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 […]

Demographic indicators

Live births were 514 thousands in 2013, decreasing consecutively for five years. The total fertility rate (TFR) is estimated to be 1.39, dropping from 1.42 […]

Separations and divorces in Italy

In 2012 separations were 88,288 and divorces 51,319; compared to the previous year a decrease is observed (-0.6% and -4.6%, respectively). Total separation and divorce […]

National demographic balance

On December 31, 2013 in Italy resided 60,782,668 inhabitants, of which more than 4,900,000 have foreign citizenship (8.1%). The calculation of the resident population has […]

Use and abuse of alcohol

In 2013 the percentage of population aged 11 and over who consumed at least one alcoholic drink during the year was 63.9%. This rate, stable […]

International and internal migration

In 2012, 351,000 people immigrated to Italy, compared to 386,000 people who immigrated during the previous year. The decline in immigration is mainly due to […]

Child mortality in Italy

In 2011, 2,084 under-five year old children died in Italy. In 1887, the number of deaths was 399,505. In this period (1887-2011), the corresponding mortality […]