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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 2017, at 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Liguria had the lowest, at -8.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Italy was -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1.8Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen
Lowest-8.1Liguria
Median-4.121 regions
Italy-3.2History

All regions, 2017

Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Boz…1.8Provincia Autonoma di Trento: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsProvincia Autonoma di Trento-1Campania: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCampania-1.1Lombardia: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLombardia-2Puglia: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPuglia-2.6Sicilia: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSicilia-2.6Veneto: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsVeneto-2.6Calabria: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCalabria-2.7Lazio: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLazio-2.7Emilia-Romagna: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsEmilia-Romagna-4.1Sardegna: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSardegna-4.1Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-4.3Basilicata: -4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBasilicata-4.4Abruzzo: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAbruzzo-4.6Toscana: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsToscana-5Marche: -5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMarche-5.1Piemonte: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPiemonte-5.2Friuli-Venezia Giulia: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsFriuli-Venezia Giulia-5.3Umbria: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsUmbria-5.3Molise: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMolise-5.6Liguria: -8.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLiguria-8.1Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen1.8Provincia Autonoma di Trento: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsProvincia Autonoma di Trento-1Campania: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCampania-1.1Lombardia: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLombardia-2Puglia: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPuglia-2.6Sicilia: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSicilia-2.6Veneto: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsVeneto-2.6Calabria: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCalabria-2.7Lazio: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLazio-2.7Emilia-Romagna: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsEmilia-Romagna-4.1Sardegna: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSardegna-4.1Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-4.3Basilicata: -4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBasilicata-4.4Abruzzo: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAbruzzo-4.6Toscana: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsToscana-5Marche: -5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMarche-5.1Piemonte: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPiemonte-5.2Friuli-Venezia Giulia: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsFriuli-Venezia Giulia-5.3Umbria: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsUmbria-5.3Molise: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMolise-5.6Liguria: -8.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLiguria-8.1
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

RankRegions2017
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2016
1Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen1.8-0.5 pts
2Provincia Autonoma di Trento-1-0.4 pts
3Campania-1.1-0.6 pts
4Lombardia-2-0.7 pts
5Puglia-2.6-1 pts
5Sicilia-2.6-0.9 pts
5Veneto-2.6-0.6 pts
8Calabria-2.7-1 pts
8Lazio-2.7-1.1 pts
10Emilia-Romagna-4.1-0.8 pts
10Sardegna-4.1-0.7 pts
12Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-4.3-1 pts
13Basilicata-4.4-0.6 pts
14Abruzzo-4.6-1.2 pts
15Toscana-5-0.8 pts
16Marche-5.1-1.3 pts
17Piemonte-5.2-0.8 pts
18Friuli-Venezia Giulia-5.3-0.7 pts
18Umbria-5.3-0.9 pts
20Molise-5.6-0.8 pts
21Liguria-8.1-1.1 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest natural change rate?

Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen, with 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural change rate?

Liguria, with -8.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017.

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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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