The birthrate in Italy continued to fall in 2023, with 379,000 resident births or 6.4 per thousand people, according to provisional data published by ISTAT on Friday.
In absolute terms this was 14,000 fewer births than in 2022, a drop of 3.6%, while the birthrate fell from 6.7 births per thousand people, ISTAT added.
The national statistics institute said births in Italy have fallen by 34.3% since 2008, the last year to register an increase.
The average number of children per woman fell from 1.24 in 2022 to 1.20 in 2023.
The historical minimum is 1.19 children, registered in 1995.
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