Fertility Rate: Italy
Italy's fertility rate is currently 1.18 births per woman as of 2024. # Italy Fertility Rate Italy's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.18 births per woman
-2.5% y/y
Peak (1964)
2.66 births per woman
Low (2024)
1.18 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Italy
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Italy
Analysis# Italy Fertility Rate
Italy's fertility rate stands at 1.18 births per woman in 2024, marking both a historic low and a dramatic reversal from the post-war baby boom. The nation's peak fertility of 2.66 births per woman in 1964 has plummeted by 50.8% over the past six decades, placing Italy among Europe's lowest rates. This sustained decline reflects fundamental shifts in family planning, workforce participation, and economic conditions.
The downward trajectory has accelerated since 2015, when the rate was 1.36 births per woman. Annual decreases averaging 0.02 births per woman have been consistent through 2024, with no reversal in sight. Italy's persistently low fertility rate underscores ongoing demographic pressures, including an aging population and shrinking workforce, trends likely to intensify without significant policy intervention or migration patterns.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.18 births per woman | -2.48% |
| 2023 | 1.21 births per woman | -2.42% |
| 2022 | 1.24 births per woman | -0.80% |
| 2021 | 1.25 births per woman | +0.81% |
| 2020 | 1.24 births per woman | -2.36% |
| 2019 | 1.27 births per woman | -3.05% |
| 2018 | 1.31 births per woman | -2.24% |
| 2017 | 1.34 births per woman | -1.47% |
| 2016 | 1.36 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2015 | 1.36 births per woman | -1.45% |
| 2014 | 1.38 births per woman | -0.72% |
| 2013 | 1.39 births per woman | -2.11% |
| 2012 | 1.42 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2011 | 1.42 births per woman | -1.39% |
| 2010 | 1.44 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2009 | 1.44 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2008 | 1.44 births per woman | +3.60% |
| 2007 | 1.39 births per woman | +1.46% |
| 2006 | 1.37 births per woman | +3.01% |
| 2005 | 1.33 births per woman | -0.75% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.34 births per woman | +3.88% |
| 2003 | 1.29 births per woman | +1.57% |
| 2002 | 1.27 births per woman | +1.60% |
| 2001 | 1.25 births per woman | -0.79% |
| 2000 | 1.26 births per woman | +2.44% |
| 1999 | 1.23 births per woman | +0.82% |
| 1998 | 1.22 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1997 | 1.22 births per woman | +1.67% |
| 1996 | 1.2 births per woman | +0.84% |
| 1995 | 1.19 births per woman | -1.65% |
| 1994 | 1.21 births per woman | -3.20% |
| 1993 | 1.25 births per woman | -3.85% |
| 1992 | 1.3 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1991 | 1.3 births per woman | -2.26% |
| 1990 | 1.33 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1989 | 1.33 births per woman | -2.21% |
| 1988 | 1.36 births per woman | +2.26% |
| 1987 | 1.33 births per woman | -1.48% |
| 1986 | 1.35 births per woman | -4.93% |
| 1985 | 1.42 births per woman | -2.74% |
| 1984 | 1.46 births per woman | -3.31% |
| 1983 | 1.51 births per woman | -3.21% |
| 1982 | 1.56 births per woman | -1.27% |
| 1981 | 1.58 births per woman | -3.66% |
| 1980 | 1.64 births per woman | -5.20% |
| 1979 | 1.73 births per woman | -5.98% |
| 1978 | 1.84 births per woman | -4.66% |
| 1977 | 1.93 births per woman | -5.39% |
| 1976 | 2.04 births per woman | -5.99% |
| 1975 | 2.17 births per woman | -4.82% |
| 1974 | 2.28 births per woman | -0.87% |
| 1973 | 2.3 births per woman | -2.13% |
| 1972 | 2.35 births per woman | -2.08% |
| 1971 | 2.4 births per woman | +0.84% |
| 1970 | 2.38 births per woman | -3.64% |
| 1969 | 2.47 births per woman | +0.41% |
| 1968 | 2.46 births per woman | -1.60% |
| 1967 | 2.5 births per woman | -3.10% |
| 1966 | 2.58 births per woman | -0.77% |
| 1965 | 2.6 births per woman | -2.26% |
| 1964 | 2.66 births per woman | +5.98% |
| 1963 | 2.51 births per woman | +2.03% |
| 1962 | 2.46 births per woman | +0.82% |
| 1961 | 2.44 births per woman | +1.67% |
| 1960 | 2.4 births per woman | — |
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