...a negative population growth, 30 thousand residents less than in 2008 (1.640.379 in 2013, 1.671.001 in 2008). It is an alarming data if we analyze the resident population by age groups: most of the Sardinians are aged between 40 and 64 years (614 642), the birth rate has decreased from 8,07% in 2008 to 7, 59% in 2012, the death rate has increased from 8,68% to 9.53%, the working age population rat ...