The old town of Venice is losing more and more inhabitants due to mass tourism. As the authorities of the world-famous lagoon city announced, the number of tourist beds in September exceeded the number of residents by 49,693 to 49,304.
From April to early September, the number of beds in holiday apartments and hotels increased by 1,097. The number of inhabitants fell by 61. From 1997 to 2022, the historic center lost an average of 2.4 inhabitants per day, according to Matteo Secchi, founder of the association Venessia.com, which is committed to combating the depopulation of the lagoon city.
“The city is no longer ours”
“The city is no longer ours, we are a minority, we are becoming fewer and fewer and the tourists are becoming more and more. “Venice is in danger of becoming one big hotel without residents,” Secchi warned, according to media reports.
Secchi complained: “The politics, both local and national, that should protect us, do nothing. Protecting its inhabitants means protecting Venice, because a city without its inhabitants has no future. If we continue as we are doing now, without doing anything, Venice will soon no longer be a de facto city.”
Nearly half of the residents are over 60
Nearly half of those still living in Venice are over 60, only about 9,000 are under 18. The death rate is about three times as high as the birth rate.
Source: Krone
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