Venice Has Fewer Than 50,000 Residents for the First Time in Six Centuries. On Peak Days, Tourists Outnumber Locals 140 to One.
Reading Time: 4 minutes.Venice’s resident population has fallen below 50,000 for the first time in six centuries. The city that housed a quarter of a million people at the height of its empire now struggles to hold 50,000. On the busiest summer days, tourists outnumber permanent residents by ratios that tourism researchers have documented at around 140 to one.
