Educational integration of foreign children

The survey on “Integration of the second generation” (ISG) was carried out by Istat in 2015 co-financed by the Ministry of Interior and the European […]

Demographic indicators

In 2015 the resident population decreased by 2.3 per thousand inhabitants. The reduction corresponds to 139,000 units less, resulting in a total population of 60 […]

Book reading in Italy

42% of people aged 6 and over (24 million est.) have read at least one book in the 12 months preceding the interview, for purposes […]

Integration of migrants on the labour market

Istat disseminates the main results of the ad hoc module “The labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants” in Italy included in the […]

Birth and fertility

In 2014, 502,596 births were registered in the Resident Population Register. There were 12,000 fewer births than in 2013. The figures confirm the downward trend […]

International and internal migration

During 2014, 278,000 people immigrated to Italy, compared to the 307,000 people who immigrated during the previous year (-9.7%). 89.5% of all immigrants were foreign […]

Foreign residents in Italy

Non-EU foreigners holding a residence permit in Italy on 1st January 2015 are 3,929,916. From 2014 to 2015 there has been an increase of approximately […]

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 […]

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 […]