Demographics
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1871 | 508,000 | — |
| 1881 | 530,000 | +4.3% |
| 1901 | 615,000 | +16.0% |
| 1911 | 728,000 | +18.4% |
| 1921 | 1,178,000 | +61.8% |
| 1931 | 1,176,000 | −0.2% |
| 1936 | 1,108,000 | −5.8% |
| 1951 | 1,226,000 | +10.6% |
| 1961 | 1,204,000 | −1.8% |
| 1971 | 1,214,000 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 1,234,000 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1,198,000 | −2.9% |
| 2001 | 1,184,000 | −1.2% |
| 2011 | 1,235,000 | +4.3% |
| Source: ISTAT 2001 | ||
Population density is lower than the national average: In 1978 there were in total only 1'2245'611 inhabitants; in 2008 it was in fact equal to 157.5 inhabitants per km2 (compared to 198.8 for Italy as a whole). However, density varies from a minimum of 106 inhabitants per km2 in the province of Udine to a maximum of 1,144 inhabitants per km2 in the province of Trieste. The negative natural balance in the region is partly made up by the positive net migration. To some extent the migratory surplus has in fact offset the downward trend in the population since 1975. In 2008, the resident population with foreign nationality registered in the region accounted to 83,306 persons (6.7% of the total population).
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