Frost. The resident population in Sicily, defined on the basis of the census as of 31 December 2022, amounts to 4,814,016 residents, down by -0.4% compared to 2021, for a total of 19,313 inhabitants.
In Sicily, as in the rest of the country, a new birth rate record has been reached. There were 36,810 births, 425 fewer than in 2021. The reduction is almost a third compared to the 53 thousand births at the beginning of the millennium. The negative trend in the birth rate continues, going from 7.7 per thousand in 2021 to 7.6 in 2022, although remaining higher than the national average. At the provincial level, the greatest decrease is found in Messina, which together with Enna has the minimum value in the region; in contrast, Agrigento went from 7.2 to 7.5 per thousand, while Palermo and Trapani were stable.
Exactly one year ago, the director of the neonatal department of the Vittorio Emanuele hospital declared that the number of births in the city appears to have been stable for at least four years.
Exactly one year ago, the director of the neonatal department of the Vittorio Emanuele hospital declared that in Gela the number of births appears to have been stable for at least four years.
A figure that almost goes against the trend in Gela, where there are many families who also boast 7 children and a constantly increasing number of grandchildren.
