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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 2017, at 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Savona had the lowest, at -8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -4 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Italy was -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1.8Bolzano-Bozen
Lowest-8.9Savona
Median-4107 areas
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Top 40 areas, 2017

Bolzano-Bozen: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBolzano-Bozen1.8Napoli: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsNapoli0Caserta: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaserta-0.3Barletta-Andria-Trani: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarletta-Andria-Trani-0.8Bergamo: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBergamo-1Catania: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatania-1Latina: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatina-1Trento: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrento-1Crotone: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCrotone-1.1Monza e della Brianza: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMonza e della Brianza-1.1Ragusa: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsRagusa-1.1Brescia: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrescia-1.3Treviso: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsTreviso-1.4Milano: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMilano-1.5Prato: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPrato-1.5Bari: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBari-1.6Lodi: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLodi-1.6Verona: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsVerona-1.7Palermo: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalermo-1.8Vicenza: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVicenza-2Lecco: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLecco-2.1Reggio Calabria: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsReggio Calabria-2.2Reggio nell’Emilia: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsReggio nell’Emilia-2.2Padova: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPadova-2.3Roma: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRoma-2.3Como: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsComo-2.5Foggia: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsFoggia-2.6Modena: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsModena-2.6Salerno: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalerno-2.6Vibo Valentia: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsVibo Valentia-2.6Cagliari: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCagliari-2.7Catanzaro: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatanzaro-2.7Siracusa: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSiracusa-2.7Taranto: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsTaranto-2.7Varese: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsVarese-2.7Pordenone: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPordenone-2.8Rimini: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRimini-3Sassari: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSassari-3.2Sondrio: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSondrio-3.3Cosenza: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCosenza-3.4Bolzano-Bozen: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBolzano-Bozen1.8Napoli: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsNapoli0Caserta: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaserta-0.3Barletta-Andria-Trani: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarletta-Andria-Trani-0.8Bergamo: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBergamo-1Catania: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatania-1Latina: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatina-1Trento: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrento-1Crotone: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCrotone-1.1Monza e della Brianza: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMonza e della Brianza-1.1Ragusa: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsRagusa-1.1Brescia: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrescia-1.3Treviso: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsTreviso-1.4Milano: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMilano-1.5Prato: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPrato-1.5Bari: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBari-1.6Lodi: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLodi-1.6Verona: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsVerona-1.7Palermo: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalermo-1.8Vicenza: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVicenza-2Lecco: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLecco-2.1Reggio Calabria: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsReggio Calabria-2.2Reggio nell’Emilia: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsReggio nell’Emilia-2.2Padova: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPadova-2.3Roma: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRoma-2.3Como: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsComo-2.5Foggia: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsFoggia-2.6Modena: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsModena-2.6Salerno: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalerno-2.6Vibo Valentia: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsVibo Valentia-2.6Cagliari: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCagliari-2.7Catanzaro: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatanzaro-2.7Siracusa: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSiracusa-2.7Taranto: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsTaranto-2.7Varese: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsVarese-2.7Pordenone: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPordenone-2.8Rimini: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRimini-3Sassari: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSassari-3.2Sondrio: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSondrio-3.3Cosenza: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCosenza-3.4
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

