Demographics
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1861 | 242,447 | — |
| 1871 | 256,486 | +5.8% |
| 1881 | 289,234 | +12.8% |
| 1901 | 377,610 | +30.6% |
| 1911 | 465,496 | +23.3% |
| 1921 | 541,562 | +16.3% |
| 1931 | 590,736 | +9.1% |
| 1936 | 634,646 | +7.4% |
| 1951 | 688,447 | +8.5% |
| 1961 | 784,194 | +13.9% |
| 1971 | 816,872 | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 762,895 | −6.6% |
| 1991 | 678,771 | −11.0% |
| 2001 | 610,307 | −10.1% |
| 2011 | 608,493 | −0.3% |
| Source: ISTAT 2001 | ||
At the beginning of 2011, there were 608,493 people residing in Genoa, of whom 47% were male and 53% were female. The city is characterized by rapid aging and a long history of demographic decline, that has shown a partial slowdown in the last decade. Genoa has the lowest birth rate and is the most aged of any large Italian city. Minors (children ages 18 and younger) totalled only 14.12% of the population compared to pensioners who number 26.67%. This compares with the Italian average of 18.06% (minors) and 19.94% (pensioners). The median age of Genoa's residents is 47, compared to the Italian average of 42. The current birth rate of the city is only 7.49 births per 1,000 inhabitants, compared to the national average of 9.45. As of 2006, 94.23% of the population was Italian. The largest immigrant group is from the Americas (mostly Ecuador): 2.76%, other European nations (mostly Albania, Ukraine, the former Yugoslavia and Romania): 1.37%, and North Africa: 0.62%. The city is predominantly Roman Catholic, with small numbers of Protestant adherents.
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