Population
In the 1999 census, there were 215,363 inhabitants in the city (commune) of Bordeaux. The 2005 census showed a significant increase, as this figure reached 230,600 inhabitants. The majority of the population is French, but there are sizable groups of Italians, Spaniards (Up to 20% of the Bordeaux population claim some degree of Spanish heritage), Portuguese, Turks, Germans and North Africans.. The built-up area has grown swiftly in recent years with urban sprawl.
| 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 |
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| 104,676 | 91,652 | 92,219 | 89,202 | 99,062 | 98,705 | 104,686 | 125,520 | 130,927 |
| 1856 | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 149,928 | 162,750 | 194,241 | 194,055 | 215,140 | 221,305 | 240,582 | 252,415 | 256,906 |
| 1901 | 1906 | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 |
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| 256,638 | 251,947 | 261,678 | 267,409 | 256,026 | 262,990 | 258,348 | 253,751 | 257,946 |
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2008 | - |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 249,688 | 266,662 | 223,131 | 208,159 | 210,336 | 215,374 | 232,260 | 235,891 | - |
| Sources : database Cassini of EHESS for selected numbers until 1962, database Insee from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006) ยท |
Histogram on demographic change
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