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The last time Italy had a sustainable TFR was 1975, so there’s tremendous downwards inertia on population. Even if today’s young couples have many more children than that level, they are facing the fact that they are a much smaller cohort than previous generations.
If Italy doesn’t radically increase its fertility rate soon, it’s probably going to want every immigrant that it can get.
https://www.populationpyramid.net/italy/2026/
Italy currently has a TFR of 1.2, far below a sustainable level of 2.1.
The last time Italy had a sustainable TFR was 1975, so there’s tremendous downwards inertia on population. Even if today’s young couples have many more children than that level, they are facing the fact that they are a much smaller cohort than previous generations.
If Italy doesn’t radically increase its fertility rate soon, it’s probably going to want every immigrant that it can get.
One kid families are typical now in Italy.