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San Marino demographic and labor market challenges

Overview

San Marino is facing significant structural challenges regarding its labor market and demographic stability. The unemployment rate has risen to 2.68%, up from 2.25% the previous year. The Unione Sammarinese Lavoratori (USL) noted that this trend notably affects highly educated individuals, with approximately 28.6% of job seekers holding university degrees.

Demographic data indicates a deepening crisis. In the first half of 2026, the country recorded 66 births against 149 deaths, resulting in a natural balance of -83. Further data for the first eight months of 2026 shows 88 births, compared to 106 during the same period in 2025 and 91 in 2024. This decline is coupled with an aging population, with the average age rising from 42.90 in 2016 to 46.42 in 2025.

In response to these trends and following calls from the CDLS for urgent action, San Marino has officially approved a new bill aimed at supporting families, maternity, and birth rates. Described as a strategic political choice to place family welfare at the center of public policy, the law is the result of an eighteen-month consultation process. Key measures include the strengthening of parental leave, which provides support for 80% of wages during the initial period.

Entities

San Marino · CDLS · National Statistical Office of San Marino · Stefano Canti · Unione Sammarinese Lavoratori

Timeline

  1. 3 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    San Marino approves law to support families and birth rates

    San Marino has approved a new law to support families and combat declining birth rates, following a period of demographic decline and extensive consultation with social and political stakeholders.

  2. 18 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    San Marino faces rising unemployment and demographic decline

    San Marino faces rising unemployment and a worsening demographic crisis, marked by declining birth rates and an aging population, prompting calls for urgent labor and family support reforms.

  3. 22 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    San Marino birth rates decline by 19.5% in first half of 2026

    San Marino's birth rate fell by approximately 19.5% in the first half of 2026, with 66 births recorded compared to 82 in the same period last year.

Sources

giornalesm.com · ilpianello.it · insider.sm · pdcs.sm · sanmarinortv.sm

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