Atlas · 25 July 2025
ATLAS — GAL Valle del Belice
A quantitative portrait of the 15 municipalities of the GAL Valle del Belice local action group — population, economy, education — benchmarked against Sicily and Italy.
Population
| Residents | 140,740 |
|---|---|
| Municipalities in the LAG | 15 |
| Old-age index | 218.5 |
| Change 2015–24 | −8% |
vs Sicily and Italy
| Old-age index, Sicily | 177.5↓ -41 |
|---|---|
| Old-age index, Italy | 199.8↓ -18.7 |
Economy
| Active businesses | 14,569 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 29,153 |
| Employment rate | 34.9% |
| Innovative startups | 9 |
vs Italy
| Employment rate, Italy | 60.1%↑ +25.2 |
|---|---|
| Unemployment rate, LAG | 14.1% |
Education
| Schools | 146 |
|---|---|
| Upper secondary students | 6,345 |
| Upper secondary schools | 24 |
| University campuses | 0 |
Extract from the 2025 ATLAS on the GAL Valle del Belice: 15 municipalities spread across the provinces of Trapani, Agrigento and Palermo, the tenth largest local action group in Sicily by population. The full document gathers the sources, the time series and the methodological notes behind each indicator, along with a map of the collaborative spaces active in the area.