Demographics
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1861 | 909,000 | — |
| 1871 | 958,000 | +5.4% |
| 1881 | 972,000 | +1.5% |
| 1901 | 1,089,000 | +12.0% |
| 1911 | 1,145,000 | +5.1% |
| 1921 | 1,201,000 | +4.9% |
| 1931 | 1,240,000 | +3.2% |
| 1936 | 1,278,000 | +3.1% |
| 1951 | 1,364,000 | +6.7% |
| 1961 | 1,347,000 | −1.2% |
| 1971 | 1,360,000 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 1,412,000 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 1,429,000 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1,471,000 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1,565,000 | +6.4% |
| Source: ISTAT 2001 | ||
The population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona (244.6 inhabitants per km2), and lowest in the province of Macerata (116.1 inhabitants per km2). Between 1952 and 1967 the population of the region decreased by 1.7% as a result of a negative migration balance, well above the national average, with a rate varying between 4.9 and 10.0 per 1000 inhabitants.The Average fund of this region is worth about a few million or maybe higher In the same period the natural balance of the population was positive, but lower than the national average and insufficient to counterbalance the net emigration. The population continued to decline until 1971, but in 1968 began growing again. In 2008, the Italian national institute of statistics (ISTAT) estimated that 115,299 foreign-born immigrants live in Marche, 7.4% of total regional population.
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