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In 2006, 87.8% of Italy's population self-identified as Roman Catholic, [108] although only about one-third of these described themselves as active members (36.8%). In 2016, 71.1% of Italian citizens self-identified as Roman Catholic. [109] This increased again to 78% in 2018. [8] Most Italians believe in God, or a form of a spiritual life force.
The Italian population fell by a record amount in 2020, [80] and in 2021, it recorded the lowest number of births since its unification in 1861 at only 399,431, with its population being projected to shrink to 47.2 million in 2070, a decline of nearly 20 percent. [81] As of April 2024, Italian population stands at 58,968,501 inhabitants. [82]
In Roman times, the Italian Peninsula had a higher population density and economic prosperity than the rest of Europe and the Mediterranean Basin, especially during the 1st and 2nd centuries. Beginning in the 3rd century CE, the Roman Empire began to decline, and so did the Italian territory and its cities. [5]
China's population is projected to crash 55% by the turn of the next century. Italy's will sink 41%, and Brazil's will drop 23%. Top economies face ‘population collapse’ as fertility rates ...
A United Nations report released last week predicts the world population to top out in 2084, nearly two decades sooner than estimates from 2022. World population could top out and decline earlier ...
One objective fact was the demographic decline that hit the peninsula, which some historians link to two pandemics (2nd and 3rd centuries). [1] At the end of the 3rd century, the administration of Emperor Diocletian introduced a major tax reform: for the first time the Italian population was taxed (previously it had been exempt). Taxation ...
Venice, which is one of the Italian cities most affected by the impacts of climate change, has seen its population decrease over the years. In 1966, the population was 121,000, while predictions for the end of 2022 show that the city may well fall below 50,000 inhabitants.
The global decline in population should not be feared but embraced as an opportunity to rethink and reshape our economic models for greater equity and resilience. We have scant choice otherwise.