The shape of the Italian family has radically transformed since the second half of the last
century: both vertical and horizontal ties have loosened due to major changes in marriage …

The purpose of this chapter is to illustrate household projections for Italy from 2021 to 2041.
We applied a static method to the projected population estimates, which are annually …

The present work proposes, from the data of a survey conducted at national level, in 2013-
14, with 900 seniors between 65 and 74 years old, an exploration of active ageing …

In Italy, as in many other countries, the ageing process will cause the increase in the number
of elderly people living alone and will probably affect the demand for elderly care. This …

L'Italia ha raggiunto nel 2015, con 486 mila nascite (Istat, 2016a), un punto di minimo mai
registrato in oltre 150 anni di Unità nazionale. Non si era arrivati così in basso né durante le …

Al Censimento 2011 la popolazione italiana si è attestata a poco meno di 60 milioni di
abitanti, distribuiti in circa 25 milioni di famiglie1. In sessanta anni (figura 1), il totale dei …