Demographics

Historical population Year Pop.   ±%   1793 33,900 —     1821 29,873 −11.9% 1841 39,884 +33.5% 1861 51,797 +29.9% 1881 68,049 +31.4% 1901 82,398 +21.1% 1921 86,260 +4.7% 1946 94,408 +9.4% 1962 115,252 +22.1% 1975 137,591 +19.4% 1990 141,404 +2.8% 2009 147,305 +4.2% Source:Base Cassini from EHESS for figures until 1962

In 2009, Angers had 147,305 inhabitants, 0.3% less than ten years before. It is the 18th most populated commune in France, having reached its maximum population in 2006, with 152,337 inhabitants. Censuses have been conducted since 1793.

In 2009, the urban area, which encompasses Angers plus nine surrounding communes (188.6 km² in total), had 215,132 inhabitants. The metropolitan area included in 2009 133 communes, 394,710 inhabitants and 2,353.8 km². The Angers Loire Métropole, an economic and political association of communes, includes 33 communes and around 272,000 inhabitants.

The population of Angers is relatively young, 48% of the population being younger than 30 and the rate of people over 60 years old (18.9%) being lower than both the national (22.1%) and departmental (21.4%) rates. This is partially explained by the presence of two universities, 21.3% of the population being pupils and students in 2009.