RankAreas2017
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2016
1Bolzano-Bozen1.8-0.5 pts
2Napoli0-0.5 pts
3Caserta-0.3-0.5 pts
4Barletta-Andria-Trani-0.8-1.1 pts
5Bergamo-1-0.8 pts
5Catania-1-0.8 pts
5Latina-1-0.4 pts
5Trento-1-0.4 pts
9Crotone-1.1-1.4 pts
9Monza e della Brianza-1.1-0.8 pts
9Ragusa-1.1-0.5 pts
12Brescia-1.3-0.9 pts
13Treviso-1.4-0.6 pts
14Milano-1.5-0.7 pts
14Prato-1.5-0.2 pts
16Bari-1.6-0.8 pts
16Lodi-1.6-0.7 pts
18Verona-1.7-0.6 pts
19Palermo-1.8-0.8 pts
20Vicenza-2-0.8 pts
21Lecco-2.1-0.3 pts
22Reggio Calabria-2.2-0.5 pts
22Reggio nell’Emilia-2.2-0.3 pts
24Padova-2.3-0.4 pts
24Roma-2.3-1.1 pts
26Como-2.5-1.1 pts
27Foggia-2.6-1.3 pts
27Modena-2.6-0.5 pts
27Salerno-2.6-0.9 pts
27Vibo Valentia-2.6-0.6 pts
31Cagliari-2.7-0.9 pts
31Catanzaro-2.7-1.3 pts
31Siracusa-2.7-0.9 pts
31Taranto-2.7-0.7 pts
31Varese-2.7-0.9 pts
36Pordenone-2.8-1 pts
37Rimini-3-1.1 pts
38Sassari-3.2-0.1 pts
39Sondrio-3.3-0.9 pts
40Cosenza-3.4-1.2 pts
40Matera-3.4-0.7 pts
42Parma-3.6-0.8 pts
43Caltanissetta-3.7-1.5 pts
43Novara-3.7-0.4 pts
45Brindisi-3.8-1.1 pts
45Mantova-3.8-0.9 pts
45Pescara-3.8-1.5 pts
45Pisa-3.8-0.8 pts
49Avellino-3.9-0.5 pts
49Pesaro e Urbino-3.9-0.8 pts
49Trapani-3.9-1.2 pts
49Venezia-3.9-0.6 pts
53Agrigento-4-1.3 pts
53Cuneo-4-0.7 pts
53Forlì-Cesena-4-1 pts
53Teramo-4-1.4 pts
57Cremona-4.1+0.1 pts
58Bologna-4.3-0.8 pts
58Frosinone-4.3-1.2 pts
58Lecce-4.3-1.2 pts
58Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-4.3-1 pts
62Firenze-4.4-0.9 pts
62Torino-4.4-0.9 pts
64Perugia-4.6-0.9 pts
65Nuoro-4.7-0.4 pts
66Arezzo-4.8-0.7 pts
66L’Aquila-4.8-0.5 pts
66Messina-4.8-1.1 pts
69Potenza-4.9-0.4 pts
70Enna-5-0.8 pts
70Pistoia-5-0.9 pts
70Ravenna-5-0.6 pts
73Ancona-5.1-1.2 pts
73Benevento-5.1-1 pts
75Macerata-5.3-1.4 pts
76Chieti-5.4-1.1 pts
77Campobasso-5.5-0.9 pts
77Udine-5.5-0.9 pts
79Ascoli Piceno-5.6-1.3 pts
80Piacenza-5.7-1 pts
80Sud Sardegna-5.7-1.3 pts
82Gorizia-5.8+0.4 pts
82Siena-5.8-0.7 pts
84Isernia-6-0.7 pts
84Oristano-6-0.5 pts
84Viterbo-6-1.8 pts
87Livorno-6.1-0.4 pts
87Pavia-6.1-1.1 pts
89Lucca-6.2-1.1 pts
90Belluno-6.5-0.8 pts
90Fermo-6.5-2.4 pts
90Rieti-6.5-0.2 pts
93Rovigo-6.8-0.4 pts
94Asti-6.9-0.5 pts
95Grosseto-7-0.9 pts
95Massa-Carrara-7-0.5 pts
95Verbano-Cusio-Ossola-7-1.5 pts
98La Spezia-7.1-1.1 pts
99Terni-7.3-0.9 pts
100Imperia-7.7-1.1 pts
101Trieste-7.8-0.3 pts
102Biella-8.1-0.4 pts
103Genova-8.3-1 pts
104Vercelli-8.4-1.5 pts
105Alessandria-8.5-0.6 pts
106Ferrara-8.6-0.9 pts
107Savona-8.9-1.4 pts

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

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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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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Bolzano-Bozen, with 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Savona, with -8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017.

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