Residential care facilities

In Italy, residential care facilities, active at 31st December 2011, are 12,033 with 386,803 beds (6.5 for every 1,000 residents). Compared with 2009 no significant […]

Museums and Monuments in Italy

4,588 museums and similar institutions, both public and private, were open to the public in Italy in 2011: they included 3,847 museums, galleries or collections, […]

Adults’ Participation in Learning Activities

In 2012, 51.5 % of people aged 18-74 carried out at least one learning activity in the 12 months preceding the interview. Compared with the […]

Micro-enterprises in Italy

Micro-enterprises (units with 3-9 employees) are using almost exclusively defensive strategies, while only a few are attempting to expand their range of products and services […]

Birth and fertility

According to data on the demographic balance for the resident population, 534,186 births were registered in 2012, over 12,000 fewer than in 2011. The figure […]

Regional economic accounts

In 2012, GDP per capita amounted to 31,094 euros in the North-west, 30,630 euros in the North-east and 27,941 euros in the Centre. In the […]

Urban environmental services

In 2012 urban waste collection in the provincial capitals decreased (-3.9% over the previous year), from 590,5 to 567,3 kg. per capita.Separate collection of waste […]

Citizens' satisfaction

In 2013, after a sharp decline in 2012, the citizens’ satisfaction with life in general shows a substantial stability. Instead, the satisfaction with specific aspects […]

Air transport in Italy

The National Institute of Statistics releases statistics on air transport for the year 2012. In 2012, total air traffic at the national airports recorded a […]

Marriages in Italy

In 2012, 207,138 marriages were celebrated in Italy (3.5 per 1,000 inhabitants), 2,308 more than in 2010. This slight increase is part of a downward […]