Basilicata – ITF5

EU regions: Italy > South Italy > Basilicata

Indicator	Period	Value
Life long learning
life long learning participation	2023	10.3
Part time jobs and flexible employment
percentage of part time workers	2022	15.34
percentage of part time workers, men	2022	7.92
percentage of part time workers, women	2022	27.57
Gender differences
gender gap in employment rate	2023	62.95
gender gap in unemployment rate	2023	159.02
Graduates and young people
unemployment rate of youth with elementary education	2014	47.8
NEET	2023	13.2
Gross domestic product
GDP per capita in PPS of EU average	2022	83
Employment
employment rate	2023	54.9
Social exclusion
people at risk of poverty or social exclusion	2020	43.8

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Subregions: province of Potenza, province of Matera

Unemployment

Indicator	Period	Value
Unemployment
unemployment rate	2023	7.7
youth unemployment rate	2023	25.1
Long term unemployment
long term unemployment	2023	3.9
share of long term unemployed	2023	51.9

Demographics

Indicator	Period	Value
Demographics
number of inhabitants	2023	537 577
population density	2022	53.8
old-age dependency ratio	2023	39

Employment by sectors, Basilicata

NACE r2		%	NACE r2		%
A	17.7	9 %	B-E	34.2	18 %
F	17	9 %	G-I	41.9	22 %
J	2.7	1 %	K	3	2 %
M_N	18.8	10 %	O-Q	50	26 %
R-U	8.2	4 %	TOTAL	194.2	100 %

Data for the period year 2023. Source of the data is Eurostat, table [lfst_r_lfe2en2].

From Wikipedia: Basilicata (UK: , US: , Italian: [baziliˈkaːta]), also known by its ancient name Lucania (, also US: , Italian: [luˈkaːnja]), is a region in Southern Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Apulia (Puglia) to the north and east, and Calabria to the south. It also has two coastlines: a 30-km stretch on the Tyrrhenian Sea between Campania and Calabria, and a longer coastline along the Gulf of Taranto between Calabria and Apulia. The region can be thought of as the „instep" of Italy, with Calabria functioning as the „toe" and Apulia the „heel“. The region covers about 10,000 km² (3,900 sq mi) and in 2010 had a population slightly under 600,000. The regional capital is Potenza. The region is divided into two provinces: Potenza and Matera.

Basilicata is an emerging tourist destination, thanks in particular to the city of Matera, whose historical quarter I Sassi became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993, and has been designated European Capital of Culture 2019. The New York Times ranked Basilicata third in its list of "52 Places to Go in 2018", defining it "Italy’s best-kept secret".

Etymology

The name probably derives from "basilikos" (Greek: βασιλικός), which refers to the basileus, the Byzantine emperor, who ruled the region for 200 years, from 536/552 to 571/590 and from 879 to 1059. Others argue that the name may refer to the Basilica of Acerenza which held judicial power in the Middle Ages.

During the Greek and Roman Ages, Basilicata was known as Lucania, which possibly derives from "leukos" (Greek: λευκός), meaning „white“, from "lykos" (Greek: λύκος), meaning „wolf“, or from Latin word "lucus", meaning „sacred wood".

Geography

Basilicata covers an extensive part of the southern Apennine Mountains, between the Ofanto river in the north and the Pollino massif in the south.

Other: South Italy, Basilicata, Calabria, Molise, Apulia, Campania, Abruzzo

Neighbours: Apulia, Campania, Calabria

Subregions: province of Potenza, province of Matera

Suggested citation: Michal Páleník: Europe and its regions in numbers - Basilicata – ITF5, IZ Bratislava, retrieved from: https://www.iz.sk/​PITF5, ISBN: 978-80-970204-9-1, DOI:10.5281/zenodo.10200164

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