Between 2002 and 2024, the natural increase was negative and steadily declined. Hence, the number of deaths exceeded the number of births. In 2020, the population increase stood at a negative rate of 5.6 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and settled around 5 in the following years. In 2023, 6.3 children were born per 1,000 inhabitants, three infants less than in 2002.
Annual natural increase in the population of Italy from 2002 to 2024
(per 1,000 inhabitants)
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