Italy Is Facing the Worst Demographic Crisis Since World War I

The migratory balance also declined, falling 18% from a year earlier, with immigrants exceeding emigrants by only 144,000.

(Bloomberg) -- Italy’s population fell for a fifth year in 2019 and deaths exceeded births by almost 212,000, according to Istat data published Tuesday. That means the so-called natural balance had its worst reading since 1918. The migratory balance also declined, falling 18% from a year earlier, with immigrants exceeding emigrants by only 144,000.

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