Italy: fertility rate 2010-2021

Between 2010 and 2020, the fertility rate in Italy experienced a decrease. A woman in Italy had on average 1.46 children in 2010, while in 2020 this figure lowered to 1.24. In 2021, there was a slight increase in fertility rate, with an average of 1.25 babies per woman. This statistic shows the fertility rate in Italy from 2010 to 2021.

Fertility rate in Italy from 2010 to 2021

Characteristic	Fertility rate
2021	1.25
2020	1.24
2019	1.27
2018	1.31
2017	1.34
2016	1.36
2015	1.36
2014	1.38
2013	1.39
2012	1.42
2011	1.42
2010	1.44

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Release date

February 2023

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Region

Italy

Survey time period

2010 to 2020

Method of interview

CATI, online interview

Supplementary notes

Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.

Release date represents the date figures were accessed.

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