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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 2023, at 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Savona had the lowest, at -9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -5.7 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Italy was -4.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest0.2Bolzano-Bozen
Lowest-9.9Savona
Median-5.7107 areas
Italy-4.9History

Top 40 areas, 2023

Bolzano-Bozen: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBolzano-Bozen0.2Caserta: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaserta-2Napoli: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNapoli-2Trento: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrento-2.5Barletta-Andria-Trani: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarletta-Andria-Trani-2.6Brescia: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrescia-2.7Ragusa: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsRagusa-2.7Catania: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatania-3Bergamo: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBergamo-3.1Monza e della Brianza: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMonza e della Brianza-3.2Vicenza: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVicenza-3.2Crotone: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCrotone-3.4Milano: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMilano-3.4Treviso: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsTreviso-3.4Verona: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsVerona-3.4Lodi: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLodi-3.5Reggio nell’Emilia: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsReggio nell’Emilia-3.6Bari: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBari-3.7Palermo: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalermo-3.8Foggia: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsFoggia-3.9Prato: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPrato-3.9Latina: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatina-4Parma: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsParma-4Como: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsComo-4.1Salerno: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalerno-4.1Padova: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPadova-4.2Reggio Calabria: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsReggio Calabria-4.2Lecco: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLecco-4.3Modena: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsModena-4.3Pordenone: -4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsPordenone-4.4Rimini: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsRimini-4.6Vibo Valentia: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsVibo Valentia-4.6Varese: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsVarese-4.7Catanzaro: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatanzaro-4.8Siracusa: -4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSiracusa-4.9Caltanissetta: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaltanissetta-5Forlì-Cesena: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsForlì-Cesena-5Roma: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsRoma-5Sondrio: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSondrio-5Cuneo: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuneo-5.2
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

RankAreas2023
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Bolzano-Bozen0.2+0.8 pts
2Caserta-2-0.2 pts
2Napoli-2+0.1 pts
4Trento-2.5+0.1 pts
5Barletta-Andria-Trani-2.60 pts
6Brescia-2.7+0.7 pts
6Ragusa-2.70 pts
8Catania-3+0.1 pts
9Bergamo-3.1+0.7 pts
10Monza e della Brianza-3.2+0.5 pts
10Vicenza-3.2+0.7 pts
12Crotone-3.4+0.3 pts
12Milano-3.4+0.5 pts
12Treviso-3.4+0.3 pts
12Verona-3.4+0.4 pts
16Lodi-3.5+0.6 pts
17Reggio nell’Emilia-3.6+0.7 pts
18Bari-3.70 pts
19Palermo-3.8-0.2 pts
20Foggia-3.9+0.7 pts
20Prato-3.9+1.4 pts
22Latina-4+0.2 pts
22Parma-4+0.9 pts
24Como-4.1+1 pts
24Salerno-4.1+0.4 pts
26Padova-4.2+0.4 pts
26Reggio Calabria-4.2+0.8 pts
28Lecco-4.3+0.9 pts
28Modena-4.30 pts
30Pordenone-4.4+0.6 pts
31Rimini-4.6+0.8 pts
31Vibo Valentia-4.6+0.6 pts
33Varese-4.7+0.6 pts
34Catanzaro-4.8+0.3 pts
35Siracusa-4.9+0.6 pts
36Caltanissetta-5+0.7 pts
36Forlì-Cesena-5+0.8 pts
36Roma-5-0.5 pts
36Sondrio-5+0.4 pts
40Cuneo-5.2+1 pts
40Pisa-5.2+1.3 pts
42Bologna-5.3+0.4 pts
42Novara-5.3+1.1 pts
42Taranto-5.3+0.2 pts
42Teramo-5.3+1.1 pts
42Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-5.3+0.8 pts
47Cremona-5.4+0.8 pts
47Trapani-5.4+0.8 pts
49Cosenza-5.50 pts
49Firenze-5.5+1.3 pts
49Venezia-5.5+1.1 pts
52Matera-5.6+0.5 pts
52Pesaro e Urbino-5.6+1.1 pts
54Agrigento-5.7-0.3 pts
54Avellino-5.7+0.8 pts
54Mantova-5.7+0.4 pts
54Piacenza-5.7+0.5 pts
58Pescara-5.8+0.3 pts
59Ancona-6+1.2 pts
59Brindisi-6-0.3 pts
59Macerata-6+1.8 pts
62Cagliari-6.1+0.5 pts
63Ascoli Piceno-6.2+1.6 pts
63Lecce-6.2+0.2 pts
65Gorizia-6.3+1.1 pts
65Perugia-6.3+0.7 pts
67Benevento-6.4+0.1 pts
67Pistoia-6.4+0.3 pts
67Torino-6.4+0.7 pts
70Frosinone-6.5+0.1 pts
70Messina-6.5+1 pts
70Ravenna-6.5+0.9 pts
70Sassari-6.5+0.8 pts
74Arezzo-6.6+0.9 pts
74Udine-6.6+0.9 pts
76Enna-6.7+1.1 pts
76Siena-6.7+1.3 pts
78Fermo-6.9+0.4 pts
79L’Aquila-7.1+0.3 pts
80Potenza-7.2+0.6 pts
80Viterbo-7.2+0.9 pts
82Belluno-7.3+1.3 pts
83Lucca-7.4+0.6 pts
83Nuoro-7.4+1.5 pts
83Pavia-7.4+0.6 pts
86Chieti-7.5-0.1 pts
87Campobasso-7.6+1.2 pts
88Rovigo-7.7+2.2 pts
89Livorno-7.8+1.5 pts
90Asti-7.9+1.5 pts
90La Spezia-7.9+1.7 pts
92Ferrara-8.5+1.5 pts
92Rieti-8.5+0.8 pts
94Genova-8.6+1.6 pts
94Grosseto-8.6+0.5 pts
96Trieste-8.7+0.5 pts
96Verbano-Cusio-Ossola-8.7+0.9 pts
98Isernia-8.8+0.4 pts
99Vercelli-8.9+0.5 pts
100Imperia-9.2+1.1 pts
100Oristano-9.2+1.3 pts
100Sud Sardegna-9.2+0.4 pts
103Massa-Carrara-9.4+0.8 pts
103Terni-9.4+0.6 pts
105Alessandria-9.5+1.2 pts
106Biella-9.6+1.3 pts
107Savona-9.9+1 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Bolzano-Bozen, with 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Savona, with -9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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