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Italy's Centenarian Population Sees Dramatic Surge in 2025
(MENAFN) Italy's population of individuals reaching triple digits has experienced a dramatic surge, with more than 2,000 people celebrating their 100th birthday in 2025—the overwhelming majority being women—media disclosed Saturday.
The Mediterranean nation now counts 23,548 residents who have lived a century or longer, marking an increase from 21,211 recorded in 2024, per fresh statistics released by the national data bureau Istat.
The centenarian demographic has expanded more than twofold since 2009, Istat confirmed.
Female centenarians constitute 82.6% of those entering their 100th year in 2025 and similarly dominate among Italy's 724 semi-supercentenarians and 19 supercentenarians.
Lucia Laura Sangenito, a resident of southern Campania, will celebrate her 115th birthday on Nov. 22 becoming Italy's oldest woman and Europe's third oldest, after the UK's 116-year-old Ethel Caterham and France's Marie-Rose Tessier, who turned 115 in May.
The centenarian demographic is expanding swiftly throughout the EU, with those aged 100 or beyond projected to reach nearly half a million by 2050, climbing from 96,600 in 2019.
Within Italy, Molise ranks highest in centenarians proportional to its population, followed by the Aosta Valley and Liguria, Istat reported.
The Mediterranean nation now counts 23,548 residents who have lived a century or longer, marking an increase from 21,211 recorded in 2024, per fresh statistics released by the national data bureau Istat.
The centenarian demographic has expanded more than twofold since 2009, Istat confirmed.
Female centenarians constitute 82.6% of those entering their 100th year in 2025 and similarly dominate among Italy's 724 semi-supercentenarians and 19 supercentenarians.
Lucia Laura Sangenito, a resident of southern Campania, will celebrate her 115th birthday on Nov. 22 becoming Italy's oldest woman and Europe's third oldest, after the UK's 116-year-old Ethel Caterham and France's Marie-Rose Tessier, who turned 115 in May.
The centenarian demographic is expanding swiftly throughout the EU, with those aged 100 or beyond projected to reach nearly half a million by 2050, climbing from 96,600 in 2019.
Within Italy, Molise ranks highest in centenarians proportional to its population, followed by the Aosta Valley and Liguria, Istat reported.
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