Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2013, Italy's population change decreased by 4.5% compared to 2012, reaching 8.5.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 9.7.

Italy ranks 25th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 12.4% (from 9.7 in 2008).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_gind, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.