Editing Murcia (section)

==Demographics==
[[File:Ayuntamientodemurcia.JPG|thumb|Murcia town hall]]
{{Historical populations|1842|82517|1857|89314|1877|91509|1887|98507|1900|111693|1910|125243|1920|142480|1930|159825|1940|195658|1950|217934|1960|249771|1970|243687|1981|284585|1991|328100|2001|370745|2011|437667|2021|459778|source=[[National Statistics Institute (Spain)|INE]]<ref>{{cite web|title=INEbase. Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842|url=https://www.ine.es/intercensal/inicio.do|publisher=[[National Institute of Statistics (Spain)|National Statistics Institute]]|language=es}}</ref>}}Murcia has 474,834 inhabitants ([[Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)|INE]] 2024) making it the seventh-largest Spanish municipality by population. When adding in the municipalities of Alcantarilla, Alguazas, Beniel, Molina de Segura, Santomera, and Las Torres de Cotillas, the [[metropolitan area]] has 672,773 inhabitants making it the twelfth most populous metropolitan area in Spain. Nevertheless, due to Murcia's large municipal territory, its population density (547 inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>, 760 hab./sq.mi.) does not likewise rank among Spain's highest.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":8" />

According to the official population data of the [[Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)|INE]], 13.2% of the population of the municipality reported belonging to a foreign nationality – 3.19% from other countries of Europe, 4,71% Africans, 4,13% Americans and 0.62% Asians {{as of|2024|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=CREM – Datos Municipales Murcia – 5. Evolución de la población según nacionalidad. |url=https://econet.carm.es/web/crem/inicio/-/crem/sicrem/PU_MurciaCifrasNEW/P8002/sec6.html |access-date=2020-12-23 |website=Portal Estadísitco de la Región de Murcia – CREM |language=es}}</ref>

The majority of the population identify as Christian. There is also a big atheist community.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

Murcia is one of the communities with the largest [[Romani people|Romani]] population in Spain.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laverdad.es/murcia/201612/14/casi-mitad-gitanos-region-20161214011013-v.html|title = Casi la mitad de los 30.000 gitanos de la Región sufren situación de hacinamiento|date = 14 December 2016}}</ref>

The table below shows the population trends of the municipality from the late 19th century to the 21st century by the beginning of their decades.<ref>{{cite web|title=INEbase. Alterations to the municipalities|url=https://www.ine.es/intercensal/intercensal.do;jsessionid=A11AD44688BF11E520263086E86A1106.intercensal01?search=1&error1=Please+enter+a+municipal+area+to+search.&error2=Please+enter+at+least+3+characters.&cmbTipoBusq=0&textoMunicipio=Murcia&btnBuscarDenom=Submit+selection|access-date=2020-12-23}}</ref><ref name=":7"/>