Italy has recorded its lowest birth rate since World War II
In 2025, only 355,000 children were born in Italy—the lowest figure in the entire postwar period. ANSA reported this, citing data from a relevant organization and Italy’s National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT).
The country’s fertility rate fell to 1.14 children per woman. At the same time, approximately 652,000 deaths were recorded in Italy during the year, nearly double the number of births.
According to the survey results, more than 62% of couples who do not plan to have another child attributed their decision primarily to economic and social difficulties. Only 5.5% of respondents stated that they simply do not want to have children.
Nearly half of the women surveyed believe that motherhood could significantly harm their careers. Among men, only 24% expressed similar concerns about fatherhood.
The study’s authors note that if Italian women had the opportunity to have as many children as they wanted under more favorable conditions, the number of newborns in 2025 could be roughly twice as high.
A similar decline in the birth rate is also observed in most other European countries.
This was reported by ANSA.
As a reminder, in the first half of 2026, 73,292 children were born in Ukraine, while the number of deaths reached 259,853. Thus, the death rate is currently four times higher than the birth rate.
In Russia, due to the classification of statistics, data on mortality and crime have begun to be distorted.
The global birth rate is falling: wealthy countries are seeing regional disparities and record-low figures.
