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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 2020, at -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Alessandria had the lowest, at -13.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -6.4 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Italy was -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest-0.5Bolzano-Bozen
Lowest-13.4Alessandria
Median-6.4107 areas
Italy-5.6History

Top 40 areas, 2020

Bolzano-Bozen: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBolzano-Bozen-0.5Caserta: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaserta-1.5Napoli: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsNapoli-1.6Catania: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatania-2.3Ragusa: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsRagusa-2.5Crotone: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCrotone-2.6Latina: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatina-3.1Palermo: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalermo-3.1Barletta-Andria-Trani: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarletta-Andria-Trani-3.3Salerno: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalerno-3.3Reggio Calabria: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsReggio Calabria-3.4Catanzaro: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatanzaro-3.6Vibo Valentia: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsVibo Valentia-3.6Bari: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBari-3.8Treviso: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsTreviso-3.8Roma: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsRoma-3.9Siracusa: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSiracusa-4.2Vicenza: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVicenza-4.2Caltanissetta: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaltanissetta-4.3Prato: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPrato-4.3Padova: -4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsPadova-4.4Trapani: -4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrapani-4.4Cosenza: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCosenza-4.5Agrigento: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgrigento-4.6Taranto: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTaranto-4.6Trento: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrento-4.6Reggio nell’Emilia: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsReggio nell’Emilia-4.7Verona: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsVerona-4.7Matera: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMatera-4.8Cagliari: -4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCagliari-4.9Modena: -4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsModena-4.9Brindisi: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrindisi-5Monza e della Brianza: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMonza e della Brianza-5Foggia: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsFoggia-5.2Lecce: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLecce-5.2Pordenone: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPordenone-5.2Milano: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMilano-5.5Pescara: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPescara-5.5Frosinone: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsFrosinone-5.6Messina: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMessina-5.6
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

RankAreas2020
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2019
1Bolzano-Bozen-0.5-2 pts
2Caserta-1.5-1 pts
3Napoli-1.6-1.4 pts
4Catania-2.3-1.1 pts
5Ragusa-2.5-0.8 pts
6Crotone-2.6-1.4 pts
7Latina-3.1-1.5 pts
7Palermo-3.1-1.3 pts
9Barletta-Andria-Trani-3.3-2 pts
9Salerno-3.3-0.7 pts
11Reggio Calabria-3.4-0.8 pts
12Catanzaro-3.6-0.5 pts
12Vibo Valentia-3.6-0.6 pts
14Bari-3.8-1.7 pts
14Treviso-3.8-1.5 pts
16Roma-3.9-1.1 pts
17Siracusa-4.2-1 pts
17Vicenza-4.2-1.9 pts
19Caltanissetta-4.3+0.2 pts
19Prato-4.3-1.7 pts
21Padova-4.4-1.6 pts
21Trapani-4.4-0.6 pts
23Cosenza-4.5-0.8 pts
24Agrigento-4.6-0.2 pts
24Taranto-4.6-1.1 pts
24Trento-4.6-3.1 pts
27Reggio nell’Emilia-4.7-1.8 pts
27Verona-4.7-2.7 pts
29Matera-4.8-1 pts
30Cagliari-4.9n/a
30Modena-4.9-1.7 pts
32Brindisi-5-0.8 pts
32Monza e della Brianza-5-3.1 pts
34Foggia-5.2-2.4 pts
34Lecce-5.2-1.2 pts
34Pordenone-5.2-2.3 pts
37Milano-5.5-3.3 pts
37Pescara-5.5-1.8 pts
39Frosinone-5.6-1 pts
39Messina-5.6-0.6 pts
41Teramo-5.8-1.5 pts
42Benevento-5.9-1.1 pts
42Brescia-5.9-3.9 pts
42Pisa-5.9-1.1 pts
45Forlì-Cesena-6-1.4 pts
45Perugia-6-1.3 pts
47Rimini-6.1-2.6 pts
48Bologna-6.2-1.8 pts
49Avellino-6.3-1.8 pts
49Potenza-6.3-0.5 pts
49Sassari-6.3n/a
52Como-6.4-3.2 pts
52Firenze-6.4-1.7 pts
52L’Aquila-6.4-0.7 pts
52Pistoia-6.4-1.4 pts
56Chieti-6.5-1.4 pts
56Venezia-6.5-1.9 pts
58Ancona-6.6-1.5 pts
58Varese-6.6-3.3 pts
60Arezzo-6.7-1.4 pts
60Enna-6.7-1.8 pts
60Macerata-6.7-1.7 pts
63Ascoli Piceno-6.8-1.5 pts
63Fermo-6.8-0.8 pts
65Viterbo-6.9-1 pts
66Siena-7.1-0.7 pts
67Lecco-7.2-4 pts
67Nuoro-7.2n/a
69Parma-7.3-3.7 pts
69Ravenna-7.3-1.2 pts
71Campobasso-7.4-1.8 pts
71Cuneo-7.4-2.7 pts
73Mantova-7.5-3 pts
73Sondrio-7.5-3.4 pts
75Novara-7.6-3 pts
75Sud Sardegna-7.6n/a
75Udine-7.6-1.7 pts
78Bergamo-7.7-6 pts
78Gorizia-7.7-1 pts
78Lucca-7.7-1.5 pts
81Lodi-7.9-5.8 pts
81Pesaro e Urbino-7.9-3.1 pts
83Rieti-8-1.7 pts
83Torino-8-2.9 pts
85Belluno-8.1-1.7 pts
86Livorno-8.2-1.4 pts
87Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-8.3-3.9 pts
88Grosseto-8.4-0.8 pts
89Terni-8.7-1.4 pts
90Isernia-9-2.9 pts
91Oristano-9.3n/a
91Verbano-Cusio-Ossola-9.3-2.3 pts
93Rovigo-9.5-2.1 pts
94La Spezia-9.8-2.5 pts
95Imperia-9.9-2 pts
96Ferrara-10-2.2 pts
96Trieste-10-2 pts
98Massa-Carrara-10.7-2.7 pts
99Piacenza-10.8-5.8 pts
100Pavia-10.9-4.7 pts
101Cremona-11.1-6.9 pts
102Savona-11.3-2.5 pts
103Asti-11.6-3.8 pts
104Genova-11.8-3.4 pts
105Vercelli-12.9-4.9 pts
106Biella-13-4.7 pts
107Alessandria-13.4-4.2 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Bolzano-Bozen, with -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Alessandria, with -13.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020.

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