NUTS 2

Calabria

Region of Italy · NUTS code ITF6

Among 21 NUTS 2 regions of Italy, Calabria ranks best in road deaths (9th) and lowest in high-tech jobs (20th).

Over time

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Calabria vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
21,800 €/inh.
+600 vs 2023
21st of 21 in the country
Italy 38,310 €/inh. · -43%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
16,400 €/inh.
+600 vs 2023
20th of 21 in the country
Italy 22,000 €/inh. · -25%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
-0.6 %
−1.8 vs 2023
18th of 21 in the country
Italy 0.5 % · -220%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking

Population

Population
1,834,646
−3,922 vs 2024
10th of 21 in the country
Italy 58,942,828 · -97%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
82.7 years
+0.6 vs 2023
19th of 21 in the country
Italy 82.9 years
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Population density
121.0 /km²
−0.4 vs 2023
13th of 21 in the country
Italy 198.0 /km² · -39%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Population change
-2.1 ‰
+2.3 vs 2023
15th of 21 in the country
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Net migration
2.3 ‰
+1.9 vs 2023
16th of 21 in the country
Italy 5.0 ‰ · -54%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Median age
48.0 years
+0.3 vs 2024
17th of 21 in the country
Italy 49.0 years · -2%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Aged 65+
24.5 %
+0.5 vs 2024
15th of 21 in the country
Italy 24.7 %
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.25
−0.04 vs 2023
5th of 21 in the country
Italy 1.18 · +6%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
383 per 100k
−5 vs 2019
11th of 21 in the country
Italy 575 per 100k · -33%
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

Regions inside

5 regions

 

Boundaries: Istat, simplified · sources and licences

Labour

Unemployment
9.8 %
−3.3 vs 2024
18th of 21 in the country
Italy 6.1 % · +61%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
50.3 %
+1.8 vs 2024
21st of 21 in the country
Italy 67.6 % · -26%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
1.3 %
−0.5 vs 2024
20th of 20 in the country
Italy 4.0 % · -68%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
5,062 per 1,000
+633 vs 2024
17th of 21 in the country
Italy 9,084 per 1,000 · -44%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
52 per mn
−7 vs 2023
9th of 21 in the country
Italy 51 per mn · +2%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
18.6 %
−1.5 vs 2024
18th of 21 in the country
Italy 22.3 % · -17%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking

Other regions in Sud

Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.

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