
PRI Insider (Volume 6, Issue 31) July 31
In This Issue: Italy recorded just 355,000 births in 2025, the lowest annual total since the end of World War II and a 3.9% decline from the previous year. The nation’s fertility rate fell to 1.14 children per woman, while 63% of respondents in a recent study cited “economic, professional or social obstacles” as reasons for not having more children.



