Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Italy
Italy: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month was 20 births per million people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Italy, 1900–2022
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.
Analysis
In 2022, peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Italy stood at 20 births per million people. That is the lowest value across all 123 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Italy peaked at 114.66 births per million people in 1922 and was at its lowest, 20 births per million people, in 2022.
Italy ranks 35th of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 123 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 100.04 births per million people | 96.86 births per million people | 104.61 births per million people | 10 |
| 1910s | 89.73 births per million people | 58.46 births per million people | 101.84 births per million people | 10 |
| 1920s | 99.96 births per million people | 83.27 births per million people | 114.66 births per million people | 10 |
| 1930s | 76.11 births per million people | 69.94 births per million people | 83.81 births per million people | 10 |
| 1940s | 67.38 births per million people | 59.02 births per million people | 77.72 births per million people | 10 |
| 1950s | 57.82 births per million people | 53.17 births per million people | 65.22 births per million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 54.33 births per million people | 51.33 births per million people | 57.5 births per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.26 births per million people | 35.59 births per million people | 50.6 births per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.04 births per million people | 29.03 births per million people | 33.67 births per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.65 births per million people | 27.05 births per million people | 30.3 births per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.66 births per million people | 27.55 births per million people | 30.42 births per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.72 births per million people | 21.5 births per million people | 28.61 births per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.77 births per million people | 20 births per million people | 21.29 births per million people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 32 Finland 22.17 births per million people compare
- 33 Poland 21.57 births per million people compare
- 34 Latvia 20.36 births per million people compare
- 36 Lithuania 19.86 births per million people compare
- 37 Spain 19.05 births per million people compare
- 38 Japan 17.27 births per million people compare
More population data for Italy
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.26 million people (2100)
- Population density 119.63 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.18 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 312,849 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.18 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.18 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.5% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Italy?
- Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Italy was 20 births per million people in 2022, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 114.66 births per million people in 1922.
- What is the lowest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 births per million people in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Italy ranks 35th out of 40 countries with data for 2022.
- Is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The highest average daily number of births, per million people, recorded in the given year.