Italy fertility rate fell to new low of 1.14 in 2025 / Photo: Alberto PIZZOLI - AFP/File
-
Oversight Board blasts 'inadequate' Meta safeguards for AI deepfakes
-
'In our lane': Fed's Warsh defies Trump but still fighting for credibility
-
Harry makes first public appearance since return to UK
-
Trump admin makes major cut to endangered species protections
-
Princess Diana's brother makes new explosive claims against Charles
-
GM delivers first components for US interceptor missiles
-
Trump admin overhauls key protection for endangered species
-
Travis Scott and Keith Richards feature on GTA VI soundtrack
-
Mbappe draws political fire over Ceuta t-shirt controversy
-
King Charles warns tech bosses of 'existential dangers' of AI
-
Third malaria death in Germany from outbreak tied to Frankfurt airport
-
French fishermen block ports over petrol prices
-
AtlasClear Holdings Reports Preliminary Fiscal 2026 Revenue of Approximately $20.1 Million, Up 85%; Revenue Plus Interest Income of Approximately $21.9 Million
-
Micron's Taiwan workers say 68 months' bonus not enough
-
'Another arrow to the quiver': World Bank posts record private capital mobilization
-
Canada's Carney pushes 'new alliance' with EU despite Trump threats
-
Ireland to boycott Eurovision 2027 over Gaza
-
Beyond Investment Returns: Families Are Measuring Wealth by Freedom, Continuity, and Legacy, According to Nour Private Wealth
-
India's Tata Sons reappoints N. Chandrasekaran as chairman
-
King Charles disputes claims in book by Princess Diana's brother
-
Germany urges EU action against China to defend carmakers
-
Nepal floods among 'most challenging' disasters: WFP
-
Japan eyes changing prostitution law to punish sex buyers
-
Kids and social media: what would change under new EU law
-
Modi pitches India as global chipmaking hub
-
King Charles to call on tech giants for 'reassurances' over AI
-
Ukraine plans record defence spending in 2027
-
STARPRIME Responds to Diverging Gold Market Demand with AM/PM Fixing and XAU24/7
-
NASA scan discovers new, 'once in a century' Moon crater
-
Where the US-China tariff row stands ahead of White House summit
-
Most stocks rise as Fed hikes and indicates drive to curb inflation
-
Indonesia cash-for-photos scheme turns animal hunters into protectors
-
UK-Sudanese author pens book to give children 'African history of Africa'
-
Bayer to Present How it Rebuilt Global Planning with OMP at Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit 2026
-
Argentine judge orders suspension of Falklands oil project
-
US Congress passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill
-
US Fed raises rates to tackle 'too high' inflation, irking Trump
-
US stocks fall, dollar gains after Fed lifts interest rates
-
Turkey releases 106 protesters, jails more LGBTQ activists
-
US Fed raises rates to tackle 'too high' inflation in move sure to rile Trump
-
Candidate for UN chief calls for AI regulation akin to nuclear weapons
-
US Fed raises rates to battle inflation in move likely to rile Trump
-
'We're losing control,' AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio tells AFP
-
US House faces test on sweeping Russia sanctions bill
-
IR-MED and Dice Technologies Announce collaboration to Evaluate and Advance Pressure-Injury Prevention Platform in Japan
-
British PM says to make 'difficult decisions' as inflation rises
-
Watts, Pitt, Cruz to light up Spain's top film festival
-
Global fuel price demos: a round-up
-
Toogood Gold's Table Mountain Sits in the Shadow of a Nevada Gold Rush
-
Leverate Launches MCP for Traders to Connect AI Assistants With Trading Platforms
Italy fertility rate fell to new low of 1.14 in 2025
Italy's fertility rate fell to a new low of 1.14 children per woman in 2025 -- one of the lowest levels in the world, official data released on Tuesday showed.
The figures are the latest sign of Italy's rapidly ageing population.
The report from the Istat agency also showed that Italy has some of the highest life expectancy rates in Europe -- 81.7 years for men and 85.7 years for women.
Sociologist Chiara Saraceno told AFP women were putting off having children out of financial considerations because of "precarious conditions for young people".
"It is even harder for women because, in Italy, the division of domestic labour remains highly unequal.
"Nobody here says anymore that 'mums shouldn’t work', but they are expected to look after the children," she said.
Italy was one of the 10 countries with the lowest fertility rates along with China, Japan and Poland, according to a World Bank ranking using data from 2023.
Fertility rates in the EU as a whole fell from 1.57 children per woman in 2010 to 1.34 in 2024.
In Italy, the region with the lowest fertility rate was Sardinia with an average of 0.85 children per woman.
The size of the population in 2025 compared with 2024 remained broadly stable thanks to immigration.
The population of foreign residents grew by 188,000 while the Italian resident population was down by 189,000.
A.Zimmermann--CPN