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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 2021, at 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Savona had the lowest, at -10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Italy was -5.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest0.4Bolzano-Bozen
Lowest-10.4Savona
Median-5.9107 areas
Italy-5.1History

Top 40 areas, 2021

Bolzano-Bozen: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBolzano-Bozen0.4Caserta: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaserta-2.1Trento: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrento-2.2Bergamo: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBergamo-2.3Napoli: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsNapoli-2.3Ragusa: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRagusa-2.3Barletta-Andria-Trani: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarletta-Andria-Trani-2.8Catania: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatania-2.9Vicenza: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsVicenza-3Verona: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsVerona-3.1Milano: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMilano-3.2Monza e della Brianza: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMonza e della Brianza-3.2Latina: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatina-3.3Treviso: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTreviso-3.3Lodi: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLodi-3.4Brescia: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrescia-3.5Palermo: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalermo-3.7Crotone: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCrotone-3.8Reggio nell’Emilia: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsReggio nell’Emilia-3.9Modena: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsModena-4.1Padova: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPadova-4.2Roma: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRoma-4.3Salerno: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalerno-4.3Catanzaro: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatanzaro-4.5Parma: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsParma-4.5Cagliari: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCagliari-4.6Como: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsComo-4.6Bari: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBari-4.7Sondrio: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSondrio-4.7Varese: -4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsVarese-4.9Lecco: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLecco-5Matera: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMatera-5Pordenone: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPordenone-5Reggio Calabria: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsReggio Calabria-5Vibo Valentia: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsVibo Valentia-5Brindisi: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrindisi-5.2Cremona: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCremona-5.2Foggia: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsFoggia-5.2Siracusa: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSiracusa-5.2Cuneo: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuneo-5.5
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

RankAreas2021
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2020
1Bolzano-Bozen0.4+0.9 pts
2Caserta-2.1-0.6 pts
3Trento-2.2+2.4 pts
4Bergamo-2.3+5.4 pts
4Napoli-2.3-0.7 pts
4Ragusa-2.3+0.2 pts
7Barletta-Andria-Trani-2.8+0.5 pts
8Catania-2.9-0.6 pts
9Vicenza-3+1.2 pts
10Verona-3.1+1.6 pts
11Milano-3.2+2.3 pts
11Monza e della Brianza-3.2+1.8 pts
13Latina-3.3-0.2 pts
13Treviso-3.3+0.5 pts
15Lodi-3.4+4.5 pts
16Brescia-3.5+2.4 pts
17Palermo-3.7-0.6 pts
18Crotone-3.8-1.2 pts
19Reggio nell’Emilia-3.9+0.8 pts
20Modena-4.1+0.8 pts
21Padova-4.2+0.2 pts
22Roma-4.3-0.4 pts
22Salerno-4.3-1 pts
24Catanzaro-4.5-0.9 pts
24Parma-4.5+2.8 pts
26Cagliari-4.6+0.3 pts
26Como-4.6+1.8 pts
28Bari-4.7-0.9 pts
28Sondrio-4.7+2.8 pts
30Varese-4.9+1.7 pts
31Lecco-5+2.2 pts
31Matera-5-0.2 pts
31Pordenone-5+0.2 pts
31Reggio Calabria-5-1.6 pts
31Vibo Valentia-5-1.4 pts
36Brindisi-5.2-0.2 pts
36Cremona-5.2+5.9 pts
36Foggia-5.20 pts
36Siracusa-5.2-1 pts
40Cuneo-5.5+1.9 pts
40Prato-5.5-1.2 pts
40Rimini-5.5+0.6 pts
40Trapani-5.5-1.1 pts
44Novara-5.6+2 pts
44Pescara-5.6-0.1 pts
44Pisa-5.6+0.3 pts
44Teramo-5.6+0.2 pts
48Cosenza-5.7-1.2 pts
48Firenze-5.7+0.7 pts
48Sassari-5.7+0.6 pts
51Agrigento-5.8-1.2 pts
51Bologna-5.8+0.4 pts
53Caltanissetta-5.9-1.6 pts
53Pesaro e Urbino-5.9+2 pts
53Taranto-5.9-1.3 pts
53Venezia-5.9+0.6 pts
57Lecce-6-0.8 pts
57Mantova-6+1.5 pts
59Avellino-6.1+0.2 pts
59Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-6.1+2.2 pts
61Piacenza-6.4+4.4 pts
62Torino-6.5+1.5 pts
63Forlì-Cesena-6.6-0.6 pts
64Messina-6.7-1.1 pts
65Benevento-6.8-0.9 pts
65Chieti-6.8-0.3 pts
65Enna-6.8-0.1 pts
65Frosinone-6.8-1.2 pts
65Perugia-6.8-0.8 pts
70Belluno-6.9+1.2 pts
70L’Aquila-6.9-0.5 pts
72Arezzo-7-0.3 pts
73Viterbo-7.1-0.2 pts
74Ascoli Piceno-7.2-0.4 pts
74Macerata-7.2-0.5 pts
74Potenza-7.2-0.9 pts
77Ancona-7.3-0.7 pts
77Ravenna-7.30 pts
79Pistoia-7.4-1 pts
79Siena-7.4-0.3 pts
81Nuoro-7.5-0.3 pts
81Verbano-Cusio-Ossola-7.5+1.8 pts
83Pavia-7.6+3.3 pts
84Lucca-7.70 pts
85Livorno-8+0.2 pts
86Fermo-8.1-1.3 pts
86Grosseto-8.1+0.3 pts
86Rieti-8.1-0.1 pts
89Gorizia-8.3-0.6 pts
89Udine-8.3-0.7 pts
91Sud Sardegna-8.4-0.8 pts
91Terni-8.4+0.3 pts
93La Spezia-8.6+1.2 pts
94Isernia-8.9+0.1 pts
94Massa-Carrara-8.9+1.8 pts
94Oristano-8.9+0.4 pts
97Campobasso-9-1.6 pts
97Genova-9+2.8 pts
99Asti-9.1+2.5 pts
100Imperia-9.2+0.7 pts
100Rovigo-9.2+0.3 pts
102Vercelli-9.3+3.6 pts
103Alessandria-9.7+3.7 pts
104Biella-9.8+3.2 pts
105Trieste-100 pts
106Ferrara-10.2-0.2 pts
107Savona-10.4+0.9 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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Bolzano-Bozen, with 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Savona, with -10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

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