Demographics
| Historical population of Espoo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Year | Population |
| 1901 | 5,888 | 1975 | 120,632 |
| 1910 | 7,891 | 1980 | 137,409 |
| 1920 | 8,817 | 1985 | 156,778 |
| 1930 | 11,370 | 1990 | 172,629 |
| 1940 | 13,378 | 1995 | 193,754 |
| 1950 | 22,878 | 2000 | 213,271 |
| 1960 | 53,042 | 2006 | 235,019 |
| 1970 | 92,655 | 2030 (est.) | 305,000 |
| Population by grand district (in 2006) | |||
| Area | Population | Area | Population |
| Leppävaara | 58,048 | Vanha-Espoo | 33,613 |
| Espoonlahti | 48,649 | Pohjois-Espoo | 9,754 |
| Tapiola | 41,905 | Kauklahti | 6,191 |
| Matinkylä | 33,613 | ||
The population by nationality 1 January 2007 was 95.1% Finnish and 4.9% other nationalities. Religious affiliation was 77.4% Lutheran, 1.3% Orthodox, 1.3% other, 19.9% no religious affiliation.
Espoo contains many high income suburbs, and six out of the ten highest average income postal code areas in Finland are in Espoo.
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