Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
1-19-2023
Graduation Year
2024
Abstract
The birth rate in Italy had been a topic of concern for the past couple decades, making it a source of conversation and debate among political parties and candidates in Italy. With the election of a new Italian government and the prediction of Giorgia Meloni being Italy’s new prime minister, how Meloni and her party have spoken of and plan to tackle the falling birth rate is a discussion occurring around the world. The falling birth rate was concerning to country leaders prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but statistics show that the Italian birth rate has fallen even more since the virus first struck the country. The most recent calendar year of 2021 was marked by another decline in birth rate with only 399,431 births, which is the lowest yearly rate seen since the unification of the country in 1861. Because of this continued decline, population growth in large Italian cities, as well as in small towns and villages has been a major goal for the Italian government in recent years.
This post was originally published on the Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review on January 19, 2023. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above.
Recommended Citation
Lindsay, Erin, "Politics and Policy of the Falling Birth Rate in Italy: Predictions and Concerns" (2023). Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review Blog. 63.
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/ciclr-online/63
