His Holiness Pope Francis has said that the number of new births in Italy each year is declining, which could have a major impact on Italy’s future.
He says that many people today have lost the desire to have a child.
The lowest number of new births was recorded in 2020 at 1861.
According to a statement issued by the Bureau of Statistics, there has been a decline in the number of new births in the country over the past 12 years.
Italy’s current population is 59.3 million, with 404,892 new births last year.
This is a decrease of 15,192 compared to 2019 and the number of deaths reported in 2020 is 746,146.
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