Italy's low birth rate
Italy’s population is shrinking at a faster pace than any other country in Europe. We ask businesses, mothers and experts why they think this is happening.
Italy’s population has decreased by approximately one million residents in the space of one year and forecasts predict that this is likely to worsen.
Hannah Mullane speaks to a mother in Rome about what it’s like to start a family in Italy and a business that’s implementing its own policies to support staff who choose to have children.
We take a look at what the government is planning to do to encourage more people to have children and head to the north of Italy to the Bolzano region, the only part of the country where births are increasing to see what they’re doing differently.
Presenter/producer: Hannah Mullane
Image: Melissa and Cosmo; Credit: Melissa Panarello
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