Everything About Italiy

I. Population

a. Total

The population of Italy is 58 million in 2005.

i. Growth rates

The growth rate of the Italian population for 2004 to 2005 was 0.28 percent.

ii. Number of live birth

In 2002, infant deaths per 1000 live births was 4.8, the Italian government views the birth rate as being too low.

b. Distribution of population

i. Age

0-14 years: 13.9% (male 4,166,213/female 3,919,288)

15-64 years: 66.7% (male 19,554,416/female 19,174,629)

65 years and over: 19.4% (male 4,698,441/female 6,590,046) (2005 est.)

ii. Sex

There are 28,195 males in Italy, and 29,898 females as of 2005. Also, in 2005, women ages newborn to 15 years made up 13 percent of the population. 15-49 year old women made up 46 percent and those women older than 50 make up 41 percent. This is worrying because is shows a large number of the population is aging and the younger population is much smaller.

iii. Geographic areas (urban, suburban, and rural)

In 2002, 39, 224 people were living in the urban areas of Italy. 67.5 percent of the population was located in the suburban area and 18, 869 people were living in the rural areas of Italy.

iv. Migration rates and patterns

The net migration rate in 2004 for Italy was 0.21, which is low-average compared to other G8 countries. In 2005, there were 2.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population in Italy.

v. Ethnic groups

In Italy there are only a few small fragments of the population that are different they are: German, French, and Slovene-Italians in the north and Albanian-Italians and Greek-Italians in the south.

II. Economic statistics and activity

a. Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

i. Total

The Gross Domestic Product in 2005 for Italy was 1, 212.57 trillion. GDP growth decelerated dramatically in Italy from 1.8 percent in 2001 to a modest 0.4 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively, in 2002 and 2003.

ii. Rate of growth (GDP)

The Gross Domestic Product per capita in 2004 for Italy was 0.0128. In 2003 Italy's modest growth was fairly in line with the growth rate of 0.5 percent registered in the EMU area. Despite modest GDP growth in the last quarter of 2003 and the first quarter of 2004, a recovery driven by consumption is anticipated for the rest of 2004 producing a GDP growth ranging from 1.1 to 1.4 percent, again slightly below the growth rate in the EMU area (1.7 percent)

b. Personal income per capita

Year 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2003

GNI- Gross National Income per capita (PPP$)

(Current PPP$) 5 400 9 320 13 020 17 520 20 890 24 730 26 830

c. Average family income

In 2000 the distribution of family income in Italy was 36 this was taken from the Gini Index

d. Distribution of wealth

i. Income classes

Classes of income before taxes

Total Less $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $70,000

than to to to to to to to and

$5,000 $9,999 $14,999 $19,999 $29,999 $39,999 $49,999 $69,999 over

Average income 48167 990 7711 12787 17058 23653 32664 41672 53807 97974

after taxes

Average annual 44920 23949 18379 20390 25450 28479 34910 40994 50010 75542

expenditures

Average savings 3247 -22959 -10668 -7603 -8392 -4826 -2246 678 3797 22432

ii. Is the distribution distorted

Among various geographic areas of Italy there are many economical differences that affect the distribution. Northern Italy, for example, is the most developed part of the country, and thus, it has a greater number of commercial, financial, and industrial enterprises. Thus, it is no surprise that