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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 2016, at 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Liguria had the lowest, at -7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Italy was -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest2.3Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen
Lowest-7Liguria
Median-3.321 regions
Italy-2.4History

All regions, 2016

Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Boz…2.3Campania: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCampania-0.5Provincia Autonoma di Trento: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsProvincia Autonoma di Trento-0.6Lombardia: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLombardia-1.3Lazio: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLazio-1.6Puglia: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPuglia-1.6Calabria: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCalabria-1.7Sicilia: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSicilia-1.7Veneto: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVeneto-2Emilia-Romagna: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsEmilia-Romagna-3.3Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-3.3Abruzzo: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAbruzzo-3.4Sardegna: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSardegna-3.4Basilicata: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBasilicata-3.8Marche: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMarche-3.8Toscana: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsToscana-4.2Piemonte: -4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsPiemonte-4.4Umbria: -4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsUmbria-4.4Friuli-Venezia Giulia: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsFriuli-Venezia Giulia-4.6Molise: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMolise-4.8Liguria: -7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLiguria-7Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen2.3Campania: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCampania-0.5Provincia Autonoma di Trento: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsProvincia Autonoma di Trento-0.6Lombardia: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLombardia-1.3Lazio: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLazio-1.6Puglia: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPuglia-1.6Calabria: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCalabria-1.7Sicilia: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSicilia-1.7Veneto: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVeneto-2Emilia-Romagna: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsEmilia-Romagna-3.3Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-3.3Abruzzo: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAbruzzo-3.4Sardegna: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSardegna-3.4Basilicata: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBasilicata-3.8Marche: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMarche-3.8Toscana: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsToscana-4.2Piemonte: -4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsPiemonte-4.4Umbria: -4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsUmbria-4.4Friuli-Venezia Giulia: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsFriuli-Venezia Giulia-4.6Molise: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMolise-4.8Liguria: -7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLiguria-7
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

RankRegions2016
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2015
1Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen2.3+0.4 pts
2Campania-0.5+0.5 pts
3Provincia Autonoma di Trento-0.6-0.2 pts
4Lombardia-1.3+0.2 pts
5Lazio-1.6+0.2 pts
5Puglia-1.6+0.4 pts
7Calabria-1.7+0.3 pts
7Sicilia-1.7+0.3 pts
9Veneto-2+0.2 pts
10Emilia-Romagna-3.3+0.3 pts
10Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-3.3+0.8 pts
12Abruzzo-3.4+0.5 pts
12Sardegna-3.4-0.1 pts
14Basilicata-3.8+0.2 pts
14Marche-3.8+0.3 pts
16Toscana-4.2+0.6 pts
17Piemonte-4.4+0.4 pts
17Umbria-4.4+0.4 pts
19Friuli-Venezia Giulia-4.6+0.5 pts
20Molise-4.8+0.7 pts
21Liguria-7+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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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest natural change rate?

Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen, with 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural change rate?

Liguria, with -7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016.

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