FILE PHOTO: World clocks 8 billion as Italy faces continued population decline ROME (Reuters) - Births in Italy dropped to a record low in 2023, the 15th consecutive annual decline, national ...

MILAN (Reuters) -Only two manufacturers remain in northern Italy's once thriving industrial district for baby and child products, after years of falling births and competition from abroad forced many ...

Hundreds of Italian towns and villages had no baby births in 2023, contributing to a dramatic decline in the population that could threaten the country’s future. Zero births were registered in 358 ...

Feted birth of bambina Lara in Pagliara dei Marsi highlights sticky national debate over country’s ‘demographic winter’ ...

A rare baby's birth in the nearly deserted Italian village of Pagliara dei Marsi has brought renewed joy and attention. Lara ...

ROME (Reuters) - Births in Italy are heading for a new record low this year, according to preliminary data that points to a deepening of the country's long-standing demographic crisis. Between January ...

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 21 - The number of babies born in Italy dropped to a new low in 2024, with 369,944 births registered here, a drop of 2.6% on the previous year, Istat said on Tuesday. The national ...

The Vatican announced on Thursday that Pope Francis will speak at an event on Italy’s demographic crisis as the country’s birth rate sits at a historic low. Pope Francis will address “The General ...

Births in Italy fell to a record low in 2024 Shrinking market for infant goods has forced firms to close Firms consider switch to products for pets or elderly MILAN, May 14 (Reuters) - Only two ...