Birth rate and fertility

The number of births continues to decrease: in 2018, 439,747 children were registered in the General Register Office, over 18,000 less than the previous year […]

Road accidents - preliminary estimates

In the first half of 2019, according to preliminary estimates, data showed a reduction both in road accidents resulting in death or injury1 (82,048), and […]

Marriages and civil unions

In 2018, 195,778 marriages celebrated in Italy, an increase of about 4,500 to the previous year (+ 2.3%). The tendency to later marriages continued. Currently […]

Gender roles and stereotypes

In Italy the most common stereotype concerning traditional gender roles were “for a man, more than for a  woman, is very important to be successful […]

Separate waste collection

In 2017, municipal waste produced was 488.7 kg per inhabitant (-1.6% compared to 2016); the ratio of separate collection to total municipal waste reached 55.5% […]

Life styles of children and adolescents

Obesity among children and young people is a worldwide phenomenon: the World Health Organization estimated over 340 million overweight or obese1 children and adolescents aged […]

Non-EU citizens in Italy

In 2018, 242,009 new residence permits were issued, 7.9% less than the previous year. The decrease was largely due to the drop in permits issued […]

Non observed economy in national accounts

In 2017 NOE generated value added for about EUR 211 billion (compared to 207.7 bln. in 2016), with an increase of 1.5% to the previous […]

Mining and quarrying extraction activities

Mineral water withdrawals increased. Quarrying mineral extractions decreased In 2017, in Italy mining and quarrying sites amounted to 5,154. Among them, 2,196 were into production […]

Notification of general government deficit and debt

In this release, Istat provides government deficit and debt data based on figures reported in the second 2019 notification by Italy to the EC for the […]