(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 14 - Italy's birth rate is set to continue
on a downward trend this year, with births going under the
400,000-mark for the first time in the post-war period, the head
of national statistics agency ISTAT said on Friday.
"There were 404,000 births in 2020," ISTAT President Carlo
Blangiardo told a conference organized by the Forum of Italian
Family Associations.
"It is estimated that there will be between 384,000 and 393,000
in 2021". (ANSA).
Italy to have fewer than 400,000 births in 2021 - ISTAT
Lowest level in post-war period