Births and deaths in Italy
Italy: Births and deaths was 12.15 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
12.15
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
11th
of 41 countries
All-time high
32.43
in 1918
All-time low
8.3
in 1954
Years of data
151
1872–2022
Births and deaths in Italy, 1872–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, births and deaths in Italy stood at 12.15.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births and deaths in Italy peaked at 32.43 in 1918 and was at its lowest, 8.3, in 1954.
That places Italy 11th out of 41 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 151 years of available data.
Births and deaths in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 22.41 | — |
| 1873 | 22.37 | -0.2% |
| 1874 | 22.65 | +1.3% |
| 1875 | 22.75 | +0.5% |
| 1876 | 21 | -7.7% |
| 1877 | 20.69 | -1.5% |
| 1878 | 21.67 | +4.7% |
| 1879 | 21.88 | +1.0% |
| 1880 | 23.04 | +5.3% |
| 1881 | 20.27 | -12.0% |
| 1882 | 20 | -1.4% |
| 1883 | 20.29 | +1.5% |
| 1884 | 19.76 | -2.6% |
| 1885 | 19.54 | -1.1% |
| 1886 | 21.35 | +9.2% |
| 1887 | 20.51 | -3.9% |
| 1888 | 20.06 | -2.2% |
| 1889 | 18.58 | -7.4% |
| 1890 | 19.23 | +3.5% |
| 1891 | 19.31 | +0.4% |
| 1892 | 19.46 | +0.7% |
| 1893 | 18.65 | -4.2% |
| 1894 | 18.49 | -0.8% |
| 1895 | 18.49 | -0.0% |
| 1896 | 17.9 | -3.2% |
| 1897 | 16.24 | -9.3% |
| 1898 | 17.16 | +5.7% |
| 1899 | 16.64 | -3.0% |
| 1900 | 18.01 | +8.2% |
| 1901 | 16.59 | -7.9% |
| 1902 | 16.49 | -0.6% |
| 1903 | 16.92 | +2.6% |
| 1904 | 15.82 | -6.5% |
| 1905 | 16.5 | +4.3% |
| 1906 | 15.64 | -5.2% |
| 1907 | 15.83 | +1.3% |
| 1908 | 17.15 | +8.3% |
| 1909 | 16.46 | -4.0% |
| 1910 | 15.17 | -7.8% |
| 1911 | 16.48 | +8.6% |
| 1912 | 14.05 | -14.7% |
| 1913 | 14.33 | +2.0% |
| 1914 | 13.82 | -3.5% |
| 1915 | 17.93 | +29.7% |
| 1916 | 19.57 | +9.1% |
| 1917 | 21.15 | +8.1% |
| 1918 | 32.43 | +53.3% |
| 1919 | 17.54 | -45.9% |
| 1920 | 14.94 | -14.8% |
| 1921 | 13.5 | -9.6% |
| 1922 | 13.89 | +2.9% |
| 1923 | 12.91 | -7.1% |
| 1924 | 13.18 | +2.1% |
| 1925 | 13.51 | +2.5% |
| 1926 | 13.55 | +0.3% |
| 1927 | 12.65 | -6.7% |
| 1928 | 12.78 | +1.0% |
| 1929 | 13.23 | +3.5% |
| 1930 | 11.31 | -14.5% |
| 1931 | 12 | +6.2% |
| 1932 | 12.12 | +1.0% |
| 1933 | 11.41 | -5.9% |
| 1934 | 11.12 | -2.5% |
| 1935 | 11.71 | +5.3% |
| 1936 | 11.64 | -0.6% |
| 1937 | 11.89 | +2.2% |
| 1938 | 11.67 | -1.9% |
| 1939 | 11.28 | -3.3% |
| 1940 | 11.69 | +3.6% |
| 1941 | 12.54 | +7.2% |
| 1942 | 13.55 | +8.1% |
| 1943 | 15.2 | +12.1% |
| 1944 | 14.19 | -6.6% |
| 1945 | 12.25 | -13.7% |
| 1946 | 10.07 | -17.7% |
| 1947 | 9.73 | -3.4% |
| 1948 | 9.15 | -6.0% |
| 1949 | 9.02 | -1.3% |
| 1950 | 8.53 | -5.4% |
| 1951 | 9.11 | +6.7% |
| 1952 | 8.98 | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 8.99 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 8.3 | -7.6% |
| 1955 | 8.39 | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 9.42 | +12.4% |
| 1957 | 9.07 | -3.7% |
| 1958 | 8.52 | -6.1% |
| 1959 | 8.43 | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 8.93 | +5.9% |
| 1961 | 8.67 | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 9.41 | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 9.49 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 8.93 | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 9.41 | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 8.95 | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 9.19 | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 9.57 | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 9.66 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 9.3 | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 9.29 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 9.29 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 9.68 | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 9.39 | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 9.77 | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 9.69 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 9.6 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 9.48 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 9.43 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 9.71 | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 9.5 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 9.31 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 9.84 | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 9.33 | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 9.56 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 9.51 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 9.31 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 9.43 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 9.3 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 9.5 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 9.67 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 9.54 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 9.65 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 9.72 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 9.73 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 9.69 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 9.81 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 10.04 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 9.92 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 9.79 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 9.73 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 9.79 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 10.18 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 9.37 | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 9.7 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 9.49 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.7 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 9.76 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 9.81 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 9.71 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.82 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 10.12 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 9.86 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 9.84 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 10.63 | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 10.19 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 10.81 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 10.48 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 10.64 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 12.44 | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 11.87 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 12.15 | +2.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 12.15 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.62, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Italy's 12.15 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.36, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Births and deaths in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | +53.3% | 21.15 | 32.43 |
| 1919 | -45.9% | 32.43 | 17.54 |
| 1915 | +29.7% | 13.82 | 17.93 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 21.93 | 20.69 | 22.75 | 8 |
| 1880s | 20.34 | 18.58 | 23.04 | 10 |
| 1890s | 18.16 | 16.24 | 19.46 | 10 |
| 1900s | 16.54 | 15.64 | 18.01 | 10 |
| 1910s | 18.25 | 13.82 | 32.43 | 10 |
| 1920s | 13.42 | 12.65 | 14.94 | 10 |
| 1930s | 11.62 | 11.12 | 12.12 | 10 |
| 1940s | 11.74 | 9.02 | 15.2 | 10 |
| 1950s | 8.77 | 8.3 | 9.42 | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.22 | 8.67 | 9.66 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.49 | 9.29 | 9.77 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.48 | 9.3 | 9.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.73 | 9.5 | 10.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.73 | 9.37 | 10.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.21 | 9.71 | 10.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.15 | 11.87 | 12.44 | 3 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0164 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births and deaths in Italy?
- Births and deaths in Italy was 12.15 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births and deaths recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 32.43 in 1918.
- What is the lowest births and deaths recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3 in 1954.
- How does Italy rank for births and deaths?
- Italy ranks 11th out of 41 countries with data for 2022.
- Is births and deaths rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Births and deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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