In Italy, births at an all-time low, all-time high of deaths since the first post war

2021-03-26T11:02:36.600Z

As of December 31, 2020, the resident population in Italy is almost 384 thousand units lower than at the beginning of the year, as if a city as big as Florence had disappeared. The negative effects produced by the Covid-19 epidemic have amplified the trend of population decline in place since 2015. In 2020 there is a new historical low of births from the unification of Italy, and an all-time high of deaths since the Second World War. -3.8% the decrease in births: almost 16,000 fewer than in 2019. In 2020, 404,104 children were registered by birth. + 17.6% the increase in deaths: almost 112,000 more than in 2019. In 2020, 746,146 people were canceled from the register due to death. This was revealed by Istat in the report "The demographic dynamics during the covid-19 pandemic - year 2020" released today. The resident population in Italy amounts to 59,257,566 units, 383,922 less than at the beginning of the year (-0.6%). The demographic decline that began in 2015 was accentuated by the effects of the Covid-19 epidemic. "To the direct consequences of the virus due to deaths were added the repercussions that the measures, aimed at containing the spread of infections, have produced on people's lives (restrictions on movement, total or partial interruption of work activities, limitation in the number of participants in the ceremonies) ", explains Istat.