’Emilia: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsReggio nell’Emilia-1.9Rimini: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsRimini-1.9Taranto: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsTaranto-2Vibo Valentia: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVibo Valentia-2Modena: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsModena-2.1Caltanissetta: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaltanissetta-2.2Cosenza: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCosenza-2.2Pescara: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPescara-2.3
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

RankAreas2016
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2015
1Bolzano-Bozen2.3+0.4 pts
2Napoli0.5+0.5 pts
3Barletta-Andria-Trani0.3+0.8 pts
3Crotone0.3+0.6 pts
5Caserta0.2-0.1 pts
6Bergamo-0.2+0.4 pts
6Catania-0.20 pts
8Monza e della Brianza-0.3+0.2 pts
9Brescia-0.4+0.2 pts
10Latina-0.6+0.2 pts
10Ragusa-0.6+0.6 pts
10Trento-0.6-0.2 pts
13Bari-0.8+0.4 pts
13Milano-0.8+0.4 pts
13Treviso-0.8+0.3 pts
16Lodi-0.9+0.7 pts
17Palermo-1-0.1 pts
18Verona-1.1+0.1 pts
19Roma-1.2+0.1 pts
19Vicenza-1.2+0.1 pts
21Foggia-1.3+0.3 pts
21Prato-1.3+0.3 pts
23Catanzaro-1.4+0.6 pts
23Como-1.4+0.1 pts
25Reggio Calabria-1.7+0.2 pts
25Salerno-1.7+0.7 pts
27Cagliari-1.8-0.1 pts
27Lecco-1.80 pts
27Pordenone-1.8+0.4 pts
27Siracusa-1.8+0.3 pts
27Varese-1.8+0.2 pts
32Padova-1.9-0.2 pts
32Reggio nell’Emilia-1.9-0.4 pts
32Rimini-1.9+0.1 pts
35Taranto-2-0.2 pts
35Vibo Valentia-2+0.3 pts
37Modena-2.1-0.2 pts
38Caltanissetta-2.20 pts
38Cosenza-2.2+0.3 pts
40Pescara-2.3+0.8 pts
41Sondrio-2.40 pts
42Teramo-2.6+1 pts
43Agrigento-2.7+0.6 pts
43Brindisi-2.7+0.5 pts
43Matera-2.7+0.4 pts
43Trapani-2.7+0.9 pts
47Parma-2.8+0.2 pts
48Mantova-2.9+0.5 pts
49Forlì-Cesena-3+0.2 pts
49Pisa-3+0.6 pts
51Frosinone-3.1+0.2 pts
51Lecce-3.1+0.5 pts
51Pesaro e Urbino-3.1+0.1 pts
51Sassari-3.1-0.7 pts
55Cuneo-3.3+0.6 pts
55Novara-3.3+0.3 pts
55Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-3.3+0.8 pts
55Venezia-3.3+0.2 pts
59Avellino-3.4+0.9 pts
60Bologna-3.5+0.7 pts
60Firenze-3.5+0.9 pts
60Torino-3.5+0.3 pts
63Messina-3.7+0.9 pts
63Perugia-3.7+0.4 pts
65Ancona-3.9+0.1 pts
65Macerata-3.9+0.5 pts
67Arezzo-4.1+0.7 pts
67Benevento-4.1+1 pts
67Fermo-4.1+0.6 pts
67Pistoia-4.1-0.3 pts
71Cremona-4.2-0.2 pts
71Enna-4.2-0.1 pts
71Viterbo-4.2+1.1 pts
74Ascoli Piceno-4.3+0.5 pts
74Chieti-4.3+0.3 pts
74L’Aquila-4.3-0.2 pts
74Nuoro-4.30 pts
78Ravenna-4.4+0.3 pts
78Sud Sardegna-4.4+0.3 pts
80Potenza-4.50 pts
81Campobasso-4.6+1.1 pts
81Udine-4.6+0.6 pts
83Piacenza-4.7+0.3 pts
84Pavia-5+0.3 pts
85Lucca-5.1+0.7 pts
85Siena-5.1+0.3 pts
87Isernia-5.3-0.3 pts
88Oristano-5.5+0.5 pts
88Verbano-Cusio-Ossola-5.5+1.1 pts
90Belluno-5.7+0.3 pts
90Livorno-5.7+0.3 pts
92La Spezia-6+1.5 pts
93Grosseto-6.1+0.6 pts
94Gorizia-6.2-0.3 pts
95Rieti-6.3-0.9 pts
96Asti-6.4+0.4 pts
96Rovigo-6.40 pts
96Terni-6.4+0.6 pts
99Massa-Carrara-6.5+1.1 pts
100Imperia-6.6+0.4 pts
101Vercelli-6.9+0.3 pts
102Genova-7.3+0.8 pts
103Savona-7.5+0.6 pts
103Trieste-7.5+1 pts
105Biella-7.7+0.5 pts
105Ferrara-7.7+0.5 pts
107Alessandria-7.9+0.4 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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Bolzano-Bozen, with 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Alessandria, with -7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016.

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