ROME, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Italy's overall population will decline by around 4 million by 2050, reaching 54 million compared to a current level of 58.87 million, the country's National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) predicted on Wednesday.
Italy's population has declined every year since peaking at 61.31 million in 2014. The country's median population growth rate has not climbed since 2014, when it rose a 0.02 percent, according to the data site Worldometer.
