# Italy Live births / birth rate

Italy Live births / birth rate was 355,435 in 2025, down 3.9% from 2024.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in 1960.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 355,435 (2025) to 485,780 (2015), averaging 416,449.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `IT.BIRTHS.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: —
- Coverage: 1960-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (66 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/italy/live-births-birth-rate

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 355,435 |
| 2024 | 369,944 |
| 2023 | 379,890 |
| 2022 | 393,333 |
| 2021 | 400,249 |
| 2020 | 404,892 |
| 2019 | 420,084 |
| 2018 | 439,747 |
| 2017 | 458,151 |
| 2016 | 473,438 |
| 2015 | 485,780 |
| 2014 | 502,596 |
| 2013 | 514,308 |
| 2012 | 534,186 |
| 2011 | 546,585 |
| 2010 | 561,944 |
| 2009 | 568,857 |
| 2008 | 576,659 |
| 2007 | 563,933 |
| 2006 | 560,010 |
| 2005 | 554,022 |
| 2004 | 562,599 |
| 2003 | 544,063 |
| 2002 | 538,198 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/IT.BIRTHS.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/IT.BIRTHS.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```