The population of Liguria has been declining since the census in 1971, most markedly in the cities of Genoa, Savona and La Spezia. The age pyramid now looks more like a 'mushroom' resting on a fragile base. The negative trend has been partially interrupted only in the last decade when, after a successful economic recovery, the region has attracted consistent fluxes of immigrants. , the Italian national institute of statistics, ISTAT, estimated that 90,881 foreign-born immigrants live in Liguria, equal to 5.7% of the total regional population.
the population of liguria has been declining since the census in 1971 most markedly in the cities of genoa savona and la spezia the age pyramid now looks more like a 'mushroom' resting on a fragile base the negative trend has been partially interrupted only in the last decade when after a successful economic recovery the region has attracted consistent fluxes of immigrants  the italian national institute of statistics istat estimated that 90881 foreign-born immigrants live in liguria equal to 57% of the total regional population