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Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by natural change rate

Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen had the highest natural change rate of 21 regions in 2015, at 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Liguria had the lowest, at -7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Italy was -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1.9Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen
Lowest-7.9Liguria
Median-3.621 regions
Italy-2.7History

All regions, 2015

Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Boz…1.9Provincia Autonoma di Trento: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsProvincia Autonoma di Trento-0.4Campania: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCampania-1Lombardia: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLombardia-1.5Lazio: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLazio-1.8Calabria: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCalabria-2Puglia: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPuglia-2Sicilia: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSicilia-2Veneto: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVeneto-2.2Sardegna: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSardegna-3.3Emilia-Romagna: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsEmilia-Romagna-3.6Abruzzo: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAbruzzo-3.9Basilicata: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBasilicata-4Marche: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMarche-4.1Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-4.1Piemonte: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPiemonte-4.8Toscana: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsToscana-4.8Umbria: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsUmbria-4.8Friuli-Venezia Giulia: -5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsFriuli-Venezia Giulia-5.1Molise: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMolise-5.5Liguria: -7.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLiguria-7.9Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen1.9Provincia Autonoma di Trento: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsProvincia Autonoma di Trento-0.4Campania: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCampania-1Lombardia: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLombardia-1.5Lazio: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLazio-1.8Calabria: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCalabria-2Puglia: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPuglia-2Sicilia: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSicilia-2Veneto: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVeneto-2.2Sardegna: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSardegna-3.3Emilia-Romagna: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsEmilia-Romagna-3.6Abruzzo: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAbruzzo-3.9Basilicata: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBasilicata-4Marche: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMarche-4.1Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-4.1Piemonte: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPiemonte-4.8Toscana: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsToscana-4.8Umbria: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsUmbria-4.8Friuli-Venezia Giulia: -5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsFriuli-Venezia Giulia-5.1Molise: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMolise-5.5Liguria: -7.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLiguria-7.9
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

RankRegions2015
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2014
1Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen1.9-0.8 pts
2Provincia Autonoma di Trento-0.4-0.6 pts
3Campania-1-0.9 pts
4Lombardia-1.5-1.1 pts
5Lazio-1.8-1 pts
6Calabria-2-0.6 pts
6Puglia-2-1.1 pts
6Sicilia-2-1 pts
9Veneto-2.2-1.1 pts
10Sardegna-3.3-0.9 pts
11Emilia-Romagna-3.6-1.1 pts
12Abruzzo-3.9-1 pts
13Basilicata-4-0.8 pts
14Marche-4.1-1.2 pts
14Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-4.1-2.8 pts
16Piemonte-4.8-1.5 pts
16Toscana-4.8-1.5 pts
16Umbria-4.8-1.6 pts
19Friuli-Venezia Giulia-5.1-1.4 pts
20Molise-5.5-1.2 pts
21Liguria-7.9-1.6 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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2015) [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), Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2015. 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-regions?period=2015. 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). Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2015. 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-regions?period=2015.

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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), Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2015 [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-regions?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest natural change rate?

Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen, with 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural change rate?

Liguria, with -7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015.

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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.

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