Curiosities
ROMAN INHABITANTS
2.546.804 residents
1.199.092 males
1.347.712 females
ROMAN NAMES
The five most widespread names in Rome
...for males and females:
38613 Giuseppe
36396 Marco
34481 Antonio
33763 Alessandro
33583 Francesco
500030 Maria
32177 Anna
26726 Annamaria
26535 Francesca
22384 Paola
ROMAN FAMILIES
Singles, couples, sons and children
More than half of the Roman population declares to live with a partner
Almost 42% of the Romans have a traditional family: mother, father, and children
A single person composes almost ¼ of the families
That means that more than 250.000 Romans are singles.
REAL ROMANS OR IMPORTED ?
66,2 % of the Roman population is resident
USE OF TERRITORY
The territorial superficies of the commune of Rome: 149.874 hectares, so distributed
55% agriculture
27% edified
7% abandoned
5% streets
4% parks
2% other (railways, water, beaches, airports)
HOW DO ROMANS SPEND THEIR MONEY
23,07% foodstuffs
9,45% clothing
9,87% housing
10,40 furniture, house services
THE HOUSE
When were the houses in Rome built?
41,4% of houses were built in Rome in the period 1920-1960
30% of houses in the period 1961-1971
6% before 1919
WATER AND ELECTRIC ENERGY
Water consumption in litres (year 1995)Home use 231.120
Industry and trade 21.060
Community and offices 33.740
Irrigation 3.480
Fire hydrants 840
Fountains 9.600
Others 34.470
Total 334.310
Power consumption (millions of kWh)
Home use 2.995,74
General services in buildings and houses 386,47
Agriculture, fishing, hunting 28,75
Mining industry 13,43
Factory 493,32
Building 31,67
Trade, Credit, Insurance 1.370,08
Transports 224,96
Communications 294,03
Services, public administration, public lighting 1.991,06
Total 7.829,51
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
The daily passengers of the means of transportation are about 2.800.00020% of the passengers use the underground (44 stations)
CULTURE AND TOURISM
Every year more than 3 millions of people visit the Roman MuseumsVisitors of Roman Museums during the year 1995
Ara Pacis 25.368
Museum Barracco 43.584
Museum Canonica 4.398
Museums Capitolini 293.511
Museum Civiltà Romana 48.511
Museum of Folklore 11.272
Napoleonic Museum14.446
Gallery of Modern Art 6.180
Trajan Forus and Markets 68.937
Circus of Massenzio 18.664
Auditorium of Mecenate 2.539
Antiquarium Celio 8.242
City Walls 10.004
Roman Aquarium 16.919
Exhibition Palace 178.445
Total 751.020
Vatican Museums 2.919.331
READING
In Rome there are 28 town libraries.
Readers who visited the town library of their quarter in the year 1995:
1)4.838 (4,0%)
2)12.310 (10,3%)
3)1.064 (0,9%)
4)6.995 (5,8%)
5)11.121 (9,3%)
6)5.159 (4,3%)
7)3.593 (3,0%)
8)7.475 (6,2%)
9)3.288 (2,8%)
10)203 (0,2%)
11)4.947 (4,1%)
12)5.027 (4,2%)
13)6.753 (5,6%)
14)6.572 (5,5%)
15)11.488 (9,6%)
16)9.442 (7,9%)
17)8.358 (7,0%)
18)5.702 (4,8%)
19)5.331 (4,5%)
Total 11.666
THE TOURISM
In the year 1995 the tourists who visited Rome were 6 millions.Hotel-structure
First-class hotels: 767.938 Italians
1.991.774 foreigners
Total: 2.759.712
Second-class hotels: 1.461.397 Italians
1.323.740 foreigners
Total: 2.785.137
Total hotels: 2.229.335 Italians
3.315.514 foreigners
Total extra hotel-structure: 44.927 Italians
124.112 foreigners
Of which in camping grounds: 14.020 Italians
48.722 foreigners
Total: 169.039
In camping grounds: 62.742
Arrivals according nationality of visitors and class of hotels
USA: 419.706 (first-class); 199.079 (second-class) Total: 618.785
JAPAN: 451.021 (first-class); 72.014 (second-class) Total: 523.035
GERMANY: 142.972 (first-class); 164.454 (second-class) Total: 307.426
GREAT BRITAIN: 104.079 (first-class); 75.299 (second-class) Total: 179.378
FRANCE: 70.338 (first-class); 95.208 (second-class) Total: 165.546
SPAIN: 84.583 (first-class); 69.499 (second-class) Total: 154.082
ITALY: 767.938 (first-class); 1.461.397 (second-class) Total: 2.229.335
Placing of the months according to the arrivals:
Italians
1) March (260.00)
2) April (240.000)
3) May (220.000)
4) October (200.000)
5) December (190.000)
6) June (185.000)
7) November (180.000)
8) September (175.000)
9) February (170.000)
10) January (170.000)
11) July (160.000)
12) August (110.000)
Foreigners
1)September (365.000)
2)May (345.000)
3)October (340.000)
4)April (330.000)
5)June (320.000)
6)July (315.000)
7)August (290.000)
8)March (255.000)
9)November (220.000)
10)December (185.000)
11)February (180.000)
12)January (165.000)
Visitors of other tourist services according to their nationality (year 1995):
GERMANY 12.792 (camping sites, villages); 9.571 (others) Total 22.363
FRANCE 4.349 (camping sites, villages); 8.878 (others) Total 13.227
USA 978 (camping sites, villages); 5.725 (others) Total 6.703
SPAIN 2.574 (camping sites, villages); 3.570 (others) Total 6.144
AUSTRALIA 1.353 (camping sites, villages); 4.384 (others) Total 5.737
GREAT BRITAIN 2.323 (camping sites, villages); 3.301 (others) Total 5.624
ITALY 14.020 (camping sites, villages); 30.907 (others) Total 44.927
Classification of the months
Italians
1)August
2)April
3)December
4)September
5)March
6)January
7)October
8)November
9)February
10)June
11)July
12)May
Foreigners
1)August
2)July
3)September
4)October
5)June
6)April
7)May
8)March
9)February
10)January
11)December
12)November
Hotels' receptiveness
First-class: 154 hotels; 19.294 rooms; 36.089 beds; 17.806 toilets
Second-class: 621 hotels; 17.730 rooms; 30.680 beds; 15.705 toilets
Total: 775 hotels; 37.024 rooms; 66.769 beds; 33.511 toilets
Total other tourist structures: 107 structures; 3.330 rooms; 17.656 beds; 1.810 toilets
Total: 882 tourist structures; 40.354 rooms; 84.425 beds; 35.321 toilets
CINEMA AND THEATRES
Cinemas: 28Theatres: 149
Total: 177
ANNUAL GROWTH
1996/1997: 0,41997/1998: 0,0
1998/1999: -0,1
1999/2000: 0,4
2000/2001: -0,1
2001/2002: -0,4