Editing Olomouc Region (section)

==Population==
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In January 2024 the population of the Olomouc Region totalled 632,864 inhabitants. As of 2019, 50.3% of region's population lived in municipalities with more than 4,000. Out of 402 municipalities located in the region (including one military area), 30 had a status of town. Region's capital [[Olomouc]] is with approximately 100 thousand inhabitants the largest city. With 120.1 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup> the region was close to the national average of 135 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>. There were, of course, differences within the region: the lowest population density was in the [[Jeseník District]].
In the long term, the population of the region has been aging. The average age of population in 2019 is 42.8, which is the 4th highest among regions in the Czech Republic.<ref name=csu>{{cite web |title=Population of territorial units of the Czech republic|url=https://www.czso.cz/documents/10180/91917344/1300721901.pdf/31ed5e58-ade2-4884-89b8-2d3c362d5b66?version=1.0|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|access-date=2019-04-30}}</ref>

===Cities and towns===
The table below provides the list of region's most populous cities and towns as of 1 January 2024:<ref>{{cite web |title=Population of municipalities of the Czech Republic, 1 January 2024 |url=https://www.czso.cz/documents/10180/218418152/1300722403.pdf/c743e22f-17db-485a-b56b-932e6339b533?version=1.0 |access-date=2024-05-17 |publisher=Czech Statistical Office}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Population
! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
! [[Regions of the Czech Republic|District]]
|-
| [[File:Flag of Olomouc.svg|25px]] [[Olomouc]] || 102,293 || 103 || [[Olomouc District]]
|-
| [[File:Prostejov prapor.png|25px]] [[Prostějov]] || 43,563 || 39 || [[Prostějov District]]
|-
| [[File:Prerov.jpg|25px]] [[Přerov]] || 41,661 || 59 || [[Přerov District]]
|-
| [[File:Sumperk CZ flag.gif|25px]] [[Šumperk]] || 24,969 || 28 || [[Šumperk District]]
|-
| [[File:Flag of Hranice (okres Přerov).svg|25px]] [[Hranice (Přerov District)|Hranice]] || 18,024 || 50 || [[Přerov District]]
|-
| [[File:Flag of Zábřeh.svg|25px]] [[Zábřeh]] || 13,444 || 35 || [[Šumperk District]]
|-
| [[File:Sternberk CZ flag.svg|25px]] [[Šternberk]] || 13,264 || 49 || [[Olomouc District]]
|-
| [[File:Unicov flag.gif|25px]] [[Uničov]] || 11,151 || 48 || [[Olomouc District]]
|-
| [[File:Flag of Jesenik.svg|25px]] [[Jeseník]] || 10,619 || 38 || [[Jeseník District]]
|-
| [[File:Vlajka města Litovel.png|25px]] [[Litovel]] || 9,689 || 46 || [[Olomouc District]]
|-
| [[File:Mohelnice CZ flag.svg|25px]] [[Mohelnice]] || 9,572 || 46 || [[Šumperk District]]
|-
| [[File:Lipník nad Bečvou flag CZ.svg|25x25px]] [[Lipník nad Bečvou]] || 7,961 || 31 || [[Přerov District]]
|-
|}

{{historical population
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|540670
|1880|583621
|1890|608458
|1900|632806
|1910|665500
|1921|660848
|1930|698075
|1950|565223
|1961|600425
|1970|615370
|1980|648403
|1991|647341
|2001|643823
|2011|628428
|2021|619788
|source=Censuses<ref>{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://www.czso.cz/documents/10180/20537734/13008415okr.pdf/fdf98232-04d4-433e-b3b5-30dd411573c4?version=1.1|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt&pvo=SLD21001-KR&z=T&f=TABULKA&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-KR|work=Public Database|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2021-03-27}}</ref>}}