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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 2018, at 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Savona had the lowest, at -9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Italy was -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1.7Bolzano-Bozen
Lowest-9.2Savona
Median-4.1107 areas
Italy-3.2History

Top 40 areas, 2018

Bolzano-Bozen: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBolzano-Bozen1.7Napoli: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsNapoli0Caserta: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaserta-0.2Crotone: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCrotone-0.3Catania: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatania-0.7Barletta-Andria-Trani: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarletta-Andria-Trani-0.8Latina: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatina-1.2Trento: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrento-1.2Bergamo: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBergamo-1.3Bari: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBari-1.5Palermo: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalermo-1.5Ragusa: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsRagusa-1.6Verona: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsVerona-1.6Brescia: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrescia-1.7Milano: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMilano-1.7Monza e della Brianza: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMonza e della Brianza-1.8Treviso: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsTreviso-1.8Reggio Calabria: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsReggio Calabria-1.9Vicenza: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsVicenza-2.1Roma: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRoma-2.3Salerno: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalerno-2.3Foggia: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsFoggia-2.4Modena: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsModena-2.4Lodi: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLodi-2.5Padova: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPadova-2.5Cagliari: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCagliari-2.6Vibo Valentia: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsVibo Valentia-2.6Siracusa: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSiracusa-2.7Cosenza: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCosenza-2.8Reggio nell’Emilia: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsReggio nell’Emilia-2.8Como: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsComo-2.9Lecco: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLecco-2.9Prato: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPrato-2.9Rimini: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsRimini-2.9Taranto: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsTaranto-3.1Varese: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsVarese-3.1Catanzaro: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatanzaro-3.2Pordenone: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPordenone-3.2Trapani: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrapani-3.2Caltanissetta: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaltanissetta-3.3
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

RankAreas2018
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2017
1Bolzano-Bozen1.7-0.1 pts
2Napoli00 pts
3Caserta-0.2+0.1 pts
4Crotone-0.3+0.8 pts
5Catania-0.7+0.3 pts
6Barletta-Andria-Trani-0.80 pts
7Latina-1.2-0.2 pts
7Trento-1.2-0.2 pts
9Bergamo-1.3-0.3 pts
10Bari-1.5+0.1 pts
10Palermo-1.5+0.3 pts
12Ragusa-1.6-0.5 pts
12Verona-1.6+0.1 pts
14Brescia-1.7-0.4 pts
14Milano-1.7-0.2 pts
16Monza e della Brianza-1.8-0.7 pts
16Treviso-1.8-0.4 pts
18Reggio Calabria-1.9+0.3 pts
19Vicenza-2.1-0.1 pts
20Roma-2.30 pts
20Salerno-2.3+0.3 pts
22Foggia-2.4+0.2 pts
22Modena-2.4+0.2 pts
24Lodi-2.5-0.9 pts
24Padova-2.5-0.2 pts
26Cagliari-2.6+0.1 pts
26Vibo Valentia-2.60 pts
28Siracusa-2.70 pts
29Cosenza-2.8+0.6 pts
29Reggio nell’Emilia-2.8-0.6 pts
31Como-2.9-0.4 pts
31Lecco-2.9-0.8 pts
31Prato-2.9-1.4 pts
31Rimini-2.9+0.1 pts
35Taranto-3.1-0.4 pts
35Varese-3.1-0.4 pts
37Catanzaro-3.2-0.5 pts
37Pordenone-3.2-0.4 pts
37Trapani-3.2+0.7 pts
40Caltanissetta-3.3+0.4 pts
40Matera-3.3+0.1 pts
40Parma-3.3+0.3 pts
43Agrigento-3.5+0.5 pts
43Teramo-3.5+0.5 pts
45Sassari-3.6-0.4 pts
46Forlì-Cesena-3.7+0.3 pts
46Lecce-3.7+0.6 pts
48Brindisi-3.80 pts
48Sondrio-3.8-0.5 pts
50Avellino-4-0.1 pts
50Pescara-4-0.2 pts
52Bologna-4.1+0.2 pts
52Firenze-4.1+0.3 pts
52Frosinone-4.1+0.2 pts
52Macerata-4.1+1.2 pts
52Mantova-4.1-0.3 pts
52Pesaro e Urbino-4.1-0.2 pts
58Messina-4.2+0.6 pts
58Venezia-4.2-0.3 pts
60Perugia-4.3+0.3 pts
60Pisa-4.3-0.5 pts
60Pistoia-4.3+0.7 pts
63Enna-4.4+0.6 pts
64Cremona-4.5-0.4 pts
64Cuneo-4.5-0.5 pts
66Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-4.6-0.3 pts
67Ancona-4.7+0.4 pts
67Benevento-4.7+0.4 pts
67L’Aquila-4.7+0.1 pts
67Novara-4.7-1 pts
71Fermo-4.9+1.6 pts
71Nuoro-4.9-0.2 pts
71Ravenna-4.9+0.1 pts
71Torino-4.9-0.5 pts
75Arezzo-5.2-0.4 pts
75Chieti-5.2+0.2 pts
75Potenza-5.2-0.3 pts
78Piacenza-5.3+0.4 pts
78Rieti-5.3+1.2 pts
78Sud Sardegna-5.3+0.4 pts
81Siena-5.6+0.2 pts
81Udine-5.6-0.1 pts
81Viterbo-5.6+0.4 pts
84Ascoli Piceno-5.7-0.1 pts
85Pavia-5.8+0.3 pts
86Campobasso-5.9-0.4 pts
86Isernia-5.9+0.1 pts
88Belluno-6+0.5 pts
89Grosseto-6.3+0.7 pts
89Livorno-6.3-0.2 pts
89Lucca-6.3-0.1 pts
92Terni-6.6+0.7 pts
93Gorizia-6.7-0.9 pts
93Oristano-6.7-0.7 pts
95Verbano-Cusio-Ossola-6.9+0.1 pts
96Massa-Carrara-7.5-0.5 pts
96Rovigo-7.5-0.7 pts
98Asti-7.6-0.7 pts
98Trieste-7.6+0.2 pts
100La Spezia-7.8-0.7 pts
101Ferrara-8+0.6 pts
102Vercelli-8.2+0.2 pts
103Imperia-8.5-0.8 pts
104Genova-8.6-0.3 pts
105Alessandria-8.8-0.3 pts
106Biella-8.9-0.8 pts
107Savona-9.2-0.3 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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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, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table

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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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Bolzano-Bozen, with 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Savona, with -9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018.

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