Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2021, Italy's population change decreased by 4.8% compared to 2020, reaching 11.9.

The figure is in line with the EU-27 average of 11.9.

Italy ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 16.7% (from 10.2 in 2016).

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