Birth seasonality in Italy
Italy: Birth seasonality was 18.77 births per million people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
18.77 births per million people
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
33rd
of 40 countries
All-time high
88.27 births per million people
in 1908
All-time low
16.56 births per million people
in 2020
Years of data
123
1900–2022
Birth seasonality in Italy, 1900–2022
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.
Analysis
Italy recorded 18.77 births per million people for birth seasonality in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth seasonality in Italy peaked at 88.27 births per million people in 1908 and was at its lowest, 16.56 births per million people, in 2020.
Italy ranks 33rd 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 | 80.71 births per million people | 76.01 births per million people | 88.27 births per million people | 10 |
| 1910s | 69.66 births per million people | 41.87 births per million people | 85.97 births per million people | 10 |
| 1920s | 69.02 births per million people | 62.99 births per million people | 83.4 births per million people | 10 |
| 1930s | 61.03 births per million people | 57.16 births per million people | 67.56 births per million people | 10 |
| 1940s | 49.43 births per million people | 38.93 births per million people | 61.68 births per million people | 10 |
| 1950s | 43.84 births per million people | 40.11 births per million people | 46.91 births per million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.11 births per million people | 43.9 births per million people | 49.42 births per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.71 births per million people | 28.35 births per million people | 43.95 births per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.09 births per million people | 24.51 births per million people | 27.53 births per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.8 births per million people | 23.16 births per million people | 25.92 births per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.03 births per million people | 23.4 births per million people | 26.62 births per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.8 births per million people | 18.43 births per million people | 25.89 births per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.11 births per million people | 16.56 births per million people | 19 births per million people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 30 Norway 19.73 births per million people compare
- 31 Finland 19.34 births per million people compare
- 32 Greece 19.18 births per million people compare
- 34 Spain 17.83 births per million people compare
- 35 Poland 17.19 births per million people compare
- 36 Lithuania 16.79 births per million people compare
More population data for Italy
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 119.63 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.26 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.18 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.18 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 312,849 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.18 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.19 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth seasonality in Italy?
- Birth seasonality in Italy was 18.77 births per million people in 2022, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth seasonality recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 88.27 births per million people in 1908.
- What is the lowest birth seasonality recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.56 births per million people in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for birth seasonality?
- Italy ranks 33rd out of 40 countries with data for 2022.
- Is birth seasonality rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 Birth seasonality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.