Italy's fertility rate dropped to 1.18 children per woman in 2024, taking it below the previous lowest level on record of 1.19 in 1995, the national statistics agency (Istat) said on Monday.
Here are the main points.
With 1.18 children per woman, the previous minimum of 1.19 has been exceeded since 1995, a year in which 526 thousand children were born compared to 370 thousand in 2024.
Significant increase in life expectancy: life expectancy at birth for the overall resident population is 83.4 years, almost 5 months more than in 2023.
Boom in emigration to foreign countries: 191 thousand (+20.5% over 2023), of which as many as 156 thousand are Italian citizens who are expatriating (+36.5%).
The number of new Italian citizens on the rise: 217 thousand acquisitions of Italian citizenship have been granted to foreign citizens residing in Italy, exceeding the previous maximum of 214 thousand reached in 2023.
Households are becoming increasingly smaller: in the last 20 years the average size has dropped from 2.6 members to the current 2.2.
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