The population of the Marina Baixa prefers to live on the coast
We all the love the sun and the beach, it is not only the tourist but the proper inhabitants of the Costa Blanca that need sunshine. According to information provided by the National Statistic Institute, eight out of every ten inhabitants from the Alicante region of Marina Baixa live in one of the five beach cities, such as Benidorm, Vila Joiosa, Mallow, LÁfas del Pi and Finestrat.
Since the year 2000 the coast has registered 31,517 new inhabitants, whereas the mountain region which includes 13 municipalities including The Nucia and Polop only registered 8,641 more, hence the growth is 3.6 times superior in the areas that are already more populated.
Nevertheless, the city of Benidorm has stabilized its demographic growth in the last years, growing 24.5 per cent in the period of 2000-2006, whereas its nearby populations have increased immensely according to the INE.
Benidorm has reached in the past years a population of 67,627 inhabitants, but it has grown 6.4 points below the regional average.
The population increase in the city has been gradual up until the 80s where the population stabilized, whereas the nearby towns have experienced a strong growth.
Source Levante-EMV
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