Padua - Demographics

Demographics

Historical population
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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