Statistics: Italy faces continued population decline
September 23, 2022, 2:37 pm

Statistics: Italy faces continued population decline

Statistics say that Italy faces continued population decline - Photo. Pixabay

Italy's population shrank below 60 million for the first time in years last year, and there is no indication of a rebound in the foreseeable future, Italy's National Statistics Institute (ISTAT) has said, according to the Xinhua.

Citing freshly released census data, ISTAT said last year's census had counted 59.2 million residents, down from 60.3 million in 2020 -- a year which itself had a negative balance of 100,000 residents compared to the previous census.

Even more dramatic are the projections for the future: ISTAT expects Italy's population to shrink to 57.9 million in 2030, 54.2 million in 2050, and 47.7 million in 2070.

By 2049, ISTAT predicts that twice as many residents will die each year than be born, which translates to 788,000 deaths compared to 390,000 births per year.

Recently, there have been around three people aged between 15 and 64 (active working years) for everyone outside this bracket. By 2050, ISTAT expects this ratio to be one-to-one.

Venice is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 small island that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges - Pic. Pixabay

ISTAT also estimates that four out of five Italian cities will have a declining population within a decade. This number will be nine out of 10 among rural communities.

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While ISTAT expects the number of families to increase, their size will continue to shrink. By 2041, only one in four families will have children, ISTAT predicts.

These trends will have implications for the country's long-term economic growth, pension policies, geopolitical influence, and social factors.

Source: xinhua

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