What is birth rate in Italy?

Birth rate in Italy was 6.46 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate recorded in Italy?

The highest recorded value was 39.49 births per 1,000 people in 1876.

What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Italy?

The lowest recorded value was 6.46 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Italy rank for birth rate?

Italy ranks 224th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate rising or falling in Italy?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. 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); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate in Italy

Name: Birth rate in Italy
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Italy: Birth rate was 6.46 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

6.46 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 3.6%

World rank

224th

of 236 countries

All-time high

39.49 births per 1,000 people

in 1876

All-time low

6.46 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

152

1872–2023

Birth rate in Italy, 1872–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, birth rate in Italy stood at 6.46 births per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 152 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate in Italy peaked at 39.49 births per 1,000 people in 1876 and was at its lowest, 6.46 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

Italy ranks 224th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 152 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1870s	37.29 births per 1,000 people	35.09 births per 1,000 people	39.49 births per 1,000 people	8
1880s	37.64 births per 1,000 people	33.72 births per 1,000 people	39.19 births per 1,000 people	10
1890s	35.32 births per 1,000 people	33.47 births per 1,000 people	37.25 births per 1,000 people	10
1900s	32.55 births per 1,000 people	31.47 births per 1,000 people	33.53 births per 1,000 people	10
1910s	27.16 births per 1,000 people	17.45 births per 1,000 people	33.26 births per 1,000 people	10
1920s	28.8 births per 1,000 people	25.53 births per 1,000 people	32.01 births per 1,000 people	10
1930s	24.11 births per 1,000 people	22.72 births per 1,000 people	26.78 births per 1,000 people	10
1940s	21.02 births per 1,000 people	18.15 births per 1,000 people	23.88 births per 1,000 people	10
1950s	18.36 births per 1,000 people	17.77 births per 1,000 people	19.68 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	18.49 births per 1,000 people	17.49 births per 1,000 people	19.73 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	14.86 births per 1,000 people	11.91 births per 1,000 people	16.86 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	10.39 births per 1,000 people	9.73 births per 1,000 people	11.34 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	9.51 births per 1,000 people	9.15 births per 1,000 people	9.99 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	9.47 births per 1,000 people	9.33 births per 1,000 people	9.64 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	8.12 births per 1,000 people	6.98 births per 1,000 people	9.35 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	6.7 births per 1,000 people	6.46 births per 1,000 people	6.82 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Italy

221 Belarus 7.14 births per 1,000 people compare
222 Spain 7.03 births per 1,000 people compare
223 Andorra 6.86 births per 1,000 people compare
225 Macao 6.33 births per 1,000 people compare
226 China 6.26 births per 1,000 people compare
227 Japan 6.03 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)

All data for Italy →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate in Italy?: Birth rate in Italy was 6.46 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate recorded in Italy?: The highest recorded value was 39.49 births per 1,000 people in 1876.
What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Italy?: The lowest recorded value was 6.46 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Italy rank for birth rate?: Italy ranks 224th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate rising or falling in Italy?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. 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); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.