Istat water statistics

On the occasion of World Water Day, established by the United Nations and celebrated every year on 22 March, ISTAT issued an annual focus based […]

School inclusion for students with disabilities

The increase in the number of pupils with disabilities (+10 thousand) in the Italian schools (3.3% of the total) is confirmed. Poor accessibility for students […]

GDP and General Government net borrowing

In 2019 GDP at current prices increased by 1.2% (to 1,787,664 million euro) compared with the previous year. The chained volume measure of GDP increased […]

Estimate of economic accounts of agriculture

In 2019, agricultural production decreased by 1.3% in volume. Gross value added at basic prices decreased by 2.7% in volume and labour input units decreased […]

Income, living conditions and fiscal burden

In 2017, the average household net income (31,393 euros per year) still increased both at current prices (+2.6%) and at constant prices (+1.2%). However, income […]

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% […]