NUTS 3 areas of Italy by natural population change
Napoli had the highest natural population change of 107 areas in 2014, at 2,320. Genova had the lowest, at -5,366. The median was -833 and the figure for Italy was -95,768. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 areas, 2014
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2014 | Change on 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 2,320 | -31.8% |
| 2 | Bolzano-Bozen | 1,396 | +13.4% |
| 3 | Catania | 853 | +96.5% |
| 4 | Caserta | 815 | -14.4% |
| 5 | Bergamo | 777 | -27.2% |
| 6 | Brescia | 469 | -38.5% |
| 7 | Barletta-Andria-Trani | 323 | 0% |
| 8 | Monza e della Brianza | 289 | -56.9% |
| 9 | Latina | 265 | -49.8% |
| 10 | Treviso | 244 | -48.5% |
| 11 | Trento | 109 | -59.8% |
| 12 | Crotone | 47 | -74.9% |
| 13 | Palermo | 21 | +111.7% |
| 14 | Milano | -31 | +88.6% |
| 15 | Verona | -40 | +75% |
| 16 | Lodi | -66 | -1,550% |
| 17 | Vicenza | -79 | -238.6% |
| 18 | Prato | -122 | -221.1% |
| 19 | Ragusa | -147 | -51.5% |
| 20 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | -170 | +25.4% |
| 21 | Pordenone | -176 | +17.8% |
| 22 | Vibo Valentia | -219 | +20.4% |
| 23 | Lecco | -283 | -38.7% |
| 24 | Rimini | -297 | -40.8% |
| 25 | Foggia | -348 | -45.6% |
| 26 | Como | -355 | -30.5% |
| 27 | Sondrio | -359 | -41.3% |
| 28 | Cagliari | -368 | -2.2% |
| 29 | Reggio nell’Emilia | -382 | -117% |
| 30 | Siracusa | -385 | -22.6% |
| 31 | Isernia | -405 | -1.8% |
| 32 | Matera | -457 | -19.3% |
| 33 | Catanzaro | -458 | -13.1% |
| 34 | Taranto | -466 | -6.9% |
| 35 | Caltanissetta | -471 | -26.3% |
| 36 | Bari | -503 | -456.7% |
| 37 | Padova | -578 | -183.3% |
| 38 | Fermo | -613 | -24.1% |
| 39 | Ascoli Piceno | -625 | -2.6% |
| 40 | Varese | -648 | -43.4% |
| 41 | Pescara | -679 | -53.3% |
| 42 | Enna | -685 | -25.7% |
| 43 | Teramo | -686 | -7% |
| 44 | Nuoro | -695 | -58% |
| 45 | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola | -736 | -1% |
| 46 | Rieti | -743 | +3.6% |
| 47 | Gorizia | -755 | +2.7% |
| 48 | Pesaro e Urbino | -758 | +0.1% |
| 49 | Reggio Calabria | -760 | -88.6% |
| 50 | Oristano | -763 | -17.2% |
| 51 | Modena | -769 | -2.1% |
| 52 | Agrigento | -778 | +16.4% |
| 53 | Brindisi | -800 | -46.8% |
| 54 | Pisa | -833 | +13.8% |
| 55 | Mantova | -840 | -19.1% |
| 56 | Novara | -851 | -44% |
| 57 | Pistoia | -857 | +4.8% |
| 58 | Forlì-Cesena | -889 | -26.8% |
| 58 | Sassari | -889 | -8.3% |
| 60 | Campobasso | -943 | -5.5% |
| 61 | Cremona | -962 | +4.2% |
| 62 | Siena | -983 | +4.2% |
| 63 | Macerata | -1,014 | -1.2% |
| 64 | Vercelli | -1,038 | +4% |
| 65 | Trapani | -1,073 | +9.8% |
| 66 | Belluno | -1,079 | +2.6% |
| 67 | Biella | -1,082 | +9.8% |
| 68 | Massa-Carrara | -1,106 | +17.1% |
| 69 | Piacenza | -1,119 | +0.4% |
| 70 | Benevento | -1,135 | -19.9% |
| 71 | L’Aquila | -1,155 | -4.5% |
| 72 | Arezzo | -1,156 | +8.3% |
| 73 | Salerno | -1,165 | +26.2% |
| 74 | Terni | -1,168 | +3.2% |
| 75 | Asti | -1,181 | -12% |
| 76 | Viterbo | -1,183 | -3.5% |
| 77 | Parma | -1,204 | -32.7% |
| 78 | Grosseto | -1,239 | +1.9% |
| 79 | Sud Sardegna | -1,257 | -17.3% |
| 80 | Ravenna | -1,297 | -4.6% |
| 81 | Chieti | -1,328 | +7.5% |
| 82 | Frosinone | -1,365 | -1.8% |
| 83 | Rovigo | -1,369 | -16.2% |
| 84 | Imperia | -1,371 | -5.1% |
| 85 | Potenza | -1,384 | +6.4% |
| 86 | Cosenza | -1,396 | -18.9% |
| 87 | La Spezia | -1,400 | +2.2% |
| 88 | Ancona | -1,453 | -5.8% |
| 89 | Avellino | -1,469 | -15% |
| 90 | Roma | -1,551 | -358.5% |
| 91 | Trieste | -1,579 | +9.3% |
| 92 | Cuneo | -1,581 | -16.9% |
| 93 | Livorno | -1,637 | +0.4% |
| 94 | Lucca | -1,721 | +0.4% |
| 95 | Perugia | -1,724 | -11.7% |
| 96 | Savona | -1,769 | +15.7% |
| 97 | Lecce | -1,894 | -26.4% |
| 98 | Udine | -2,067 | +0.3% |
| 99 | Messina | -2,124 | -8.8% |
| 100 | Pavia | -2,213 | -1.2% |
| 101 | Ferrara | -2,272 | -15.3% |
| 102 | Venezia | -2,435 | -8% |
| 103 | Firenze | -2,735 | -7.4% |
| 104 | Bologna | -2,831 | -7.9% |
| 105 | Alessandria | -2,961 | +1.2% |
| 106 | Torino | -5,345 | +1.4% |
| 107 | Genova | -5,366 | +8.4% |
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About this ranking
Live births minus deaths during the year. A negative value means more deaths than births (Eurostat).
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.
How to cite
Eurostat. Population change, 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.Citation styles
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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (NUTS 3 areas of Italy by natural population change, 2014) [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, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of Italy by natural population change, 2014. Eurostat, European Commission, 21 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/italy-provinces?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). NUTS 3 areas of Italy by natural population change, 2014. 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-population-change/italy-provinces?period=2014.
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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of Italy by natural population change, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/italy-provinces?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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@misc{eurostat_nuts_3_areas_of_2014,
author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
title = {{Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo\_r\_gind3): NUTS 3 areas of Italy by natural population change, 2014}},
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url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/italy-provinces?period=2014. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Population change, 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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Which area has the highest natural population change?
Napoli, with 2,320 in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest natural population change?
Genova, with -5,366 in 2014.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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