Fertility rate in Italy 2021, by region
Less and less children born per female
The average number of children born per female significantly changed from the middle of the twentieth century to nowadays. In 2017, Italian women were on average a mother of one child, whereas about seven decades earlier females had on average one kid more.
Lowest fertility rates worldwide
In the global perspective, Italy turned out to be one of the world twenty countries with the lowest fertility rate. The fertility rate in Taiwan was estimated to be at 1.07 children per woman, placing the country on top of the ranking.