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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
Fertility · children per woman
StatusCrisesGovernments
20241.18finalMeloni government
20231.21finalMeloni government
20221.24finalEnergy crisisDraghi government, Meloni government
20211.25finalCOVID-19 pandemicConte II government, Draghi government
20201.24finalCOVID-19 pandemicConte II government
20191.27finalConte I government, Conte II government
20181.31finalGentiloni government, Conte I government
20171.34finalGentiloni government
20161.36finalRenzi government, Gentiloni government
20151.36finalRenzi government
20141.38finalLetta government, Renzi government
20131.39finalMonti government, Letta government
20121.42finalSovereign debt crisisMonti government
20111.42finalSovereign debt crisisBerlusconi IV government, Monti government
20101.44finalBerlusconi IV government
20091.44finalFinancial crisisBerlusconi IV government
20081.44finalFinancial crisisProdi II government, Berlusconi IV government
20071.39finalProdi II government
20061.37finalBerlusconi III government, Prodi II government
20051.33finalBerlusconi II government, Berlusconi III government
20041.34finalBerlusconi II government
20031.29finalBerlusconi II government
20021.27finalBerlusconi II government
20011.25finalAmato II government, Berlusconi II government
20001.26finalD'Alema II government, Amato II government
19991.23finalD'Alema II government
19981.22final
19971.22final
19961.20final
19951.19final
19941.21final
19931.25final
19921.30final
19911.30final
19901.33final
19891.33final
19881.36final
19871.33final
19861.35final
19851.42final
19841.46final
19831.51final
19821.56final
19811.58final
19801.64final
19791.73final
19781.84final
19771.93final
19762.04final
19752.17final
19742.28final
19732.30final
19722.35final
19712.40final
19702.38final
19692.47final
19682.46final
19672.50final
19662.58final
19652.60final
19642.66final
19632.51final
19622.46final
19612.44final
19602.40final

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
EU comparison · Nominal (children per woman)
20241.181.361.611.101.34
20231.211.391.661.121.38
20221.241.461.781.161.46
20211.251.581.831.181.53
20201.241.531.821.181.51
20191.271.541.861.231.53
20181.311.571.871.261.54
20171.341.571.891.311.56
20161.361.601.921.331.57
20151.361.501.961.331.54
20141.381.472.001.321.54
20131.391.421.991.271.51
20121.421.412.011.321.54
20111.421.392.011.341.54
20101.441.392.031.371.57
20091.441.362.001.381.56
20081.441.382.011.451.57
20071.391.371.981.381.52
20061.371.332.001.361.50
20051.331.341.941.331.47
20041.341.361.921.311.46
20031.291.341.891.301.44
20021.271.341.881.251.43
20011.251.351.901.231.43
20001.261.381.891.22–
19991.23–1.811.17–
19981.22–1.781.13–
19971.22––1.15–
19961.20––1.14–
19951.19––1.16–
19941.21––1.19–
19931.25––1.26–
19921.30––1.31–
19911.30––1.33–
19901.33––1.36–
19891.33––1.40–
19881.36––1.45–
19871.33––1.49–
19861.35––1.56–
19851.42––1.64–
19841.46––1.73–
19831.51––1.80–
19821.56––1.94–
19811.58––2.04–
19801.64––2.22–
19791.73––2.37–
19781.84––2.54–
19771.93––2.65–
19762.04––2.77–
19752.17––2.77–
19742.28––2.88–
19732.30––2.84–
19722.35––2.87–
19712.40––2.90–
19702.38––––
19692.47––––
19682.46––––
19672.50––––
19662.58––––
19652.60––––
19642.66––––
19632.51––––
19622.46––––
19612.44––––
19602.40––––

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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Release SHA-256 hash

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Context layers and attribution rules

Release history

Every release stays published as it was. Differences are computed against the release published before it.

  1. 30 Sept 20262024no value changed · 44 new periods
  2. 27 Feb 20252022no value changed · 1 new period · 1 period no longer present
  3. 3 Sept 2024202112 values revised · 2 new periods
  4. 3 Mar 20232019First release on record