In Sardinia, increasingly empty cradles and a decreasing population: Istat data
Still a demographic alarm on the Island, which remains in last place in Italy for fertilityPer restare aggiornato entra nel nostro canale Whatsapp
The population decline continues in Italy and especially in Sardinia, the region where the most negative data is recorded (-5.8 per thousand) after Basilicata (-6.3 per thousand).
This is what the latest report on demographic indicators released by Istat , relating to the year 2024, highlights.
Overall, as of December 31, 2024, the resident population in our country is 58 million 934 thousand individuals, a decrease of 37 thousand units compared to the same date of the previous year, with the decrease in the population continuing uninterrupted since 2014. At a national level, last year in Italy there was an overall decrease of 0.6 per thousand, in line with what was observed in previous years (-0.4 per thousand in 2023 and -0.6 per thousand in 2022). On the Island, however, the decrease in inhabitants is much more marked.
Sardinia - as stated in the Istat report - is also confirmed as the region with the lowest fertility: in 2024, the average number of children per woman is equal to 0.91, stable compared to 2023.
The national figure is also at an all-time low: the average is 1.18 children per woman.
Finally, together with Lazio, Basilicata and Molise, the Island is also the region with the most postponed “reproductive calendar”: the average age of childbirth is in fact equal to 33.2 years.