Research and development in Italy

In 2012, in current price terms, Italy’s gross domestic expenditure on Research and Development (GERD) was 20.5 billion euro. It increased by 3.5% compared to […]

Leading causes of death in Italy

In 2012 there were 613,520 deaths in Italy and the age-standardized mortality rate was 92.2 per 10,000 residents. From 2007 through 2012 the age-standardized rate […]

Structure and competitiveness of enterprises

In 2012 enterprises in the industrial and services sectors were 4.4 million and employed about 16.1 million of persons (11.2 million employees). The average enterprise […]

Estimates of active enterprises

In 2013 the estimated number of active enterprises with employees was 1,583,375 units; these units accounted for little more than 13 million people with an […]

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 […]

Air transport in Italy

The National Institute of Statistics releases statistics on air transport for the year 2013. The survey on air transport is carried out in accordance with […]

Enterprise groups in Italy

Istat publishes data on the structure and size of enterprise groups in Italy in 2012 under the classification of economic activities Nace Rev. 2, which […]

Citizens’ satisfaction

After the sharp decline registered in 2012, in 2014, the satisfaction of people aged 14 and over with living conditions in general showed a substantial […]

Marriages in Italy

In 2013, 194,057 marriages took place in Italy (3.2 per 1,000 inhabitants), 13,081 fewer than in 2012. This decrease is part of a downward trend […]

Road accidents in Italy

In 2013, the number of road accidents resulting in deaths or injuries in Italy was 181,227, with 3,385 killed (deaths within 30 days) and 257,421 […]