Agritourism farms in Italy

In 2013, there were 20,897 agritourism farms (agritourism farms licensed to provide accomodation), 423 more than the previous year (+2.1%). During 2013, new farms licensed […]

Quality agro-food products

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

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 […]

Public offer of nurseries

Children between zero and two years enrolled in nurseries run by municipalities are 149,647 in the 2012/2013 school year; other 43,513 children benefit from contributions […]

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 […]

Unpaid activities to benefit others

The outcomes of the first survey on voluntary work are issued today, as a result of the agreement between Istat, CSVnet (National Coordination of Volunteer […]

Urban environment quality

In 2013, motorisation rates have been declining for the second year in a row. In the provincial capitals as a whole there were 613.2 motor […]

Poverty in Italy

Istat disseminates the relative and absolute poverty estimations for the households residing in Italy, based on data from the 2013 Households Budget Survey. Being sample […]

Health conditions and use of health services

Italy has an ageing population and chronic diseases are increasingly spreading. Compared to 2005, chronic respiratory diseases and arthrosis/arthritis decreased in 2013 – the ageing […]

Household consumptions

In 2013 the average monthly household consumption expenditure, at current values, was 2,359 Euros (with a -2.5% change in comparison with 2012). Taking into account […]