Editing Mainz (section)

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|50|16000
|750|5000
|1300|24000
|1545|10000
|1700|20000
|1816|25251
|1871|53902
|1900|84251
|1910|110634
|1925|108552
|1933|142627
|1939|158333
|1945|40000
|1951|96005
|1956|115812
|1961|135192
|1966|149387
|1971|178639
|1981|187564
|1991|182867
|2001|185293
|2006|196425
|2011|200957
|2016|213528
|2019|218578
|2023|223318
|footnote=Population size may be affected by changes in administrative divisions.}}

Mainz has a population of about 220,000 and is the largest city in [[Rhineland-Palatinate]]. Mainz passed 100,000 in 1908. In 1945, After WWII, right side of the [[Rhine]] river, which were a part of Mainz, became a part of [[Wiesbaden]] and other part of [[Hesse]] due to its occupation zone where Mainz and Rhineland-Palatinate were [[French occupation zone in Germany|French occupation zone]] and Wiesbaden and Hesse were [[American occupation zone in Germany|American occupation zone]] where both cities became its state capital in 1946. Mainz lost 21.1% of population at this time. Mainz and Wiesbaden has rivalries who the better city on the Rhine river are even today. Mainz became an attractive city, especially for young people due to its radio and television broadcasters, Universities and good workplaces. Mainz's population grow normally and Mainz passed 200,000 in 2011.

===Foreign populations===
The following list shows the largest foreign populations in Mainz {{As of|2022|lc=y}}:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#efefef;" |Rank
! style="background:#efefef;" |Nationality
! style="background:#efefef;" |Population (2022)
|-
|1||{{flag|Turkey}}|| 5,424
|-
|2||{{flag|Italy}}|| 3,875
|-
|3||{{flag|Poland}}|| 3,300
|-
|4||{{flag|Serbia}}|| 2,739
|-
|5||{{flag|Ukraine}}|| 2,587
|-
|6||{{flag|Bulgaria}}|| 2,126
|-
|7||{{flag|Portugal}}|| 1,920
|-
|8||{{flag|Russia}}|| 1,790
|-
|9||{{flag|Syria}}|| 1,612
|-
|10||{{flag|Morocco}}|| 1,325
|-
|11||{{flag|Spain}}|| 1,106
|-
|12||{{flag|France}}|| 942
|}