Italy's resident foreign population

Resident foreigners in Italy totalled 4,570,317 as at 01 January 2011, 335,000 more than the previous year (+7.9%). The increase was slightly lower than the […]

Resident population structure

Istat makes available online – in demo istat.it, “Resident population” and “Resident foreigners” sections – data on population stocks by age, sex, marital status and […]

Birth and fertility

Data for 2009 and 2010 provide confirmation that a cyclical downturn in the birth rate is in progress: there were 568,857 births in 2009, and […]

Labour cost Survey

Istat disseminates the main results of the Labour cost survey (LCS), with reference to the year 2008 (the survey is carried out every four years) […]

Urban environmental indicators

Urban waste collection was of 609.5 kg per inhabitant, an increase of 0.9% in comparison with 2009 after three years of a decreasing trend. The […]

Poverty in Italy

Istat disseminates the relative and absolute poverty estimations for the households residing in Italy, based on 2010 Households Budget Survey data. Being sample estimations, they […]

Separations and divorces in Italy

In 2009 there were 85,945 separations and 54,456 divorces, an increase of 2.1 and 0.2% respectively on the previous year. These increases, especially in the […]

Household consumptions

In 2010 the average monthly household consumption expenditure, in current values, was 2,453 Euros, with a +0.5% change in comparison with 2009. Taking into account […]

Expenditures on waste management

The national expenditure for waste, wastewater and water resources management services jointly considered amounted in Italy, in 2009, to 34,730 million euros (2.3% of GDP); […]

Road accidents in Italy (estimates)

During 2010, with reference to estimated values, the number of road accidents resulting in deaths or injuries in Italy was 207,000, with 3,998 killed and […]