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Story summary
- Italy recorded 369,944 births in 2024, the 16th consecutive year of decline.
- The fertility rate fell to 1.18 children per woman, with 2025 preliminaries suggesting 1.13.
- A shrinking pool of potential parents, employment insecurity, and delayed parenthood drive the decline.
- Births to Italian couples fell 3.3%, while births to foreign parents remained about 80,700.
- The average age reached 46.8 years, with over 24% of residents aged 65 or older.
