Number of live births in Italy
Italy: Number of live births was 393,333 births in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
393,333 births
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
8th
of 34 countries
All-time high
1.04 million births
in 1964
All-time low
393,333 births
in 2022
Years of data
69
1954–2022
Number of live births in Italy, 1954–2022
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births.
Analysis
In 2022, number of live births in Italy stood at 393,333 births. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of live births in Italy peaked at 1.04 million births in 1964 and was at its lowest, 393,333 births, in 2022.
That places Italy 8th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 69 years of available data.
Number of live births in Italy, year by year
| Year | births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 881,845 births | — |
| 1955 | 879,130 births | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 884,043 births | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 885,810 births | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 880,361 births | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 910,628 births | +3.4% |
| 1960 | 923,004 births | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 924,223 births | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 945,847 births | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 978,154 births | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 1.04 million births | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 1.02 million births | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 999,316 births | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 962,197 births | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 944,837 births | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 949,155 births | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 917,496 births | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 911,047 births | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 893,061 births | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 887,953 births | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 886,310 births | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 841,858 births | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 806,358 births | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 757,246 births | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 720,852 births | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 682,632 births | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 657,294 births | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 628,181 births | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 634,794 births | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 614,006 births | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 598,041 births | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 589,519 births | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 563,602 births | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 560,658 births | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 579,055 births | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 569,242 births | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 579,343 births | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 571,324 births | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 575,216 births | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 552,587 births | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 536,665 births | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 526,064 births | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 536,740 births | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 540,048 births | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 532,843 births | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 537,242 births | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 543,039 births | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 535,282 births | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 538,198 births | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 544,063 births | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 562,599 births | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 554,022 births | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 560,010 births | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 563,933 births | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 576,659 births | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 568,857 births | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 561,944 births | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 546,607 births | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 534,186 births | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 514,308 births | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 502,596 births | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 485,780 births | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 473,438 births | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 458,151 births | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 439,747 births | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 420,084 births | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 404,892 births | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 400,249 births | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 393,333 births | -1.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 393,333 births is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 89,018 births, 4.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Italy's 393,333 births is above the median for high income countries, which is 98,451 births, 4.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 886,970 births | 879,130 births | 910,628 births | 6 |
| 1960s | 967,987 births | 923,004 births | 1.04 million births | 10 |
| 1970s | 830,481 births | 682,632 births | 917,496 births | 10 |
| 1980s | 599,439 births | 560,658 births | 657,294 births | 10 |
| 1990s | 548,807 births | 526,064 births | 579,343 births | 10 |
| 2000s | 554,666 births | 535,282 births | 576,659 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 493,684 births | 420,084 births | 561,944 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 399,491 births | 393,333 births | 404,892 births | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of live births in Italy?
- Number of live births in Italy was 393,333 births in 2022, according to Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of live births recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million births in 1964.
- What is the lowest number of live births recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 393,333 births in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for number of live births?
- Italy ranks 8th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of live births rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of live births. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of live births recorded in a given year.