Italy births fell 3.8% in 2025 as fertility hit a new low
Istat recorded 355,772 births in Italy in 2025, 3.8% or about 14,000 fewer than in 2024. The average number of children per woman also fell from 1.18 to 1.14, a new low.
Event / data period: 2025
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Provisional figures for the first seven months of 2026 show 196,864 births, 1.1% below the same period of 2025. The provisional fertility estimate for that period was 1.13 children per woman.
Fertility differed by education: women with a university degree averaged 1.09 children and were 34.9 years old on average at childbirth; women with lower-secondary education averaged 1.58 children and 29.7 years. Sofia and Leonardo were the most popular names in 2025.
Data
Births and fertility
Italy, 2025 and first seven months of 2026
| Births in 2025 | 355772 |
| Births, January–July 2026 | 196864 |
Methodology
Figures and estimates are reported from the Istat release; 2026 estimates are provisional.
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