Italian population keeps ageing in 2023: statistics

ROME, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Italy's population continued to age in 2023, with a growing disproportion between older adults and children, the country's National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) stated on Monday.

The median age in the country had reached 46.6 years by Dec. 31, 2023, marking a 0.2 percent increase from 2022, according to the ISTAT's latest census report.

Between 2022 and 2023, the share of peop