Demographics
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 33,900 | — |
| 1821 | 29,873 | −11.9% |
| 1841 | 39,884 | +33.5% |
| 1861 | 51,797 | +29.9% |
| 1881 | 68,049 | +31.4% |
| 1901 | 82,398 | +21.1% |
| 1921 | 86,260 | +4.7% |
| 1946 | 94,408 | +9.4% |
| 1962 | 115,252 | +22.1% |
| 1975 | 137,591 | +19.4% |
| 1990 | 141,404 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 147,305 | +4.2% |
| Source:Base Cassini from EHESS for figures until 1962 | ||
In 2009, Angers had 147,305 inhabitants, 0.3% less than ten years before. It is the 18th most populated commune in France and it reached its maximum population in 2006, with 152,337 inhabitants. Censuses have been conduced since 1793.
In 2009, the urban area, which encompasses Angers plus nine surrounding communes (188.6 km² in total), had 215,132 inhabitants. The metropolitan area was on its side encompassing in 2009 133 communes, 394,710 inhabitants and 2,353.8 km². The Angers Loire Métropole, an economic and political association of communes, gathers 33 communes and around 272,000 inhabitants.
The population of Angers is relatively young, 48% of the population being younger than 30 and the rate of people over 60 years old (18.9%) being lower than both the national (22.1%) and departemental (21.4%) rates. This is partially explained by the presence of two universities, 21.3% of the population being pupils and students in 2009.
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