Italy faces an aging population and a low birth rate that has been steadily declining for the ninth consecutive year.
The low number of births is a result of the reduction in the female population aged 15-49, about 900 fewer, and the ever-decreasing number of marriages, writes Oranews.
The year 2017 is marked as a record year for the low number of births, with about 120 births fewer than in 2008.
The reduction in births is especially evident in couples where both parents are Italian.
The Italian Institute of Statistics has published a report on births and fertilization of the local population with statistical data for 2017.
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According to the statistical data of this Report, 2017 marked the absolute record of the lowest number of births.
During this year, 458,151 children were registered as born, about 15 thousand less than in 2016 and about 120 thousand fewer births than in 2008, where the number of births was over 577 thousand.
Among the 458,151 children born in Italy in 2017, 99,211 of them have at least one parent of foreign origin, a lower figure compared to 2016 when this number was 100,363 children born.
Among children born in Italy where both parents are of non-Italian nationality, Albanians rank third with 7.273 children born in 2017, after Romanians with 14.693 children born and Moroccans with 9.261.
According to ISTAT statistics, 10,132 children born in Italy have at least one parent of Albanian origin, 1852 of them have an Italian father and an Albanian mother, 1007 children have an Italian mother and an Albanian father, and 7273 of the children born have both Albanian parents.
Regarding the fertility rate, Italian women have an average of 1.24 children, while women of foreign nationality living in Italy have an average of 1.98 children.
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From generation to generation, this report highlights, the number of women who do not have children increases.
Italy appears divided into two parts. In the north-central area, the number of women without children and the model of families with a single child increases, while in the southern area of Italy, the increase in the number of women without children is confirmed but the model of families with two or more children continues to prevail.
