On December 31, 2013 in Italy resided 60,782,668 inhabitants, of which more than 4,900,000 have foreign citizenship (8.1%).<\/p>\n
The calculation of the resident population has rebooted from the 2011 census, adding to the population censused on 9 October 2011 the enrolments and the cancellations recorded, in the population registers of the 8,092 Italian municipalities, from 9 October to 31 December 2011, plus the ones recorded during years 2012 and 2013.<\/p>\n
During 2013 the real increase of the residing population, due to natural and migration balance, was very low (+30,068 units, +0.1%).<\/p>\n
After the population census the municipalities have completed the operations of revision of the population registers which, during the year 2013, have resulted in a balance due to adjustments equal to +1,067,373 units (of which 370,194 strangers), corresponding to over 97.3% of the total population increase in 2013 and to 69.3% of the foreign population. The total resident population increased by 1,097,441 units (+1.8%).<\/p>\n
The natural population increase was negative and calculated in around -86,000 units. The decrease in live births compared to the previous year totalled around 20,000 units and the decrease of death is around 12,000 units. The foreign-born in 2013 represent 15% of total births from parents residing in Italy. Compared to the previous year, for the first time, the births of foreign children decrease (-2,189).<\/p>\n
During 2013, international migration counts a positive balance of around 182,000 units, decreasing compared to previous years. Italian migration to abroad increases, foreigner migration to Italy decreases.<\/p>\n
Internal and international migration decrease compared to 2012 and are mostly directed to Northern and Center regions.<\/p>\n