Italy’s population stops shrinking after 12 years, thanks to migration

Italy’s population stabilizes after 12 years of decline due to migration according to ISTAT

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Italy’s population has stopped shrinking after 12 years, national statistics agency ISTAT said on Tuesday. Immigration nearly offset the declining number of births. Life expectancy in Italy continues to rise. ISTAT reported these findings in its latest demographic data. The stabilization of the population follows a long period of decline. The data show migration and birth rates together affecting the overall population size.

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ISTAT’s data provide current demographic measures on population size, births, immigration, and life expectancy.


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