Editing Province of Soria (section)

== Demographics ==

It is bordered by the provinces of [[La Rioja (autonomous community)|La Rioja]], [[Zaragoza (province)|Zaragoza]], [[Guadalajara (province)|Guadalajara]], [[Segovia (province)|Segovia]], and [[Burgos (province)|Burgos]]. Soria is the least populous of all of Spain's provinces,<ref name=Crw>{{cite web|title=Soria Province|url=http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/es-cl-so.html|website=Crwflags|access-date=29 September 2014}}</ref> with a density of around 9 inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>—one of the lowest in the [[European Union]]. The average population density of provinces in Spain and European Union are 83.6 and 116 inhabitants per square km respectively.<ref name=Demographics>{{cite web|title=Plan de Actuación Específico para Soria, 2005|trans-title=Specific Action Plan for Soria, 2005|url=http://www.la-moncloa.es/NR/rdonlyres/25A235D3-0D46-4D80-9EA6-52C24EA2C34D/72820/PlanSoria_2005_2007.pdf|publisher=Council of Ministers of Spain|access-date=29 September 2014|language=es}}</ref> In comparison, the Soria province is less dense than some northern parts of the [[Nordic countries]].
 
Of the province's population of 91,487 (2002), nearly 40% live in the capital, [[Soria]]. 26.7% of its population was above 65 years of age while the nation's average is 16.9%.<ref name=Demographics/> There are 183 municipalities in Soria, of which nearly half are hamlets of under 100 people<ref name=Demographics/> and of which only 12 have more than 1,000 people. The cathedral town of the province is [[Burgo de Osma-Ciudad de Osma, Soria|El Burgo de Osma]].

===Population development===
The historical population is given in the following chart:
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 bar:1900 from:0 till:155 text:155,277
 bar:1910 from:0 till:162 text:162,011
 bar:1920 from:0 till:159 text:159,392
 bar:1930 from:0 till:163 text:162,681
 bar:1940 from:0 till:166 text:165,855
 bar:1950 from:0 till:165 text:164,575
 bar:1960 from:0 till:152 text:152,426
 bar:1970 from:0 till:117 text:117,462
 bar:1981 from:0 till:101 text:100,719
 bar:1991 from:0 till:95  text:94,537
 bar:2000 from:0 till:91  text:90,911
 bar:2010 from:0 till:95  text:95,258
 bar:2020 from:0 till:88 text:88,884
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