ISTAT predicted in September that Italy could lose almost a fifth of its residents, with the population set to decline, under a baseline scenario, to 54.2 million in 2050 and 47.7 million in 2070.

Italy may see a smaller population in the next 50 years, statistic agency ISTAT said. Pictured: A crowd in front of the Trevi Fountain square in Rome, Italy, on June 3, 2022.

Meanwhile, Italians aged 65 or over will account for 34.9% of the population in 2050, jumping from 23.5% in 2021, while the average age will rise to 50.6 from 45.9 over the same period.

Italy's Population Could Shrink By 11.5 Million By 2070 A shrinking and ageing population is a major worry for the euro zone's third-largest country. Reuters World News Sep 22, 2022 20:24 pm IST ...

Italy's ageing residents and falling birthrate will decrease the population from 54.2 million people in 2050 to 47.7 million in 2070, according to the Italian National Institute of Statistics.

The total population of the 27 EU member states fell slightly in 2021 for the second year in a row, it said. The bloc's population dipped by 172,000, from 447 million to 446.8 million, in part due ...

Italy's population set to decline by 22% over next 70 years ISTAT forecasts Italy's population will drop from 59 million in 2023 to 46.1 million by 2080. Anadolu Agency July 30, 2024 ...

Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Births in Italy dropped to a new historic low below 400,000 in 2022, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Friday, as the population continued to shrink.