The 1910 census in Austria-Hungary placed the Italians at 69.3% of the population, which consistently rose in the decades that followed.
ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn sˈɛnsəs ɪn ˈɔːstɹiəhˈʌŋɡɚɹi plˈeɪst ðɪ ɪtˈæliənz æt sˈɪksti nˈaɪn.θɹˈiː pɚsˈɛnt ʌvðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən, wˌɪtʃ kənsˈɪstəntli ɹˈoʊz ɪnðə dˈɛkeɪdz ðæt fˈɑːloʊd.