Demography/Fertility · Italy
Fertility in Italy: 1.18 children per woman in 2024
Reference period: 2024 · Published: 30 Sept 2026
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1.18children per woman
In 2023 it was 1.21 children per woman.
Fertility · children per woman
Values as published by the source, at current prices.
Data table
| Status | Crises | Governments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.18 | final | Meloni government | |
| 2023 | 1.21 | final | Meloni government | |
| 2022 | 1.24 | final | Energy crisis | Draghi government, Meloni government |
| 2021 | 1.25 | final | COVID-19 pandemic | Conte II government, Draghi government |
| 2020 | 1.24 | final | COVID-19 pandemic | Conte II government |
| 2019 | 1.27 | final | Conte I government, Conte II government | |
| 2018 | 1.31 | final | Gentiloni government, Conte I government | |
| 2017 | 1.34 | final | Gentiloni government | |
| 2016 | 1.36 | final | Renzi government, Gentiloni government | |
| 2015 | 1.36 | final | Renzi government | |
| 2014 | 1.38 | final | Letta government, Renzi government | |
| 2013 | 1.39 | final | Monti government, Letta government | |
| 2012 | 1.42 | final | Sovereign debt crisis | Monti government |
| 2011 | 1.42 | final | Sovereign debt crisis | Berlusconi IV government, Monti government |
| 2010 | 1.44 | final | Berlusconi IV government | |
| 2009 | 1.44 | final | Financial crisis | Berlusconi IV government |
| 2008 | 1.44 | final | Financial crisis | Prodi II government, Berlusconi IV government |
| 2007 | 1.39 | final | Prodi II government | |
| 2006 | 1.37 | final | Berlusconi III government, Prodi II government | |
| 2005 | 1.33 | final | Berlusconi II government, Berlusconi III government | |
| 2004 | 1.34 | final | Berlusconi II government | |
| 2003 | 1.29 | final | Berlusconi II government | |
| 2002 | 1.27 | final | Berlusconi II government | |
| 2001 | 1.25 | final | Amato II government, Berlusconi II government | |
| 2000 | 1.26 | final | D'Alema II government, Amato II government | |
| 1999 | 1.23 | final | D'Alema II government | |
| 1998 | 1.22 | final | ||
| 1997 | 1.22 | final | ||
| 1996 | 1.20 | final | ||
| 1995 | 1.19 | final | ||
| 1994 | 1.21 | final | ||
| 1993 | 1.25 | final | ||
| 1992 | 1.30 | final | ||
| 1991 | 1.30 | final | ||
| 1990 | 1.33 | final | ||
| 1989 | 1.33 | final | ||
| 1988 | 1.36 | final | ||
| 1987 | 1.33 | final | ||
| 1986 | 1.35 | final | ||
| 1985 | 1.42 | final | ||
| 1984 | 1.46 | final | ||
| 1983 | 1.51 | final | ||
| 1982 | 1.56 | final | ||
| 1981 | 1.58 | final | ||
| 1980 | 1.64 | final | ||
| 1979 | 1.73 | final | ||
| 1978 | 1.84 | final | ||
| 1977 | 1.93 | final | ||
| 1976 | 2.04 | final | ||
| 1975 | 2.17 | final | ||
| 1974 | 2.28 | final | ||
| 1973 | 2.30 | final | ||
| 1972 | 2.35 | final | ||
| 1971 | 2.40 | final | ||
| 1970 | 2.38 | final | ||
| 1969 | 2.47 | final | ||
| 1968 | 2.46 | final | ||
| 1967 | 2.50 | final | ||
| 1966 | 2.58 | final | ||
| 1965 | 2.60 | final | ||
| 1964 | 2.66 | final | ||
| 1963 | 2.51 | final | ||
| 1962 | 2.46 | final | ||
| 1961 | 2.44 | final | ||
| 1960 | 2.40 | final |
EU comparison · Nominal (children per woman)
Same lens as the main chart: changing it here changes it above too. Context layers are those of the main country. Each country is read in the release published on the same date.
