The number of babies born in Italy
dropped to a record low of 515,000 in 2013, Istat said on
Wednesday in its annual report.
The national statistics agency said this was 12,000 down
on the previous lowest level on record from 1995.
Italy has registered low birth rates for many years, with
experts saying the high levels of unemployment and job
instability that young people face is causing couples to have
children later and later in life.
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