Russia is a federal state. The structure includes 85 subjects, which are endowed with equal rights. The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) is the largest region in Russia. Let's continue the rating of the largest subjects of the country in terms of area and population.
By occupied territory
1. Republic of Sakha. Yakutia is a part of North-Eastern Siberia. The area is 3083.523 thousand km². The capital is Yakutsk. The Republic of Sakha ranks first in the world in terms of size among administrative-territorial units. 2 state languages: Russian and Yakut. 40% of the area is located outside the Arctic Circle.
Natural zones: taiga, forest-tundra and tundra. 80% of the terrain is forests. Temperature norms: July +19.5 °C, January -38.6 °C. There are 3 time zones on the territory of the republic (+6, +7, +8 hours relative to Moscow time).
Founded in 1934. Area - 2366.797 thousand km². It makes up 13.86% of the territory of Russia. In the bowels of the earth, 95% of Russian reserves of nickel and 20% of gold. There are 7 nature reserves.
Krasnoyarsk Territory - the hydropower potential of the country. There are 20 power plants on the territory.
Khabarovsk Territory is part of the Far East. The southwestern zone borders on China. The area is 787.633 thousand km².
The region includes the mainland plus several islands. Formed in 1938. The natural landscape is represented by coniferous forests - 85% of the forest belt.
The Irkutsk region was founded in 1937. The occupied territory is 774.846 thousand km². Urban residents - 78.9%. The capital is Irkutsk. The ethnic composition includes 37 nationalities, among them:
- Russians - 88%.
- Buryats - 3.2%.
- Ukrainians - 1.27%
- Tatars - 0.94%.
- Others - less than 0.5% (Belarusians, Armenians, Yakuts, Khakasses).
Developing sectors of the economy: timber and pulp industry, engineering and mining.
The territory occupies 769.250 thousand km². The capital is the city of Salekhard. The region is the leader in terms of natural resources, including 136 deposits:
- 59 oil and gas condensate;
- 62 oil;
- 9 gas and oil;
- 6 gas.
The population is 536,049, of which 61% are Russians.
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug is located in the Far North. Occupied area - 721.481 thousand km². In the east it borders on the United States along the maritime border. The capital is the city of Anadyr.
There is a border regime in the region. The climate is severe, winter lasts for 10 months. Temperature values: January -27°C, July +7.5°C.
7. Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra. The area of the territory is 534.801 thousand km². The capital is Khanty-Mansiysk. The region's economy consists of:
- oil and gas industry (81.7%);
- power industry (6.1%);
- manufacturing industry (12.2%).
Indigenous peoples - Khanty and Mansi. The word "Yugra" appeared in the name in 2003. A similar definition was called the peoples beyond the Northern Urals.
Formed in 2007. The area is 464.275 thousand km². The region is located on the Kamchatka Peninsula with the inclusion of the mainland, Karaginsky and Commander Islands.
There are 300 volcanoes on the territory, of which 29 are active.
Territory with an area of 462.464 thousand km². The capital is Magadan. Founded in 1953. The basis of the relief are mountain ranges. There is permafrost.
Supporting Industries:
- mining of precious and non-ferrous metals (gold, silver, molybdenum, copper);
- fisheries;
- reindeer breeding.
The area is 431.892 thousand km². Created in 2008. The administrative center is Chita.
The landscape is represented by mountains. The population is 1,078,000 people. Rural residents - 32%. The coal reserve is 2 billion tons (2% of the national figure).
By population
Moscow is a city of federal significance. Number of 12.38 million people. Included in the top 10 cities in the world in terms of the number of inhabitants.
Performs a number of assignments:
- tourist center;
- transport hub;
- financial core.
Main nationalities: Russians (91.65%), Ukrainians (1.42%), Tatars (1.38%).
Included in the Central Federal District. Formed in 1929. The population of the region is 7.423 million people. Sustained population growth through migration. The average age of a citizen of the region is 39 years.
House in the Moscow region 4 districts are leading by the number of inhabitants:
- Odintsovo - 316,000 people.
- Ramensky - 256300 people.
- Sergiev Posad - 225300 people.
- Balashikhinsky - 225300 people.
Developed sectors of the region: energy, trade, communications, industry and tourism.
The population is 5.570 million people. 54.6% are city dwellers. Founded in 1937. The administrative center is Krasnodar.
