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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 2023, at 132. Lombardia had the lowest, at -38,386. The median was -11,524 and the figure for Italy was -291,175. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest132Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen
Lowest-38,386Lombardia
Median-11,52421 regions
Italy-291,175History

All regions, 2023

Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 132 personsProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Boz…132Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: -655 personsValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-655Provincia Autonoma di Trento: -1,370 personsProvincia Autonoma di Trento-1,370Molise: -2,294 personsMolise-2,294Basilicata: -3,536 personsBasilicata-3,536Umbria: -6,044 personsUmbria-6,044Friuli-Venezia Giulia: -7,627 personsFriuli-Venezia Giulia-7,627Abruzzo: -8,251 personsAbruzzo-8,251Calabria: -8,696 personsCalabria-8,696Marche: -8,939 personsMarche-8,939Sardegna: -11,524 personsSardegna-11,524Liguria: -13,261 personsLiguria-13,261Campania: -15,977 personsCampania-15,977Puglia: -17,829 personsPuglia-17,829Veneto: -20,633 personsVeneto-20,633Sicilia: -21,297 personsSicilia-21,297Emilia-Romagna: -22,698 personsEmilia-Romagna-22,698Toscana: -23,379 personsToscana-23,379Piemonte: -28,968 personsPiemonte-28,968Lazio: -29,943 personsLazio-29,943Lombardia: -38,386 personsLombardia-38,386Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 132 personsProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen132Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: -655 personsValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-655Provincia Autonoma di Trento: -1,370 personsProvincia Autonoma di Trento-1,370Molise: -2,294 personsMolise-2,294Basilicata: -3,536 personsBasilicata-3,536Umbria: -6,044 personsUmbria-6,044Friuli-Venezia Giulia: -7,627 personsFriuli-Venezia Giulia-7,627Abruzzo: -8,251 personsAbruzzo-8,251Calabria: -8,696 personsCalabria-8,696Marche: -8,939 personsMarche-8,939Sardegna: -11,524 personsSardegna-11,524Liguria: -13,261 personsLiguria-13,261Campania: -15,977 personsCampania-15,977Puglia: -17,829 personsPuglia-17,829Veneto: -20,633 personsVeneto-20,633Sicilia: -21,297 personsSicilia-21,297Emilia-Romagna: -22,698 personsEmilia-Romagna-22,698Toscana: -23,379 personsToscana-23,379Piemonte: -28,968 personsPiemonte-28,968Lazio: -29,943 personsLazio-29,943Lombardia: -38,386 personsLombardia-38,386
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2023
persons		Change on 2022
1Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen132+142.7%
2Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste-655+12.6%
3Provincia Autonoma di Trento-1,370+3.7%
4Molise-2,294+11.8%
5Basilicata-3,536+9.4%
6Umbria-6,044+9.5%
7Friuli-Venezia Giulia-7,627+11.3%
8Abruzzo-8,251+5.8%
9Calabria-8,696+8.3%
10Marche-8,939+17.4%
11Sardegna-11,524+10.3%
12Liguria-13,261+14.1%
13Campania-15,977+6%
14Puglia-17,829+3%
15Veneto-20,633+13%
16Sicilia-21,297+6%
17Emilia-Romagna-22,698+10.6%
18Toscana-23,379+14.3%
19Piemonte-28,968+11.9%
20Lazio-29,943-6%
21Lombardia-38,386+13.9%

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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 regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest natural population change?

Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen, with 132 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural population change?

Lombardia, with -38,386 in 2023.

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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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