Italy is facing a swift and dramatic collapse of the institution of marriage, according to a prominent Italian demographer and statistician. In 2009, 230,613 marriages were celebrated in Italy. In 2014, the figure had fallen to 189,765.

Marriage disappearing in Italy
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