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NUTS 3 areas of Italy by natural change rate

Bolzano-Bozen had the highest natural change rate of 102 areas in 2019, at 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Alessandria had the lowest, at -9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Italy was -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1.5Bolzano-Bozen
Lowest-9.2Alessandria
Median-4.5102 areas
Italy-3.6History

Top 40 areas, 2019

Bolzano-Bozen: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBolzano-Bozen1.5Napoli: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNapoli-0.2Caserta: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaserta-0.5Catania: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatania-1.2Crotone: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCrotone-1.2Barletta-Andria-Trani: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarletta-Andria-Trani-1.3Trento: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrento-1.5Latina: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatina-1.6Bergamo: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBergamo-1.7Ragusa: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsRagusa-1.7Palermo: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalermo-1.8Monza e della Brianza: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMonza e della Brianza-1.9Brescia: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrescia-2Verona: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVerona-2Bari: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBari-2.1Lodi: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLodi-2.1Milano: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMilano-2.2Treviso: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTreviso-2.3Vicenza: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsVicenza-2.3Prato: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPrato-2.6Reggio Calabria: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsReggio Calabria-2.6Salerno: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalerno-2.6Foggia: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsFoggia-2.8Padova: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPadova-2.8Roma: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsRoma-2.8Pordenone: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPordenone-2.9Reggio nell’Emilia: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsReggio nell’Emilia-2.9Vibo Valentia: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsVibo Valentia-3Catanzaro: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatanzaro-3.1Como: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsComo-3.2Lecco: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLecco-3.2Modena: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsModena-3.2Siracusa: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSiracusa-3.2Varese: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsVarese-3.3Rimini: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsRimini-3.5Taranto: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTaranto-3.5Parma: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsParma-3.6Cosenza: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCosenza-3.7Pescara: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPescara-3.7Matera: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMatera-3.8
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

RankAreas2019
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2018
1Bolzano-Bozen1.5-0.2 pts
2Napoli-0.2-0.2 pts
3Caserta-0.5-0.3 pts
4Catania-1.2-0.5 pts
4Crotone-1.2-0.9 pts
6Barletta-Andria-Trani-1.3-0.5 pts
7Trento-1.5-0.3 pts
8Latina-1.6-0.4 pts
9Bergamo-1.7-0.4 pts
9Ragusa-1.7-0.1 pts
11Palermo-1.8-0.3 pts
12Monza e della Brianza-1.9-0.1 pts
13Brescia-2-0.3 pts
13Verona-2-0.4 pts
15Bari-2.1-0.6 pts
15Lodi-2.1+0.4 pts
17Milano-2.2-0.5 pts
18Treviso-2.3-0.5 pts
18Vicenza-2.3-0.2 pts
20Prato-2.6+0.3 pts
20Reggio Calabria-2.6-0.7 pts
20Salerno-2.6-0.3 pts
23Foggia-2.8-0.4 pts
23Padova-2.8-0.3 pts
23Roma-2.8-0.5 pts
26Pordenone-2.9+0.3 pts
26Reggio nell’Emilia-2.9-0.1 pts
28Vibo Valentia-3-0.4 pts
29Catanzaro-3.1+0.1 pts
30Como-3.2-0.3 pts
30Lecco-3.2-0.3 pts
30Modena-3.2-0.8 pts
30Siracusa-3.2-0.5 pts
34Varese-3.3-0.2 pts
35Rimini-3.5-0.6 pts
35Taranto-3.5-0.4 pts
37Parma-3.6-0.3 pts
38Cosenza-3.7-0.9 pts
38Pescara-3.7+0.3 pts
40Matera-3.8-0.5 pts
40Trapani-3.8-0.6 pts
42Lecce-4-0.3 pts
43Sondrio-4.1-0.3 pts
44Brindisi-4.2-0.4 pts
44Cremona-4.2+0.3 pts
46Teramo-4.3-0.8 pts
47Agrigento-4.4-0.9 pts
47Bologna-4.4-0.3 pts
47Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-4.4+0.2 pts
50Avellino-4.5-0.5 pts
50Caltanissetta-4.5-1.2 pts
50Mantova-4.5-0.4 pts
53Forlì-Cesena-4.6-0.9 pts
53Frosinone-4.6-0.5 pts
53Novara-4.6+0.1 pts
53Venezia-4.6-0.4 pts
57Cuneo-4.7-0.2 pts
57Firenze-4.7-0.6 pts
57Perugia-4.7-0.4 pts
60Benevento-4.8-0.1 pts
60Pesaro e Urbino-4.8-0.7 pts
60Pisa-4.8-0.5 pts
63Enna-4.9-0.5 pts
64Macerata-5-0.9 pts
64Messina-5-0.8 pts
64Piacenza-5+0.3 pts
64Pistoia-5-0.7 pts
68Ancona-5.1-0.4 pts
68Chieti-5.1+0.1 pts
68Torino-5.1-0.2 pts
71Arezzo-5.3-0.1 pts
71Ascoli Piceno-5.3+0.4 pts
73Campobasso-5.6+0.3 pts
74L’Aquila-5.7-1 pts
75Potenza-5.8-0.6 pts
76Udine-5.9-0.3 pts
76Viterbo-5.9-0.3 pts
78Fermo-6-1.1 pts
79Isernia-6.1-0.2 pts
79Ravenna-6.1-1.2 pts
81Lucca-6.2+0.1 pts
81Pavia-6.2-0.4 pts
83Rieti-6.3-1 pts
84Belluno-6.4-0.4 pts
84Siena-6.4-0.8 pts
86Gorizia-6.70 pts
87Livorno-6.8-0.5 pts
88Verbano-Cusio-Ossola-7-0.1 pts
89La Spezia-7.3+0.5 pts
89Terni-7.3-0.7 pts
91Rovigo-7.4+0.1 pts
92Grosseto-7.6-1.3 pts
93Asti-7.8-0.2 pts
93Ferrara-7.8+0.2 pts
95Imperia-7.9+0.6 pts
96Massa-Carrara-8-0.5 pts
96Trieste-8-0.4 pts
96Vercelli-8+0.2 pts
99Biella-8.3+0.6 pts
100Genova-8.4+0.2 pts
101Savona-8.8+0.4 pts
102Alessandria-9.2-0.4 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. 5 areas with data in other periods have no value for 2019 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/italy-provinces?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Bolzano-Bozen, with 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Alessandria, with -9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019.

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. 5 areas have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.

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