Fertility rate in Italy 2019, by region
In 2019, the Italian region which registered the highest fertility rate in the country was Trentino-South Tyrol. In the year considered, the average number of children born per female in this area reached 1.57 infants. Overall over the last years, the birth rate in Italy has constantly decreased.
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 Singapore was estimated to be at 0.83 children per woman, placing the country on top of the ranking.
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 Singapore was estimated to be at 0.83 children per woman, placing the country on top of the ranking.
