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In 2022, the birth rate reached its lowest level in Italy: less than 400,000 births, against 576,000 15 years ago. Not only are maternity wards emptying, but many young Italians are also leaving the country in search of foreign experiences.
Italy is experiencing an unprecedented birth crisis. With 393,000 births in 2022, the country records the lowest number of newborns in its history. The Santa Famiglia clinic in Rome (Italy) is, with 2,000 births each year, one of the most active in the capital. However, the service of Dr. Luca Cipriani, obstetrician, is no longer full. “We have many empty rooms“, he notes. In the bedrooms, the profile of mothers has changed. In Europe, Italian women are the mothers who have children later.
Young people migrate to other countries
The birth curve in Italy is in free fall. The whole balance of the country is threatened. “Who will pay our pensions? Our healthcare system? We absolutely need a public response to this problem.”, says Marie Rita Testa, demographer at LUISS University in Rome. Young people are still numerous to consider their life outside Italy, in particular to find work.
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