NUTS-3 ITF21 · Italy
Isernia
Isernia generates €2.2bn of GDP across 78.8k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 31.2/100 sits in the lower tier of EU regions, led by economic growth and market access. Its economy has grown +4.1%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 4.9pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for health (66th EU percentile) and weakest for digital connectivity (8.5th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Mid-field stable41 → 32 EU percentile since 1995 (-9 ranks)
Yearly EU-wide percentile of real GDP per head (ARDECO regional accounts, constant 2020 prices, derived over population). 50 = the EU median that year; percentiles are scale-free, so decades are directly comparable. See the backtest for what long-run prosperity ranks do — and don't — anticipate.
Mandate pillar profile · EU percentiles (screener dimensions)
Demographic outlook68
Cost advantage68
Energy cost46
Growth momentum45
Resilience41
Freight intensity38
Economic base31
Quality of life30
Industrial base25
Connectivity23
Governance20
Talent & skills18
Digital readiness12
Labour market4
Each bar is this region's EU percentile on a screener pillar (higher = better for siting; cost & energy are inverted so cheap scores high). These are the exact weights you tune in the Site Screener.
Opportunity Index · composite triage (experimental)
31.2
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth45.4
Livability29.5
Market access42
Economic scale8
Equal-weighted mean of four EU-percentile pillars (deliberately orthogonal: growth=trend, livability=quality, market=distance-weighted demand proxy, scale=absolute GDP). Experimental — a screening triage, not investment advice.
Resilience Index · downside / risk lens (experimental)
40.5
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability46
Labour stability30
Diversification79
Demographic stability7
Inverse of GDP-growth & unemployment volatility (since 2008, incl. 2009/2020 shocks), economic diversification (inverse HHI) and population stability — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher withstands downturns better. Experimental.
Connectivity Index · transit · air · market access (experimental)
23
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density5
Airport access22
Market access42
Public-transport stop density, proximity to a major airport, and gravity access to surrounding economic mass — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = better-connected. Experimental.
Talent & Human Capital Index · skills base (experimental)
18.3
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary8
Lifelong learning57
Knowledge workers8
Scientists & engineers0
Young tertiary attainment (25–34), adult lifelong learning, knowledge-worker share and scientists & engineers — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = deeper talent pool. Experimental.
Quality of Life · composite (experimental)
29.5
/ 100 · EU-relative · 7/7 pillars
Economy31.5
Jobs17.5
Education13
Health66
Safety51
Connectivity8.5
Environment19
Equal-weighted percentile across 6 pillars vs all EU NUTS-3; lower-is-better indicators (crime, unemployment, mortality) inverted. Experimental — regional screening only.
Growth momentum · trend analytics
45.4
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+4.1%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+2.8%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+1.3 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
+0.4 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
-1.1%
CAGR
Employment rate
+4.9 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
-3.6 pp
5-yr change
Compound annual growth to the latest available year vs all EU NUTS-3; GDP is nominal EUR (“vs country avg” removes most national inflation). Screening signal, not a forecast.
Economic structure · gross value added by sector
Dominant: Public · health · education · 27.9%Diversified · HHI 2081
Agriculture 5.4%Industry 14.2%Construction 9.1%Trade · transport · ICT 16.5%Finance · real estate · prof. 26.7%Public · health · education 27.9%
Share of total GVA (latest year). HHI = sum of squared sector shares ×10,000; higher means a more concentrated, single-sector-dependent economy (more cyclicality risk).
