South Italy

South Italy (Italian: Italia meridionale or just Sud Italia) is one of the five official statistical regions of Italy used by the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), a first level NUTS region and a European Parliament constituency. South Italy encompasses six of the country's 20 regions:

For the territory and its history, see Southern Italy. For the EU constituency, see Southern Italy (European Parliament constituency).
South Italy
Regional statistics
Composition Abruzzo Abruzzo
Apulia Apulia
Basilicata Basilicata
Calabria Calabria
Campania Campania
Molise Molise
Area
 - Total
73,223 km2 (28,272 sq mi)
Population
 - Total
13,451,861[1] (2021 est.)
Density
184 per sq km
GDP
€273.436 billion (2019)[2]
GDP per capita
€20,327 (2019)

South Italy is defined only for statistical and electoral purposes. It should not be confused with the Mezzogiorno, or Southern Italy, which refers to the areas of the former Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (once including the southern half of the Italian peninsula and Sicily) with the usual addition of the Western Mediterranean island of Sardinia. The latter and Sicily form a distinct statistical region, called Insular Italy.

Economy

The gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 271.1 billion euros in 2018, accounting for 15.4% of Italy's economic output. The GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 19,300 euros, or 64% of the EU27 average in the same year.[3]

See also

References
  1. Roberto, Vincenzo Patruno, Marina Venturi, Silvestro. "Demo-Geodemo. - Maps, Population, Demography of ISTAT - Italian Institute of Statistics". demo.istat.it.
  2. Eurostat National Accounts Database
  3. "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat.


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