Sud
NUTS 1 ITF Part of: Italy
Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-17. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Italy →
Population on 1 January13,381,3142025-0.3% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 1006620240 year on year4 of 5 · ItalyUnemployment rate (15–74)10.9%2025-1.0 pp year on year4 of 5 · ItalyHousehold disposable income per inhabitant17,500 PPS2024+4.8% year on year5 of 5 · ItalyLife expectancy at birth82.82024+0.5 year on year4 of 5 · ItalyPopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education19.4%2025+0.1 pp year on year4 of 5 · Italy
How it compares with the other regions of Italy
Each dot is a NUTS 1 region of Italy, for the same period. Sud in blue; the dark grey line marks Italy. Better values to the right.
Compare with
Regional economy
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Italy | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 1 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2024 | 335,853 M€ | +2.9% | — | 4 / 5 | 17 / 108 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 | 25,100 € | +3.3% | 37,300 € | 4 / 5 | 69 / 108 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 | 26,200 PPS | +4.0% | 39,000 PPS | 4 / 5 | 88 / 108 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 | 66 | 0 | 98 | 4 / 5 | 86 / 108 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 | 300,176 M€ | +2.3% | — | 4 / 5 | 17 / 108 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2024 | 39,988 M€ | -5.0% | — | 4 / 5 | 17 / 79 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2023 | 63,275 M€ | +2.3% | — | 3 / 5 | 11 / 109 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 | 4,969.7 | +1.5% | — | 4 / 5 | 12 / 94 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 922,050 | +0.8% | — | 4 / 5 | 9 / 89 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 8.5% | -0.1 pp | 7.8% | 1 / 5 | 61 / 89 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 68,015,639 | +18.2% | — | 4 / 5 | 15 / 112 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 5,083 | +18.5% | 9,084 | 5 / 5 | 58 / 112 | |
Regional labour market
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Italy | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 1 | |||||
| Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force | 2025 | 10.9% | -1.0 pp | 6.1% | 4 / 5 | 101 / 109 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 | 6.3% | -1.0 pp | 3.1% | 4 / 5 | 99 / 103 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 | 34.0% | -0.3 pp | 20.6% | 5 / 5 | 96 / 97 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population23.8 pp below the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 | 54.2% | +0.9 pp | 67.6% | 4 / 5 | 107 / 110 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 67.8% | +0.4 pp | 77.1% | 4 / 5 | 108 / 110 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 40.7% | +1.3 pp | 58.0% | 5 / 5 | 104 / 110 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 | 19.7% | -3.3 pp | 13.3% | 4 / 5 | 91 / 109 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 19.4% | +0.1 pp | 22.3% | 4 / 5 | 104 / 110 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 | 34.2% | +0.5 pp | 38.4% | 4 / 5 | 92 / 110 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2024 | 1.03% | +0.05 pp | 1.41% | 4 / 5 | 35 / 67 | |
Regional households and well-being
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Italy | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 1 | |||||
| Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant | 2024 | 17,500 PPS | +4.8% | 22,700 PPS | 5 / 5 | 18 / 20 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 37.4% | -2.4 pp | 22.6% | 4 / 5 | 92 / 94 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 | 82.8 | +0.5 | 83.7 | 4 / 5 | 30 / 100 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3 / 5 | 21 / 95 | |
Regional demography
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Italy | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 1 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 | 13,381,314 | -0.3% | — | 2 / 5 | 5 / 113 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 47.7 | +0.4 | 49.0 | 5 / 5 | 15 / 113 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 36.7% | +0.9 pp | 39.0% | 1 / 5 | 78 / 113 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 | 182.6 | -0.3% | 198.0 | 4 / 5 | 36 / 111 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | -2.5 | +1.2 | -0.5 | 4 / 5 | 87 / 113 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 1.5 | +1.0 | 4.3 | 5 / 5 | 85 / 113 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 6.7 | -0.3 | 6.3 | 1 / 5 | 93 / 113 | |