(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 9 - ISTAT said in a report on Thursday
that the number of people residing in Italy's less wealthy
southern regions dropped by 525,000 between 2012 and 2021.
In the report, the national statistics agency said that mobility
within Italy increased by 6.7% in 2021, with 423,000 people
moving from one part of the country to another.
The number of people migrating to Italy in 2021 rose by 28.6% to
318,000, but the number emigrating dropped to 158,000, down 1%
on 2020. (ANSA).
Southern Italy has lost 525,000 residents in 10 years
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