Births in Italy fell to record low of 355,000 in 2025, set to drop further this year
(ANSA) - ROME, 21 OTT - Births in Italy fell to a new record low of 355,772 in 2025, about 14,000 fewer than in 2024, and look set to drop further this year, Istat said on Wednesday. The national statistics agency said there were 196,864 births in Italy between January and July 2026, a drop of 1.1% with respect to the same period last year. It said the average number of children per woman also reached a new low of 1.14 in 2025, down from1.18 in 2024. Istat said the average age at which mothers give birth to their first child here is 32, and 44.1% of births occur outside of marriage. Sofia…
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Istat release on record-low 2025 births and the expected further drop in 2026, with the same 355,772 figure.
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