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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 2020, at -256. Lombardia had the lowest, at -66,360. The median was -10,547 and the figure for Italy was -335,425. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest-256Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen
Lowest-66,360Lombardia
Median-10,54721 regions
Italy-335,425History

All regions, 2020

Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: -256 personsProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Boz…-256Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: -1,038 personsValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-1,038Molise: -2,336 personsMolise-2,336Provincia Autonoma di Trento: -2,478 personsProvincia Autonoma di Trento-2,478Basilicata: -3,188 personsBasilicata-3,188Umbria: -5,777 personsUmbria-5,777Calabria: -7,058 personsCalabria-7,058Abruzzo: -7,790 personsAbruzzo-7,790Friuli-Venezia Giulia: -8,972 personsFriuli-Venezia Giulia-8,972Marche: -10,535 personsMarche-10,535Sardegna: -10,547 personsSardegna-10,547Campania: -13,856 personsCampania-13,856Liguria: -16,981 personsLiguria-16,981Puglia: -17,547 personsPuglia-17,547Sicilia: -18,063 personsSicilia-18,063Lazio: -24,411 personsLazio-24,411Veneto: -24,665 personsVeneto-24,665Toscana: -25,441 personsToscana-25,441Emilia-Romagna: -29,350 personsEmilia-Romagna-29,350Piemonte: -38,776 personsPiemonte-38,776Lombardia: -66,360 personsLombardia-66,360Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: -256 personsProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen-256Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: -1,038 personsValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-1,038Molise: -2,336 personsMolise-2,336Provincia Autonoma di Trento: -2,478 personsProvincia Autonoma di Trento-2,478Basilicata: -3,188 personsBasilicata-3,188Umbria: -5,777 personsUmbria-5,777Calabria: -7,058 personsCalabria-7,058Abruzzo: -7,790 personsAbruzzo-7,790Friuli-Venezia Giulia: -8,972 personsFriuli-Venezia Giulia-8,972Marche: -10,535 personsMarche-10,535Sardegna: -10,547 personsSardegna-10,547Campania: -13,856 personsCampania-13,856Liguria: -16,981 personsLiguria-16,981Puglia: -17,547 personsPuglia-17,547Sicilia: -18,063 personsSicilia-18,063Lazio: -24,411 personsLazio-24,411Veneto: -24,665 personsVeneto-24,665Toscana: -25,441 personsToscana-25,441Emilia-Romagna: -29,350 personsEmilia-Romagna-29,350Piemonte: -38,776 personsPiemonte-38,776Lombardia: -66,360 personsLombardia-66,360
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2020
persons		Change on 2019
1Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen-256-132.8%
2Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-1,038-88.4%
3Molise-2,336-34.6%
4Provincia Autonoma di Trento-2,478-196.8%
5Basilicata-3,188-12.4%
6Umbria-5,777-23.3%
7Calabria-7,058-24.5%
8Abruzzo-7,790-27.5%
9Friuli-Venezia Giulia-8,972-31.5%
10Marche-10,535-35.5%
11Sardegna-10,547-29.5%
12Campania-13,856-94.4%
13Liguria-16,981-34.7%
14Puglia-17,547-51.9%
15Sicilia-18,063-31%
16Lazio-24,411-36.3%
17Veneto-24,665-60.7%
18Toscana-25,441-25.8%
19Emilia-Romagna-29,350-51.7%
20Piemonte-38,776-54.1%
21Lombardia-66,360-147%

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest natural population change?

Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen, with -256 in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural population change?

Lombardia, with -66,360 in 2020.

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