Trends · 2009–2023
GDP (current prices)
€2,157M2023
12.7% 1y 4.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 8
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€1,936M2025
0.6% 1y 3.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 10
Population
78,7552025
0.6% 1y 1.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 9
Unemployment rate
6.1%2025
11.6% 1y 11.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 68
Employment
29,4002023
1.4% 1y 0.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 4
Productivity / employee
€74,8972025
1.4% 1y 5.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 34
Gross value added
€1,938M2023
12.7% 1y 4.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 9
All indicators · 87 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€1,938M
2023 · EU pctl 9
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€104M
2023 · EU pctl 39
GVA — industry (B–E)
€276M
2023 · EU pctl 7
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€218M
2023 · EU pctl 9
GVA — construction (F)
€177M
2023 · EU pctl 16
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€320M
2023 · EU pctl 6
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€18,300
2024 · EU pctl 32 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
28,100 PPS
2023 · EU pctl 31
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€27,100
2023 · EU pctl 31
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€2,059M
2023 · EU pctl 5 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€145M
2023 · EU pctl 4 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€2,725M
2023 · EU pctl 2 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€252M
2023 · EU pctl 16
GVA — information & communication (J)
€20M
2023 · EU pctl 12
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€518M
2023 · EU pctl 15
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€541M
2023 · EU pctl 11
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€1,936M
2025 · EU pctl 10
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€74,897
2025 · EU pctl 34
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€573M
2025 · EU pctl 11
Labour market
Employment, total persons
29,400
2023 · EU pctl 4
Self-employed persons
8,300
2023 · EU pctl 29
Employment in manufacturing (C)
3,200
2023 · EU pctl 6
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
61.8%
2025 · EU pctl 3 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
39.8%
2024 · EU pctl 99 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
6.1%
2025 · EU pctl 68
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
30,900
2025 · EU pctl 5
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
6,377
2023 · EU pctl 26
Enterprise births
497
2023 · EU pctl 25
Enterprise deaths
377
2023 · EU pctl 19
3-year enterprise survival rate
4.2%
2023 · EU pctl 46
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
0.8%
2023 · EU pctl 16 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
2.2%
2025 · EU pctl 9 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
0.9%
2023 · EU pctl 39 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
22.1%
2025 · EU pctl 10 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
27.6%
2025 · EU pctl 8 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
11.2%
2025 · EU pctl 57 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
16.8%
2025 · EU pctl 8 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
3.5%
2025 · EU pctl 0 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
91.1%
2025 · EU pctl 12 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
91,647
2025 · EU pctl 3
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
767 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 99 · NUTS-2 src
Distinct public-transport stop locations within the region (GTFS feeds, deduplicated across overlapping feeds by coordinate). A measure of transit-network extent.
1
CURRENT · EU pctl 0
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
1,872 kt
2025 · EU pctl 11
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
1
CURRENT · EU pctl 5
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
8 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 19 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
85
CURRENT · EU pctl 78
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
2
CURRENT · EU pctl 50
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
48,424
2025 · EU pctl 9
Population aged 65+
22,104
2025 · EU pctl 11
Population aged under 15
8,227
2025 · EU pctl 5
Median age of population
51.1 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 90
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
45.6%
2025 · EU pctl 86
Crude rate of total population change
-6.1 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 13
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
2.7 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 32
Crude birth rate
5.3 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 5
Crude death rate
14.2 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 83
Live births
422
2024 · EU pctl 5
Deaths
1,118
2024 · EU pctl 11
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
62.6%
2025 · EU pctl 71
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.04
2024 · EU pctl 4
Population density (persons per km²)
52 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 18
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
62,928
2100 · EU pctl 8
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
305 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 21 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
973 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 38 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
197 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 7 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
1.3 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 77
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
16.4 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 41
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
396 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 25
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
42 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 45 · NUTS-2 src
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.72
2022 · EU pctl 20
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.60
2022 · EU pctl 14
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.57
2022 · EU pctl 20
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.57
2022 · EU pctl 15
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.41
2022 · EU pctl 25
Energy
Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.159/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 54
Industrial gas price, 10-100k GJ band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.048/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 19
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
652 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 88
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
22 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 78
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
47 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 38
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
12 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 87
Environment
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) annual mean concentration — a traffic / combustion pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
18
2024 · EU pctl 81
O3 (ground-level ozone) annual mean concentration — a summer-smog pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data).
45
2024 · EU pctl 9
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
8.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 13
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
0.6%
2021 · EU pctl 13
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