Citizens and the ICTs

In Italy strong inequalities at the territorial level still persist as regards ICT usage. For example, in 2011 in the North about 60% of households […]

Services to homeless people

In 158 Italian municipalities, where the survey was carried out, there were 727 organizations providing, in 2010, services to homeless people. They acted in 1,187 […]

Childhood and daily life

The context of family life for children and youngsters is changing: between 1998 and 2011 the percentage of minor children without brothers and sisters has […]

Road accidents in Italy

In 2010 road accidents resulting in deaths or injuries in Italy are 211,404, with 4,090 killed and 302,735 injured. Compared to the previous year (2009), […]

National accounts

As agreed at the European level, Istat releases the new series of national accounts based on the most updated versions of the classification of economic […]

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 […]