Birth rate in Italy 2002-2023

Over the past decade, the birth rate in Italy has constantly decreased – in 2023 6.4 children were estimated to be born per 1,000 inhabitants, three infants less than in 2002. The region with the highest birth rate in the country was Trentino-South Tyrol, where 7.9 children were born per 1,000 residents. 

Italian mothers older and older

Similar to citizens of other European countries, Italians also postpone parenthood to a later age. While the average age of an Italian mother at childbirth in the 1990s was 29.9 years, in 2022 females giving birth were roughly 32.4 years.

Italy, a country with one of the lowest fertility rates in the world

If compared with the fertility rates around the world, Italy was one of the 20 countries which registered the lowest fertility rate in 2023. The leader of the global ranking was Taiwan, where only 1.09 babies were born per woman.