https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy in the past year recorded the highest mortality rate seen in the post-war period, according to new figures released on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20210611/italys-mortality-rate-in-2020-highest-ever-recorded-since-world-war-ii Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:34:17 +0200 italys-mortality-rate-in-2020-highest-ever-recorded-since-world-war-ii Italy suffered its highest number of deaths since World War II last year due to the coronavirus pandemic with over 100,000 deaths more than average, according to new figures released on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20210326/more-people-died-in-italy-in-2020-than-in-any-year-since-world-war-ii Fri, 26 Mar 2021 14:35:09 +0100 more-people-died-in-italy-in-2020-than-in-any-year-since-world-war-ii Italy's population has barely risen since 2011, new figures show - and the slight increase is only due to immigration. https://www.thelocal.it/20201215/italys-population-still-getting-older-despite-increase-in-foreign-residents Tue, 15 Dec 2020 16:46:51 +0100 italys-population-still-getting-older-despite-increase-in-foreign-residents As Italy records a historic low birthrate and the president calls for “every possible initiative” to reverse the trend, we look at why it's happening and what's really being done. https://www.thelocal.it/20200212/what-is-italy-doing-to-increase-its-plummeting-birth-rate Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:04:41 +0100 what-is-italy-doing-to-increase-its-plummeting-birth-rate So many people are moving to Milan that even despite a falling birth rate, the city's population is booming. https://www.thelocal.it/20200113/population-of-milan-hits-30-year-high-after-influx-of-new-residents Mon, 13 Jan 2020 12:54:31 +0100 population-of-milan-hits-30-year-high-after-influx-of-new-residents The number of foreigners becoming resident in Italy is declining as the number of Italians leaving the country rises, according to new statistics. https://www.thelocal.it/20191216/immigration-to-italy-is-falling-for-the-first-time-since-2014 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 15:20:57 +0100 immigration-to-italy-is-falling-for-the-first-time-since-2014 Italy's active population is shrinking at a rate not seen since the days when World War One and a deadly pandemic were wiping out people by the thousands, the latest figures from the national statistics office show. https://www.thelocal.it/20190620/italy-is-in-a-demographic-recession-not-seen-since-world-war-one Thu, 20 Jun 2019 17:59:44 +0200 italy-is-in-a-demographic-recession-not-seen-since-world-war-one Only over-75s should be considered 'elderly' in Italy, according to researchers, who say Italian seniors remain active for longer than their counterparts in other countries. https://www.thelocal.it/20181130/in-italy-youre-only-old-after-75 Fri, 30 Nov 2018 15:36:32 +0100 in-italy-youre-only-old-after-75 The northern Italian region of Liguria is the longest-living in the European Union, according to the latest figures from Italy's national statistics office. https://www.thelocal.it/20180907/italy-liguria-oldest-live-longest-europe Fri, 07 Sep 2018 12:46:35 +0200 italy-liguria-oldest-live-longest-europe Once the Catholic nation that produced more babies than any of its neighbours, today Italy has the lowest birth rate in Europe. What does it mean for the country's future? Journalist Megan Birot investigates. https://www.thelocal.it/20180627/italy-declining-birthrate-population Wed, 27 Jun 2018 20:42:39 +0200 italy-declining-birthrate-population Italy's population is older than ever after another drop in the number of babies born here last year. https://www.thelocal.it/20180208/italy-birthrate-lowest-ever Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:16:19 +0100 italy-birthrate-lowest-ever The number of births in Italy fell by more than 12,000 last year, the country’s national statistics office said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20171128/italy-2016-declining-birth-rate Tue, 28 Nov 2017 16:18:06 +0100 italy-2016-declining-birth-rate The population of Italy will decrease by seven million over the next 50 years, according to national statistics agency Istat. https://www.thelocal.it/20170426/this-is-how-italys-population-will-look-in-50-years-time Wed, 26 Apr 2017 13:41:02 +0200 this-is-how-italys-population-will-look-in-50-years-time Fewer babies are being born in Italy while the average age of the population is steadily increasing. https://www.thelocal.it/20170306/ageing-italys-birthrate-has-hit-a-record-low Mon, 06 Mar 2017 12:32:42 +0100 ageing-italys-birthrate-has-hit-a-record-low Italy’s health minister is proposing doubling a ‘baby bonus’ incentive for couples to have more children to combat what she calls a catastrophic decline in the country’s birth rate. https://www.thelocal.it/20160515/italy-set-to-double-baby-bonus-to-fight-birth-rate-apocalypse Sun, 15 May 2016 18:36:24 +0200 italy-set-to-double-baby-bonus-to-fight-birth-rate-apocalypse The remote alpine town of Ostana, in Piedmont, is celebrating its first new arrival in 28 years after a local resident gave birth to a baby boy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160128/mountain-town-celebrates-first-baby-in-28-years Thu, 28 Jan 2016 12:51:12 +0100 mountain-town-celebrates-first-baby-in-28-years A 77-year-old man died after being attacked by a wild boar while out walking his dogs near his home in Cefalù, Sicily. https://www.thelocal.it/20150810/wild-boar-kills-sicilian-pensioner Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:49:11 +0200 wild-boar-kills-sicilian-pensioner The stereotypical image of Italian parents surrounded by their large brood has well and truly been confined to history after it was revealed the population growth rate is almost at zero. But why aren’t Italians having babies? https://www.thelocal.it/20150616/why-italians-arent-having-more-babies Tue, 16 Jun 2015 15:01:27 +0200 why-italians-arent-having-more-babies Italy's population growth rate is almost at zero, the national statistics agency, Istat, said on Monday, mainly due to a dwindling birth rate. https://www.thelocal.it/20150616/italy-almost-at-zero-population-growth Tue, 16 Jun 2015 12:25:23 +0200 italy-almost-at-zero-population-growth Italy registered 509,000 births in 2014, the lowest total since the country's unification in 1870, according to official statistics, prompting a government warning that the country is "dying". https://www.thelocal.it/20150213/dying-italys-birth-numbers-hit-historic-low Fri, 13 Feb 2015 08:26:00 +0100 dying-italys-birth-numbers-hit-historic-low