The basis of the national composition:
- Russians - 86.6%, of which 0.1% are Cossacks;
- Armenians - 5.4%
- Ukrainians - 2.6%
The population is 5.281 million people. Men 46.6%, women 54.4%.
St. Petersburg is an economic center, including:
- trade (21.5%);
- manufacturing industries (19.9%);
- real estate transactions (19.3%);
- transport (11.8%).
In terms of quality of life, the city ranks 176th in the world ranking.
Number - 4.329 million people. Date of foundation - 1973. The population density - 22.28 people / km2 - is 3 times higher than the average for Russia (8.57).
By national composition: 90% - Russians, Tatars - 3.5%, Ukrainians - 0.9% and Bashkirs - 0.8%. The unemployment rate is 6.9%.
Number - 4.231 million people. Urban population - 67.9%. National composition:
- Russians (90.3%);
- Armenians (2.6%);
- Ukrainians (1.9%);
- Turks (0.9%).
Main industries: agrarian and food industries, agricultural engineering and coal mining. The capital is the city of Rostov-on-Don.
Population - 4.066 million people. Citizens - 61.9%. Takes 1st place among the regions of Russia in terms of:
- oil refining;
- fuel production;
- number of cattle;
- production of honey and milk.
The capital is the city of Ufa.
Number - 3.885 million people. Official languages: Russian and Tatar. Urban population - 76.6%.
There are citizens of 115 nationalities on the territory, of which Tatars - 53.2% and Russians - 39.7%. The capital is the city of Kazan.
The population is 3.660 million people. Citizens - 80.41%. Industries supporting the region's economy:
- forestry;
- industry (86.4% - fuel);
- energy.
The administrative center is Tyumen.
The population is 3.502 million people. The industry of the Chelyabinsk region is highly developed due to ferrous metallurgy and mechanical engineering.
National composition:
- Russians (83.8%);
- Tatars (5.6%);
- Bashkirs (4.8%);
- Ukrainians (1.48%);
- Kazakhs (1.05%).
The capital is Chelyabinsk.
Each Russian region is individual, has its own history and internal potential. Some subjects are larger than Argentina, France and Spain.
Russia is a huge country with a contrasting distribution of the population. Its population is unevenly distributed across the regions of Russia. The demographic situation also differs in different regions.
Population of Russia
According to Rosstat, the population of Russia in 2017 was about 146,800,000 people. This puts the country in 9th place in terms of the number of people on the planet.
The average population density is 8.6 people/km2, which is quite low for the modern era. According to this indicator, Russia is one of the least populated countries in the world. However, the distribution of residents in different regions varies greatly. So, if in the European part of the country the density is 27 people / km 2, then in the Asian - only 3 people / km 2.
The highest population density in the Moscow region is over 4,626 people per square kilometer. The minimum indicator is in the Chukotka district, where its average value is below 0.07 people / km 2.
The share of the urban population in the country is 74 percent. There are 170 cities in Russia with more than 100,000 inhabitants, and 15 of them have more than 1 million inhabitants.
Russia is a country of pensioners. Their share of the total number of able-bodied citizens is 1/2-1/3. Approximately the same situation in Greece. It is knitted with low natural
Population by regions of Russia
Russia has a total of 85 regions, of which 22 are republics, 9 are krais, 46 are oblasts, 3 are large cities, 1 is an autonomous oblast, and 4 are autonomous okrugs.
The population by regions of Russia often does not reflect its density. Regions with low population density are usually large administrative units, while in areas with high population density they are predominantly small in area.
It tops in terms of population. This is due to its economic and social attractiveness. Of the administrative regions of Russia, Moscow is the leader in terms of population, where it is 12 million 380 thousand people. It is followed by the Moscow region with a population of 7 million 423 thousand people. The third place is behind the Krasnodar Territory - 5 million 571 thousand people.
Fourth, fifth and sixth places are occupied respectively by St. Petersburg, Sverdlovsk and Rostov regions.
Of the regions of Russia in terms of the number of inhabitants, the Magadan Region, the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug are in last place.
Population of Russian regions by years
Since 1990, there has been no clear-cut growth in the country. Until this year (with the exception of the military five-year plan of the forties), its stable growth was noted. The worst situation was in the 90s and in the first decade of the 2000s. Then the birth rate became equal to the death rate, but after 2014 the negative trend again prevailed.
At the same time, the total number of inhabitants in the country has been increasing since 2010, which is explained by the increase in the flow of migrants. Prior to that, starting from the mid-1990s, the population in the country was declining.
