What is fertility rate: births per woman in Italy?

Fertility rate: births per woman in Italy was 1.2 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Italy?

The highest recorded value was 2.66 live births per woman in 1964.

What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Italy?

The lowest recorded value was 1.19 live births per woman in 1995.

How does Italy rank for fertility rate: births per woman?

Italy ranks 220th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Italy?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Italy data come from?

The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fertility rate: births per woman in Italy

Name: Fertility rate: births per woman in Italy
Creator: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Italy: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.2 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

1.2 live births per woman

Change on year

down 3.4%

World rank

220th

of 236 countries

All-time high

2.66 live births per woman

in 1964

All-time low

1.19 live births per woman

in 1995

Years of data

1950–2023

Fertility rate: births per woman in Italy, 1950–2023

Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.

Analysis

Italy recorded 1.2 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Italy peaked at 2.66 live births per woman in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.19 live births per woman, in 1995.

Italy ranks 220th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	2.36 live births per woman	2.29 live births per woman	2.52 live births per woman	10
1960s	2.51 live births per woman	2.38 live births per woman	2.66 live births per woman	10
1970s	2.15 live births per woman	1.73 live births per woman	2.4 live births per woman	10
1980s	1.45 live births per woman	1.33 live births per woman	1.65 live births per woman	10
1990s	1.24 live births per woman	1.19 live births per woman	1.33 live births per woman	10
2000s	1.33 live births per woman	1.25 live births per woman	1.44 live births per woman	10
2010s	1.36 live births per woman	1.26 live births per woman	1.44 live births per woman	10
2020s	1.23 live births per woman	1.2 live births per woman	1.25 live births per woman	4

Countries ranked near Italy

218 Lithuania 1.2 live births per woman compare
219 United Arab Emirates 1.2 live births per woman compare
221 Chile 1.17 live births per woman compare
222 San Marino 1.15 live births per woman compare
223 Malta 1.1 live births per woman compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Italy

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0042 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.915 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.6192 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 67.62 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 75.53 0-100 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.3087 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 71.17 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate: births per woman in Italy?: Fertility rate: births per woman in Italy was 1.2 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Italy?: The highest recorded value was 2.66 live births per woman in 1964.
What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Italy?: The lowest recorded value was 1.19 live births per woman in 1995.
How does Italy rank for fertility rate: births per woman?: Italy ranks 220th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Italy?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?: The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit: live births per woman
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.