The country has seen real wage decline since 1990
Almost one in four residents were above the age of 65, with more people aged over 80 than under 10 for the first timeROME – Births in Italy dropped to a record low in 2023, the 15th consecutive annual decline, national statistics bureau ISTAT said, as the population continued to shrink.Italy's ever-falling birth rate is considered a national emergency, but despite successive governments pledging to make it a priority, none have so far been able to halt the drop.
By contrast, some 661,000 deaths were registered last year, a fall on the previous three years when COVID boosted the mortality rate in Italy. ISTAT said life expectancy also jumped last year to 83.1 years, up six months on 2022. Foreigners made up 8.99pc of the country's population in 2023, for a total of 5.3 million, up 3.2pc year-on-year, with the majority living in the north of the country.Italy's overall population has been falling steadily since 2014, with a cumulative loss since then of more than 1.36 million people, equivalent to the residents of Milan, the country's second biggest city.
Underscoring Italy's rapidly ageing population, ISTAT said that almost one in four residents were above the age of 65, with more people aged over 80 than under 10 for the first time. Half a century ago, the ratio was one to nine.There are a number of economic and social factors contributing to the present state of affairs, which, experts say, require long-term policies addressing the challenges.
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