Tuesday,
February 12, 2008
Italians Living Longer, More Couples With Children out of Wedlock
Life
expectancy for Italian women (84.1) now only second
in Europe behind French women
(84.4), and second for men (78.6) behind the Swedes (78.9).
Italians
are also having more children out of wedlock; indeed, children born from non-married
parents reached 18.6 per cent
of the total number of children born in Italy, versus 12.3 per cent in
2003. However, "natural" children are still far fewer in Italy than in some countries in Europe such as France and Sweden where 50 per cent of children are
born to non-married parents.
Italys population is close
to reaching 60 million and since 2006 has grown by over 390,000 largely due to
longer life expectancy and immigration. However, Italians continue to
have fewer babies than many countries in Europe with a birth rate of with 1.34
children per woman, which is under the European average of 1.51 children per
woman, but is nonetheless above Italys
historical low of 1.19 in 1995.
General: Italians Live Longer, More
"de Facto" Couples.
Wanted
in Rome
February
11, 2008
The
latest statistics reveal that Italians are living longer than ever before and
are having more children out of wedlock. Istat, the
Italian institute of statistics, has published its demographic data for 2007,
which illustrates an aging and growing population as well as changing social
structures.
Istats figures confirm
that Italy
has a large aging population; indeed, 20 per cent of the population is over 64,
as compared to 17 per cent in 1997. Life expectancy for Italian women (84.1) is
now only second in Europe behind French women
(84.4), and second for men (78.6) behind the Swedes
(78.9).
Italys population is close
to reaching 60 million and since 2006 has grown by over 390,000 largely due to
longer life expectancy and immigration. The number of births has stayed
constant and is higher than the number of deaths, which means that Italy has a
positive population growth for the second consecutive year. However, Italians
continue to have fewer babies than many countries in Europe with a birth rate
of with 1.34 children per woman, which is under the European average of 1.51
children per woman, but is nonetheless above Italys historical low of 1.19
in 1995.
The most
interesting points revealed by the 2007 statistics are those that reflect the
changing social structure of the family. There were fewer marriages and more de
facto couples in Italy
in 2007 than the year before. Italians are also having more children out of
wedlock; indeed, children born from non-married parents reached 18.6 per cent
of the total number of children born in Italy, versus 12.3 per cent in
2003. However, "natural" children are still far fewer in Italy than in some countries in Europe such as France and Sweden where 50 per cent of children are born to non-married parents.
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