Data table
| 2024 | 1.18 | 1.36 | 1.61 | 1.10 | 1.34 |
| 2023 | 1.21 | 1.39 | 1.66 | 1.12 | 1.38 |
| 2022 | 1.24 | 1.46 | 1.78 | 1.16 | 1.46 |
| 2021 | 1.25 | 1.58 | 1.83 | 1.18 | 1.53 |
| 2020 | 1.24 | 1.53 | 1.82 | 1.18 | 1.51 |
| 2019 | 1.27 | 1.54 | 1.86 | 1.23 | 1.53 |
| 2018 | 1.31 | 1.57 | 1.87 | 1.26 | 1.54 |
| 2017 | 1.34 | 1.57 | 1.89 | 1.31 | 1.56 |
| 2016 | 1.36 | 1.60 | 1.92 | 1.33 | 1.57 |
| 2015 | 1.36 | 1.50 | 1.96 | 1.33 | 1.54 |
| 2014 | 1.38 | 1.47 | 2.00 | 1.32 | 1.54 |
| 2013 | 1.39 | 1.42 | 1.99 | 1.27 | 1.51 |
| 2012 | 1.42 | 1.41 | 2.01 | 1.32 | 1.54 |
| 2011 | 1.42 | 1.39 | 2.01 | 1.34 | 1.54 |
| 2010 | 1.44 | 1.39 | 2.03 | 1.37 | 1.57 |
| 2009 | 1.44 | 1.36 | 2.00 | 1.38 | 1.56 |
| 2008 | 1.44 | 1.38 | 2.01 | 1.45 | 1.57 |
| 2007 | 1.39 | 1.37 | 1.98 | 1.38 | 1.52 |
| 2006 | 1.37 | 1.33 | 2.00 | 1.36 | 1.50 |
| 2005 | 1.33 | 1.34 | 1.94 | 1.33 | 1.47 |
| 2004 | 1.34 | 1.36 | 1.92 | 1.31 | 1.46 |
| 2003 | 1.29 | 1.34 | 1.89 | 1.30 | 1.44 |
| 2002 | 1.27 | 1.34 | 1.88 | 1.25 | 1.43 |
| 2001 | 1.25 | 1.35 | 1.90 | 1.23 | 1.43 |
| 2000 | 1.26 | 1.38 | 1.89 | 1.22 | – |
| 1999 | 1.23 | – | 1.81 | 1.17 | – |
| 1998 | 1.22 | – | 1.78 | 1.13 | – |
| 1997 | 1.22 | – | – | 1.15 | – |
| 1996 | 1.20 | – | – | 1.14 | – |
| 1995 | 1.19 | – | – | 1.16 | – |
| 1994 | 1.21 | – | – | 1.19 | – |
| 1993 | 1.25 | – | – | 1.26 | – |
| 1992 | 1.30 | – | – | 1.31 | – |
| 1991 | 1.30 | – | – | 1.33 | – |
| 1990 | 1.33 | – | – | 1.36 | – |
| 1989 | 1.33 | – | – | 1.40 | – |
| 1988 | 1.36 | – | – | 1.45 | – |
| 1987 | 1.33 | – | – | 1.49 | – |
| 1986 | 1.35 | – | – | 1.56 | – |
| 1985 | 1.42 | – | – | 1.64 | – |
| 1984 | 1.46 | – | – | 1.73 | – |
| 1983 | 1.51 | – | – | 1.80 | – |
| 1982 | 1.56 | – | – | 1.94 | – |
| 1981 | 1.58 | – | – | 2.04 | – |
| 1980 | 1.64 | – | – | 2.22 | – |
| 1979 | 1.73 | – | – | 2.37 | – |
| 1978 | 1.84 | – | – | 2.54 | – |
| 1977 | 1.93 | – | – | 2.65 | – |
| 1976 | 2.04 | – | – | 2.77 | – |
| 1975 | 2.17 | – | – | 2.77 | – |
| 1974 | 2.28 | – | – | 2.88 | – |
| 1973 | 2.30 | – | – | 2.84 | – |
| 1972 | 2.35 | – | – | 2.87 | – |
| 1971 | 2.40 | – | – | 2.90 | – |
| 1970 | 2.38 | – | – | – | – |
| 1969 | 2.47 | – | – | – | – |
| 1968 | 2.46 | – | – | – | – |
| 1967 | 2.50 | – | – | – | – |
| 1966 | 2.58 | – | – | – | – |
| 1965 | 2.60 | – | – | – | – |
| 1964 | 2.66 | – | – | – | – |
| 1963 | 2.51 | – | – | – | – |
| 1962 | 2.46 | – | – | – | – |
| 1961 | 2.44 | – | – | – | – |
| 1960 | 2.40 | – | – | – | – |
What it measures
Average number of children per woman (total fertility rate). Version published by Eurostat on 30 September 2026.
Methodology
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have over her life if at each age she had the fertility observed in the year. The level that keeps a population stable without migration is about 2.1.
Source
Eurostat · Fertility indicators
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Context layers and attribution rules
Crises
Conventional whole-year periods chosen by the editors; each period's source documents the event. They apply to every EU country. They show temporal coincidences, not causes.
4 periods with source
- Financial crisis1 Jan 2008 – 31 Dec 2009
- Sovereign debt crisis1 Jan 2011 – 31 Dec 2012
- COVID-19 pandemic1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 2021
- Energy crisis1 Jan 2022 – 31 Dec 2022
Governments
Each government covers the period from its swearing-in to the end date given by governo.it. An annual figure is not attributed to a single government: the bands show who was in office during the period, as a temporal coincidence. For public spending, the budget law for year N is passed by the government in office in year N−1.
14 periods with source
- D'Alema II government22 Dec 1999 – 25 Apr 2000
- Amato II government25 Apr 2000 – 11 Jun 2001
- Berlusconi II government11 Jun 2001 – 23 Apr 2005
- Berlusconi III government23 Apr 2005 – 17 May 2006
- Prodi II government17 May 2006 – 6 May 2008
- Berlusconi IV government8 May 2008 – 16 Nov 2011
- Monti government16 Nov 2011 – 27 Apr 2013
- Letta government28 Apr 2013 – 21 Feb 2014
- Renzi government22 Feb 2014 – 12 Dec 2016
- Gentiloni government12 Dec 2016 – 1 Jun 2018
- Conte I government1 Jun 2018 – 4 Sept 2019
- Conte II government5 Sept 2019 – 13 Feb 2021
- Draghi government13 Feb 2021 – 22 Oct 2022
- Meloni government22 Oct 2022 – in office
Release history
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