The data show how Venice has progressively lost its inhabitants living in the historical center. For 15 centuries, this area has been the cornerstone of the city's political, economic, and social life, with a peak of 174,800 residents reached in 1951. Since then, a substantial decline started in favor of the mainland, which in 1960 became more populous than the ancient settlement for the first time since the founding in the seventh century A.D. Over the last 20 years, the inhabitants of the dry land stabilized around 180,000 people. There they can find better and easily accessible public services and modern infrastructures while avoiding the problem of overtourism. On the contrary, in 2023 only 50,000 inhabitants lived in the center, 72 percent less than in 1952. The population residing in the estuary never exceeded 51,000 people, and the depopulation trend has been constant since the 1990s.
Total resident population in Venice from 1871 to 2023, by area
Characteristic
Historical center
Estuary
Mainland
1871
128,787
19,457
16,356
1881
129,851
18,512
17,045
1901
146,682
21,064
20,597
1911
154,891
23,670
28,580
1921
159,262
26,769
37,419
1931
163,559
32,826
53,937
1936
163,849
34,520
65,658
1951
174,808
44,037
96,966
1952
174,448
44,543
100,124
1953
172,195
45,368
105,018
1954
170,446
45,875
110,232
1955
167,069
46,615
115,777
1956
162,834
47,126
122,015
1957
158,466
47,624
129,629
1958
154,268
48,120
137,469
1959
150,242
48,823
145,282
1960
145,402
49,025
152,575
1961
137,150
49,702
161,035
1962
132,148
50,026
168,201
1963
129,468
50,099
176,094
1964
126,808
50,388
183,045
1965
123,733
51,079
188,907
1966
121,309
51,125
193,314
1967
118,889
51,205
196,720
1968
116,270
51,117
200,445
1969
113,587
51,142
202,902
1970
111,550
50,729
205,249
1971
108,426
48,747
205,829
1972
106,516
49,339
207,685
1973
106,806
49,755
209,640
1974
105,656
49,864
209,911
1975
104,206
49,670
210,674
1976
102,269
49,713
210,512
1977
100,608
49,690
209,995
1978
99,189
49,642
209,435
1979
97,280
49,632
208,953
1980
95,222
49,420
207,811
1981
93,598
49,203
206,707
1982
92,118
49,295
204,817
1983
90,414
49,108
203,115
1984
87,936
48,885
201,429
1985
86,072
48,584
200,084
1986
84,355
48,317
198,577
1987
82,703
47,972
196,851
1988
80,988
47,676
195,498
1989
79,487
47,480
193,894
1990
78,165
47,271
192,270
1991
76,644
47,057
190,136
1992
75,159
46,911
187,783
1993
73,149
46,448
184,885
1994
72,037
46,186
183,294
1995
71,053
45,840
182,072
1996
69,906
45,651
180,899
1997
68,600
45,382
179,745
1998
67,838
45,063
178,630
1999
66,945
32,845
177,515
2000
66,386
32,451
176,531
2001
65,695
32,183
176,290
2002
64,076
31,767
174,915
2003
63,947
31,670
176,046
2004
63,353
31,393
176,505
2005
62,296
31,035
176,449
2006
61,611
30,702
176,621
2007
60,755
30,589
177,649
2008
60,311
30,415
179,372
2009
59,942
30,197
180,662
2010
59,621
29,933
181,330
2011
58,991
29,693
181,905
2012
58,215
29,418
181,494
2013
56,683
29,054
179,149
2014
56,311
28,792
179,476
2015
55,589
28,514
179,249
2016
54,705
28,197
179,003
2017
53,799
27,983
179,539
2018
52,996
27,730
179,794
2019
52,143
27,578
179,576
2020
51,208
27,179
177,759
2021
50,434
26,795
177,621
2022
49,665
26,530
176,979
2023
49,129
26,264
176,947
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