The Vallo di Diano area consists of 15 municipalities, all in the province of Salerno and all falling under the category ‘inland areas’. The 75% It is made up of small municipalities and does not exceed the threshold of 5,000 inhabitants. This is an area with a resident population of 56,268 as of 2024. The district unfortunately, despite the efforts made in recent years, continues to show signs of strong subsidence on the front of depopulation and denatalization.
The figures show a further decrease in the number of people in the last four years (2020-2024) of – 1,051. The evolution of the overall population of Vallo di Diano from 2011 to 2024, showing a gradual decline. The population was 60,137 in 2011, decreased to 56,557 in 2020 and further decreased to 56,268 in 2024. Expanding the comparison matrix and passing the ten-year analysis, in detail the last thirteen years (2011-2024), the situation appears objectively complex, if not dramatic, with a population loss of -3.869. As a matter of pragmatism, it is as if the area had lost the Municipality of Sassano in the last 13 years.
This negative trend indicates a constant loss of population over time, probably due to factors such as declining births, emigration or an ageing population. Vallo di Diano’s business system also closed 2024 with a negative balance of – 49 companies, driven by 336 closures compared to 287 new registrations. The total number of companies registered in the territory of the 15 municipalities of Vallo di Diano is 7967.
Here is the Preliminary Strategy of the Vallo di Diano Internal Area, the ‘shared vision of the future’ Adopted: Regional Executive Decision No 601 of 2 September 2025
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