The report said for every 100 young people in the country there are now 187 elderly people.
The birthrate rose back up slightly to 1.25 per woman in 2021 after years of steady decline, said Noi Italia.
In other points, Istat said marriages and divorces were both up slightly in 2021, the last year for which figures are available.
The employment rate among people aged 20-64 rose by 2.1 percentage points to reach 64.8 per cent in 2022 but a strong gender imbalance remained.
The employment rate among women stood at 55 per cent compared to 74.7 per cent for men.
Overall, part-time employment fell to 18.2 per cent of the total, but accounted for 8.3 per cent of jobs held by men and 31.8 per cent of jobs held by women.
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