Fewer than 400,000 new Italians entered the world last year, a historically low level. Italy's population is ageing with over 14 million people over the age of 65.
The government is planning for tax relief of over SEK 100,000 a year, per child, for families who have more than one child. Expanded childcare is a different and stricter legislation against discriminatory employers. If this trend is not reversed, the EU's third largest country is expected to decline by 11 million inhabitants by 2070, from today's 59 million inhabitants.