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Fertility in Italy sits at 1.22 children per woman in 2026, below the replacement level of 2.1. Over the preceding five years it has held broadly steady. About 380 thousand babies are born a year, a crude birth rate of 6.4 per 1,000. Its net reproduction rate sits at 0.59, just under the 1.0 that marks generational replacement. Women are having children later in life, at a mean age of 32.3 years, up from 27.5 in 1980. By 2100, projections see it reaching 1.48 children per woman.
Fertility rate
1.22 children/woman
Birth rate
6.4 per 1,000 people
Total births
379.6K
Mean age at birth
32.3 years
Italy's fertility rate of 1.22 children per woman is below the 2.1 replacement level needed to maintain population size without immigration. However, projections suggest a gradual recovery to 1.48 by 2100. Women are also having children later: mean age at childbearing has risen from 27.5 to 32.3 since 1980.