The economic performance of agriculture in Italy

In 2015 the gross value added of the agricultural sector at current prices was 33.1 billion euro, corresponding to 2.3% of the national value added. […]

The homeless

In 2014, the second survey on the condition of persons living in extreme poverty was conducted, following an agreement between Istat, the Ministry of Labour […]

Home accidents

In 2014, about 700 thousand people –11.3‰ of the population – experienced an accident at home. There were a total of 783,000 accidents, with an […]

Quality agro-food products

Italy has confirmed its position as the first country for the number of PDO, PGI and TSG certifications granted by the European Union (EU). At […]

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 […]

GDP and General Government net borrowing

The National Institute of Statistics releases the estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and General Government net borrowing according to the definitions of Council Regulation […]

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 […]

Trips and holidays in Italy and abroad

In 2015, trips with overnight stays made by residents were 57,910 million. The number of trips remained stable, compared with 2014 (they were 62,927 million). […]

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 […]