Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-19. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Italy →
Population on 1 January3,877,3952025-0.3% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 1006420240 year on year18 of 21 · ItalyUnemployment rate (15–74)10.0%2025+0.7 pp year on year19 of 21 · ItalyHousehold disposable income per inhabitant17,700 PPS2024+4.7% year on year18 of 21 · ItalyLife expectancy at birth83.52024+0.4 year on year14 of 21 · ItalyPopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education18.5%2025+0.5 pp year on year19 of 21 · Italy
How it compares with the other regions of Italy
Each dot is a NUTS 2 region of Italy, for the same period. Puglia 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 2 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2024 | 94,508 M€ | +2.5% | — | 9 / 21 | 61 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 | 24,300 € | +3.0% | 37,300 € | 19 / 21 | 174 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 | 25,500 PPS | +4.1% | 39,000 PPS | 19 / 21 | 209 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 | 64 | 0 | 98 | 18 / 21 | 204 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 | 84,469 M€ | +2.0% | — | 9 / 21 | 62 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2024 | 10,402 M€ | -4.3% | — | 9 / 21 | 63 / 205 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2023 | 18,413 M€ | +2.4% | — | 8 / 21 | 46 / 276 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 | 1,465.5 | +0.8% | — | 9 / 21 | 40 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 268,635 | +0.5% | — | 9 / 21 | 28 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 7.7% | -0.1 pp | 7.8% | 8 / 21 | 175 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 22,678,354 | +26.7% | — | 9 / 21 | 36 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 5,849 | +27.2% | 9,084 | 14 / 21 | 114 / 293 | |
Regional labour market
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Italy | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force | 2025 | 10.0% | +0.7 pp | 6.1% | 19 / 21 | 256 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 | 6.1% | +0.9 pp | 3.1% | 16 / 18 | 221 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 | 32.6% | +4.9 pp | 20.6% | 16 / 18 | 205 / 218 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population22.8 pp below the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 | 55.2% | -0.1 pp | 67.6% | 18 / 21 | 277 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 69.6% | -0.7 pp | 77.1% | 18 / 21 | 276 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 40.9% | +0.4 pp | 58.0% | 18 / 21 | 270 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 | 19.0% | -2.4 pp | 13.3% | 17 / 20 | 240 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 18.5% | +0.5 pp | 22.3% | 19 / 21 | 276 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 | 33.8% | +1.7 pp | 38.4% | 17 / 21 | 243 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2024 | 0.90% | +0.08 pp | 1.41% | 14 / 21 | 85 / 163 | |
Regional households and well-being
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Italy | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant | 2024 | 17,700 PPS | +4.7% | 22,700 PPS | 18 / 21 | 51 / 63 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 35.0% | -2.7 pp | 22.6% | 18 / 21 | 237 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 | 83.5 | +0.4 | 83.7 | 14 / 21 | 45 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 2.4 | +0.2 | 2.5 | 10 / 21 | 57 / 252 | |
Regional demography
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Italy | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 | 3,877,395 | -0.3% | — | 8 / 21 | 30 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 48.7 | +0.5 | 49.0 | 15 / 21 | 36 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 39.0% | +0.9 pp | 39.0% | 8 / 21 | 226 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 | 201.3 | -0.4% | 198.0 | 6 / 21 | 88 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | -3.4 | +1.0 | -0.5 | 18 / 21 | 243 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 1.1 | +0.9 | 4.3 | 19 / 21 | 226 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 6.3 | -0.3 | 6.3 | 7 / 21 | 248 / 294 | |