In one year, the country’s population has grown by 380,000 thanks almost entirely to the rising inflow of migrants
ROME – In one year, the resident population of Italy has grown by 379,576, an increase largely due to the inflow of migrants. ISTAT, Italy’s national statistics institute, calculated the figure by comparing registry office records on 31 December 2006 with data for the preceding year.
POSITIVE BALANCE – On 31 December 2006, the total population of Italy was 59,131,287 while on the same date in 2005, it was 58,751,711. ISTAT points out that in 2006 there was an increase in the resident population of 379,576, or 0.06%, due almost entirely to migrants arriving from abroad or post-census adjustments. Overall, the variation in the population was caused by the sum of the following items: the balance of natural changes of +2.118; the balance of migratory inflow from abroad of +222,410; and an increase due to post-census adjustments and the internal balance of +155,048.
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