Italy's population shrunk more and aged further in 2021, ISTAT said on Thursday.
The national statistics agency said Italy's resident population on December 31, 2021 was 59,030,133, down by 206,080 (0.3%) with respect to the end of the previous year.
The agency said the decrease in the population mainly affected central and northern Italy, with drops of 0.5% and 0.4% respectively.
ISTAT said the average age of people residing in Italy last year was 46, up from 43 in 2011.