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Italy Sees Sharp Increase in Centenarians
(MENAFN) The number of centenarians in Italy continues to climb rapidly, with over 2,000 individuals reaching the age of 100 in 2025, most of them women, a media outlet reported on Saturday.
According to the latest figures from the national statistics agency Istat, Italy now has 23,548 residents aged 100 or older, a rise from 21,211 in 2024.
Istat noted that the centenarian population in the country has more than doubled since 2009, reflecting a long-term upward trend in longevity.
Women account for 82.6% of those celebrating their 100th birthday this year and also dominate among Italy’s 724 semi-supercentenarians and 19 supercentenarians.
Lucia Laura Sangenito, from southern Campania, is set to celebrate her 115th birthday on Nov. 22, becoming Italy’s oldest woman and Europe’s third oldest, following the UK’s 116-year-old Ethel Caterham and France’s Marie-Rose Tessier, who turned 115 in May.
The population of centenarians is also expanding quickly across the EU, with experts predicting that the number of people aged 100 or older will near half a million by 2050, up from 96,600 in 2019.
Within Italy, the region of Molise has the highest proportion of centenarians relative to its population, trailed by the Aosta Valley and Liguria, according to Istat.
According to the latest figures from the national statistics agency Istat, Italy now has 23,548 residents aged 100 or older, a rise from 21,211 in 2024.
Istat noted that the centenarian population in the country has more than doubled since 2009, reflecting a long-term upward trend in longevity.
Women account for 82.6% of those celebrating their 100th birthday this year and also dominate among Italy’s 724 semi-supercentenarians and 19 supercentenarians.
Lucia Laura Sangenito, from southern Campania, is set to celebrate her 115th birthday on Nov. 22, becoming Italy’s oldest woman and Europe’s third oldest, following the UK’s 116-year-old Ethel Caterham and France’s Marie-Rose Tessier, who turned 115 in May.
The population of centenarians is also expanding quickly across the EU, with experts predicting that the number of people aged 100 or older will near half a million by 2050, up from 96,600 in 2019.
Within Italy, the region of Molise has the highest proportion of centenarians relative to its population, trailed by the Aosta Valley and Liguria, according to Istat.
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