Demographics
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1871 | 64,862 | — |
1881 | 70,753 | +9.1% |
1901 | 81,242 | +14.8% |
1911 | 96,118 | +18.3% |
1921 | 108,912 | +13.3% |
1931 | 126,843 | +16.5% |
1936 | 138,709 | +9.4% |
1951 | 167,672 | +20.9% |
1961 | 197,680 | +17.9% |
1971 | 231,599 | +17.2% |
1981 | 234,678 | +1.3% |
1991 | 215,137 | −8.3% |
2001 | 204,870 | −4.8% |
2009 (Est.) | 213,151 | +4.0% |
Source: ISTAT 2001 |
In 2007, there were 210,301 people residing in Padua, located in the province of Padua, Veneto, of whom 47.1% were male and 52.9% were female. Minors (children ages 18 and younger) totalled 14.87% of the population compared to pensioners who number 23.72%. This compares with the Italian average of 18.06% (minors) and 19.94% (pensioners). The average age of Padua residents is 45 compared to the Italian average of 42. In the five years between 2002 and 2007, the population of Padua grew by 2.21%, while Italy as a whole grew by 3.85%. The current birth rate of Padua is 8.49 births per 1,000 inhabitants compared to the Italian average of 9.45 births.
As of 2006, 90.66% of the population was Italian. The largest immigrant group comes from other European nations (the largest being Romanians, Moldovans, and Albanians): 5.14%, sub-saharan Africa 1.08%, and East Asia: 1.04%. The city is predominantly Roman Catholic, but due to immigration now has some Orthodox Christian, Muslim and Hindu followers.
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