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Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by natural population change

Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen had the highest natural population change of 21 regions in 2016, at 1,198. Piemonte had the lowest, at -19,252. The median was -5,616 and the figure for Italy was -141,823. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1,198Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen
Lowest-19,252Piemonte
Median-5,61621 regions
Italy-141,823History

All regions, 2016

Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 1,198 personsProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Boz…1,198Provincia Autonoma di Trento: -317 personsProvincia Autonoma di Trento-317Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: -423 personsValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-423Molise: -1,491 personsMolise-1,491Basilicata: -2,186 personsBasilicata-2,186Campania: -2,660 personsCampania-2,660Calabria: -3,231 personsCalabria-3,231Umbria: -3,899 personsUmbria-3,899Abruzzo: -4,472 personsAbruzzo-4,472Friuli-Venezia Giulia: -5,599 personsFriuli-Venezia Giulia-5,599Sardegna: -5,616 personsSardegna-5,616Marche: -5,840 personsMarche-5,840Puglia: -6,414 personsPuglia-6,414Sicilia: -8,348 personsSicilia-8,348Lazio: -9,243 personsLazio-9,243Veneto: -10,005 personsVeneto-10,005Liguria: -10,952 personsLiguria-10,952Lombardia: -12,713 personsLombardia-12,713Emilia-Romagna: -14,799 personsEmilia-Romagna-14,799Toscana: -15,561 personsToscana-15,561Piemonte: -19,252 personsPiemonte-19,252Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 1,198 personsProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen1,198Provincia Autonoma di Trento: -317 personsProvincia Autonoma di Trento-317Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: -423 personsValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-423Molise: -1,491 personsMolise-1,491Basilicata: -2,186 personsBasilicata-2,186Campania: -2,660 personsCampania-2,660Calabria: -3,231 personsCalabria-3,231Umbria: -3,899 personsUmbria-3,899Abruzzo: -4,472 personsAbruzzo-4,472Friuli-Venezia Giulia: -5,599 personsFriuli-Venezia Giulia-5,599Sardegna: -5,616 personsSardegna-5,616Marche: -5,840 personsMarche-5,840Puglia: -6,414 personsPuglia-6,414Sicilia: -8,348 personsSicilia-8,348Lazio: -9,243 personsLazio-9,243Veneto: -10,005 personsVeneto-10,005Liguria: -10,952 personsLiguria-10,952Lombardia: -12,713 personsLombardia-12,713Emilia-Romagna: -14,799 personsEmilia-Romagna-14,799Toscana: -15,561 personsToscana-15,561Piemonte: -19,252 personsPiemonte-19,252
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2016
persons		Change on 2015
1Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen1,198+22.2%
2Provincia Autonoma di Trento-317-47.4%
3Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-423+18.3%
4Molise-1,491+12.4%
5Basilicata-2,186+4.6%
6Campania-2,660+54.1%
7Calabria-3,231+17.9%
8Umbria-3,899+8.7%
9Abruzzo-4,472+12.8%
10Friuli-Venezia Giulia-5,599+10%
11Sardegna-5,616-3.1%
12Marche-5,840+7.3%
13Puglia-6,414+19.3%
14Sicilia-8,348+14.9%
15Lazio-9,243+9%
16Veneto-10,005+5.7%
17Liguria-10,952+11.1%
18Lombardia-12,713+17%
19Emilia-Romagna-14,799+6.1%
20Toscana-15,561+12.9%
21Piemonte-19,252+9.1%

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Live births minus deaths during the year. A negative value means more deaths than births (Eurostat).

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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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by natural population change, 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, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by natural population change, 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-population-change/italy-regions?period=2016. 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). Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by natural population change, 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-population-change/italy-regions?period=2016.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by natural population change, 2016 [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-regions?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest natural population change?

Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen, with 1,198 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural population change?

Piemonte, with -19,252 in 2016.

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