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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 2022, at -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Savona had the lowest, at -10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -6.4 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Italy was -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest-0.6Bolzano-Bozen
Lowest-10.9Savona
Median-6.4107 areas
Italy-5.5History

Top 40 areas, 2022

Bolzano-Bozen: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBolzano-Bozen-0.6Caserta: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaserta-1.8Napoli: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNapoli-2.1Barletta-Andria-Trani: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarletta-Andria-Trani-2.6Trento: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrento-2.6Ragusa: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsRagusa-2.7Catania: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatania-3.1Brescia: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrescia-3.4Palermo: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalermo-3.6Bari: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBari-3.7Crotone: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCrotone-3.7Monza e della Brianza: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMonza e della Brianza-3.7Treviso: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsTreviso-3.7Bergamo: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBergamo-3.8Verona: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsVerona-3.8Milano: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMilano-3.9Vicenza: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsVicenza-3.9Lodi: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLodi-4.1Latina: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatina-4.2Modena: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsModena-4.3Reggio nell’Emilia: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsReggio nell’Emilia-4.3Roma: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsRoma-4.5Salerno: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalerno-4.5Foggia: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsFoggia-4.6Padova: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPadova-4.6Parma: -4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsParma-4.9Pordenone: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPordenone-5Reggio Calabria: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsReggio Calabria-5Catanzaro: -5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatanzaro-5.1Como: -5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsComo-5.1Lecco: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLecco-5.2Vibo Valentia: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVibo Valentia-5.2Prato: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPrato-5.3Varese: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsVarese-5.3Agrigento: -5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgrigento-5.4Rimini: -5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsRimini-5.4Sondrio: -5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSondrio-5.4Cosenza: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCosenza-5.5Siracusa: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSiracusa-5.5Taranto: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTaranto-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

RankAreas2022
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2021
1Bolzano-Bozen-0.6-1 pts
2Caserta-1.8+0.3 pts
3Napoli-2.1+0.2 pts
4Barletta-Andria-Trani-2.6+0.2 pts
4Trento-2.6-0.4 pts
6Ragusa-2.7-0.4 pts
7Catania-3.1-0.2 pts
8Brescia-3.4+0.1 pts
9Palermo-3.6+0.1 pts
10Bari-3.7+1 pts
10Crotone-3.7+0.1 pts
10Monza e della Brianza-3.7-0.5 pts
10Treviso-3.7-0.4 pts
14Bergamo-3.8-1.5 pts
14Verona-3.8-0.7 pts
16Milano-3.9-0.7 pts
16Vicenza-3.9-0.9 pts
18Lodi-4.1-0.7 pts
19Latina-4.2-0.9 pts
20Modena-4.3-0.2 pts
20Reggio nell’Emilia-4.3-0.4 pts
22Roma-4.5-0.2 pts
22Salerno-4.5-0.2 pts
24Foggia-4.6+0.6 pts
24Padova-4.6-0.4 pts
26Parma-4.9-0.4 pts
27Pordenone-50 pts
27Reggio Calabria-50 pts
29Catanzaro-5.1-0.6 pts
29Como-5.1-0.5 pts
31Lecco-5.2-0.2 pts
31Vibo Valentia-5.2-0.2 pts
33Prato-5.3+0.2 pts
33Varese-5.3-0.4 pts
35Agrigento-5.4+0.4 pts
35Rimini-5.4+0.1 pts
35Sondrio-5.4-0.7 pts
38Cosenza-5.5+0.2 pts
38Siracusa-5.5-0.3 pts
38Taranto-5.5+0.4 pts
41Bologna-5.7+0.1 pts
41Brindisi-5.7-0.5 pts
41Caltanissetta-5.7+0.2 pts
44Forlì-Cesena-5.8+0.8 pts
45Mantova-6.1-0.1 pts
45Matera-6.1-1.1 pts
45Pescara-6.1-0.5 pts
45Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-6.10 pts
49Cremona-6.2-1 pts
49Cuneo-6.2-0.7 pts
49Piacenza-6.2+0.2 pts
49Trapani-6.2-0.7 pts
53Lecce-6.4-0.4 pts
53Novara-6.4-0.8 pts
53Teramo-6.4-0.8 pts
56Avellino-6.5-0.4 pts
56Benevento-6.5+0.3 pts
56Pisa-6.5-0.9 pts
59Cagliari-6.6-2 pts
59Frosinone-6.6+0.2 pts
59Venezia-6.6-0.7 pts
62Pesaro e Urbino-6.7-0.8 pts
62Pistoia-6.7+0.7 pts
64Firenze-6.8-1.1 pts
65Perugia-7-0.2 pts
66Torino-7.1-0.6 pts
67Ancona-7.2+0.1 pts
68Fermo-7.3+0.8 pts
68Sassari-7.3-1.6 pts
70Chieti-7.4-0.6 pts
70Gorizia-7.4+0.9 pts
70L’Aquila-7.4-0.5 pts
70Ravenna-7.4-0.1 pts
74Arezzo-7.5-0.5 pts
74Messina-7.5-0.8 pts
74Udine-7.5+0.8 pts
77Ascoli Piceno-7.8-0.6 pts
77Enna-7.8-1 pts
77Macerata-7.8-0.6 pts
77Potenza-7.8-0.6 pts
81Lucca-8-0.3 pts
81Pavia-8-0.4 pts
81Siena-8-0.6 pts
84Viterbo-8.1-1 pts
85Belluno-8.6-1.7 pts
86Campobasso-8.8+0.2 pts
87Nuoro-8.9-1.4 pts
88Grosseto-9.1-1 pts
89Isernia-9.2-0.3 pts
89Trieste-9.2+0.8 pts
91Livorno-9.3-1.3 pts
91Rieti-9.3-1.2 pts
93Asti-9.4-0.3 pts
93Vercelli-9.4-0.1 pts
95La Spezia-9.6-1 pts
95Sud Sardegna-9.6-1.2 pts
95Verbano-Cusio-Ossola-9.6-2.1 pts
98Rovigo-9.9-0.7 pts
99Ferrara-10+0.2 pts
99Terni-10-1.6 pts
101Genova-10.2-1.2 pts
101Massa-Carrara-10.2-1.3 pts
103Imperia-10.3-1.1 pts
104Oristano-10.5-1.6 pts
105Alessandria-10.7-1 pts
106Biella-10.9-1.1 pts
106Savona-10.9-0.5 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Bolzano-Bozen, with -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Savona, with -10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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