Birth rate in Italy 2023, by macro-region

In 2023, the birth rate stood at seven births per 1,000 inhabitants in the southern part of the peninsula, the macro-region with the largest rate nationwide. Central regions recorded instead a birth rate of 5.9. The birth rate in the whole country has constantly decreased over the past years – in 2023, 6.4 children were born per 1,000 inhabitants, three infants less than in 2002.