"Italy will no longer have inhabitants if these trends continue". Word of Elon Musk , with reference to the very low birth rate that has characterized our country for years.
Tesla's owner magnate commented on Twitter on a graph on the Italian situation posted by analyst Andrea Stroppa , adding: "Population collapse is the greatest threat to civilization ."
A low birth rate also characterizes the United States and, in this regard, also on Twitter, Musk (who has seven children) underlined: “Contrary to what many think, the richer you are, the fewer you have children. I am a rare exception ”.
The post of the American billionaire naturally rekindled the debate on the low birth rate in Western countries. To begin with, precisely from Italy.
To give an idea of the situation, just think that in 2021 births in our country fell to an all-time low , with 399,400 children born during the year (-1.3% on 2020).
SARDINIA - Sardinia is no exception and, indeed, it is the Italian region "trailing behind" in terms of birth rate. In fact, the island has the negative record of births with an average of 0.99 children per woman and against a national average of 1.25. Not only that: Sardinia is also the region with the highest average age of women at the time of childbirth, 33 years against a national average of 32.4.
THE EXPERTS - How to get out? "According to the latest Istat data released in March, , marking a new all-time low", explains , president of ( Sifes-Mr).
