Italy may see a smaller population in the next five decades, a study shows. The country is expected to shrink by 20% or 11 million people.

Italy’s population shrank in 2020 by the most in over 100 years, as measured by the number of births minus deaths, with the coronavirus pandemic amplifying a trend that’s been underway since ...

Births in Italy dropped to a new historic low below 400,000 in 2022, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Friday, as the population continued to shrink.

Countries with declining populations face a number of challenges, both economic and social. Economically, a shrinking ...

Births in Italy dropped to a record low in 2023, the 15th consecutive annual decline, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Friday, as the population continued to shrink.

Italy, now under lockdown, has been hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak. It also has one of the world's oldest populations with 60% over age 40.

Italy, With Aging Population, Has World’s Highest Daily Deaths From Virus Coronavirus has killed 5% of known cases, even higher in the worst-affected region, versus a global average of 3.5% By ...

The birth rate in Italy hit a historic low in 2022. The country's death of babies is considered a national emergency and was a topic in the recent election.

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 21 - Italy was among countries with the oldest population in the European Union at the beginning of 2024, Eurostat said on Friday. The average age of the EU population was 44.7 ...

At present, about a quarter of Italy’s 59mn people are over the age of 65, while just 12 per cent of the population are children aged 14 and under.

Billionaire Elon Musk has a simple message for Italy and other countries around the world who have reported falling birthrates in recent year: have more babies or face extinction.

Italy Island Nears Goal of Vaccinating Full Population to Welcome Tourists This Summer Capri, a small island off the coast of Italy, has vaccinated over 80% of its 15,000 inhabitants and hopes to ...