Religion among foreign citizens

In the years 2011 and 2012 56.4% of foreign citizens aged 6 and over and resident in Italy are Christians (2 million and 56 thousand […]

Demo.istat

Istat releases on Demography in Figures, under the section Resident foreigners, and on the data warehouse I.Stat under the section “Population and HouseholdsForeigners and Immigrants” […]

Annual report 2015 - The state of the Nation

The 23rd edition of Istat Annual Report develops a documented reflection on the present situation in Italy, offering a picture of recent changes, and identifying […]

Prisoners in the Italian penal institutions

At December 31, 2013 62,536 persons were held in Italian prisons, 4.8% less than in 2012 (-8% over 2010). There are about 10 million prisoners […]

Demographic indicators

In 2014 live births were 509,000, five thousand less than in 2013, representing the lowest record since the unification of Italy. Deaths were 597,000 units, […]

International and internal migration

During 2013, 307,000 people immigrated to Italy, compared to 351,000 people who immigrated during the previous year. The decline in immigration was mainly due to […]

Birth and fertility

In 2013, 514,308 births were registered in the Resident Population Register. There were 20,000 fewer births than in 2012. The figures confirm the downward trend […]

Resident population structure

Istat releases on line at the address http://demo.istat.it, under the sections “Resident population” and “Resident foreigners”, and at the address http://dati.istat.it under the sections “Population […]

Non-EU citizens holding a residence permit

The non-EU foreigners holding a residence permit in Italy on 1st January 2014 are 3.874.726. From 2013 to 2014 there was an increase of approximately […]

Linguistic diversity among foreign citizens

Romanian is the most common mother tongue among foreign residents in Italy: almost 800 thousand people speak Romanian from early childhood (21.9% of the foreign […]