IT · 2018 · tps00199

Total fertility rate

Italy, 2018

Total fertility rate
1.31
Italy, 2018
▼ 2.2% vs 2017 (1.34)
Analysis

In 2018, Italy's total fertility rate decreased by 2.2% compared to 2017, reaching 1.31.

Italy accounts for 85.1% of the EU-27 total of 1.54.

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 5.8% (from 1.39 in 2013).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00199, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#25 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
85.1%
EU-27: 1.54
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
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