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Italy People
Italy People: A summary of information about Italy People, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
Italy: People
Population
57,634,327 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 14% (male 4,220,973; female 3,977,962) 15-64 years: 68% (male 19,413,219; female 19,596,668) 65 years and over: 18% (male 4,297,962; female 6,127,543) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate
0.09% (2000 est.)
Birth rate
9.13 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate
9.99 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate
1.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate
5.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 79.03 years male: 75.85 years female: 82.41 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.18 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality
noun: Italian(s) adjective: Italian
Ethnic groups
Italian (includes small clusters of German-, French-, and Slovene-Italians in the north and Albanian-Italians and Greek-Italians in the south)
Religions
predominately Roman Catholic with mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community
Languages
Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% (1998) male: NA% female: NA%