In recent years, the trend towards a decrease in the number of inhabitants is most characteristic of the central and western parts of the European territory of Russia. This part of the country also has the lowest birth rate and the highest death rate. That is, both of these factors act simultaneously, reinforcing each other. In the North Caucasus and in some Siberian regions, the number of inhabitants is increasing.
The largest increase in the number of residents is noted in Moscow, the Moscow Region and the Krasnodar Territory. In each of them, the annual growth in the number of inhabitants amounted to more than 50,000 people. These regions are obviously among the most prosperous in the country, and therefore are more attractive for migrants. This growth was mainly due to them. Population growth due to the natural (birth rate minus death rate) demographic process was noted in Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia and Tyva.
In most regions, there is a decrease in the population. There are 60 such regions in total. The leaders in negative growth are Chukotka and the Magadan region. Here, since 1990, the number of inhabitants has decreased by 3 times. The situation is somewhat better in Kamchatka, in the Murmansk and Sakhalin regions and in the Komi Republic.
Migration flows
Migration flows are most active in the Moscow and Tyumen regions and in the Sevastopol district. Apparently, this is due to their greater attractiveness to Russian citizens. The regions of the Far East and the Far North, on the contrary, are leading in terms of population outflow.
Worst of all is the situation with the outflow of people in the Magadan, Tambov regions, in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug and in the Jewish Autonomous Region, as well as in some other regions.
Population of Russia by cities
There are only 2 megacities in Russia. This is Moscow with over 12 million people. and St. Petersburg with a population of over 5 million people. In other cities, it does not exceed two million people. So, in Rostov-on-Don it is 1 million 125 thousand people, in Novosibirsk - 1 million 603 thousand people, in Yekaterinburg - 1 million 456 thousand people, in Nizhny Novgorod - 1 million 262 thousand people. etc.
Krasnodar is the leader among cities with a population of less than 1 million inhabitants. It is home to 882 thousand people. In second place is Saratov with a population of 845,000 people. On the third - Tyumen with a population of 745 thousand people.
Conclusion
Thus, the population in the regions of Russia is unevenly distributed. Huge regions in the Asian part of the country are practically deserted, while small regions and areas in the European part of it are densely populated. Moscow is the largest region in Russia in terms of population.
The dynamics of the population of the regions depends on two factors: natural growth and population migration. It is clear that to show exactly how much the population has arrived or lost according to these parameters in each region over a long period is a little feasible task, because. Rosstat has been publishing such data only since 2008. Therefore, we restrict ourselves to only a few points.
First, the article shows the change in the population of the regions from 1990 to 2015. Reference also shows the change in the population by region in the period 1970-1990.
Then, the change in the population of the regions as a whole and by components in 2015 was noted: natural and migration increase, coefficients by components per 1000 people. population.
The material also shows for reference the natural increase in the regions of the RSFSR (including Crimea) in 1990.
Sources:
Russian statistical yearbook of different years of publication;
Bulletin of Rosstat "Number and migration of the population of the Russian Federation".
Data on the population of Crimea and Sevastopol for 1970 and 1990 are taken from Wikipedia (with links to Ukrainian statistical resources).
Pictures and tables are clickable.
The color symbols in table 1 and in figures 1 and 2 reflect the change in the population for the specified period by:
Table 1 - Change in the population of Russian regions in 1970-2016, thousand people (including Crimea).
Figure 1 - Change in the population of Russian regions (RSFSR, including Crimea) in 1970-1990, %
From 1970 to 1990, the population of most regions of the RSFSR, including Crimea, grew steadily. The population of Western Siberia, the regions of the Far North, the Far East, the Crimea, the Caucasian Republics, Moscow and Leningrad increased most noticeably. The population of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug has grown 4 times, the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug - more than 5 times.
A slight decrease in the population was noted from 1970 to 1990. in 13 regions of the European part of the country. The largest decrease was recorded in the Tambov region - by 13%.
In the next period (1990-2016), the picture changes dramatically.
Figure 2 - Change in the population of Russian regions (including Crimea) in 1990-2016, %
Population decline is observed in 60 regions. The Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and the Magadan Region were depopulated most severely (by 3 times). The population of Kamchatka, Sakhalin and Murmansk regions, the Komi Republic has decreased by a third.
The population increased only in 24 regions (out of 84). Most of all - in Dagestan, Moscow and KhMAO.
Table 2 - Change in the population in the regions in 2015 by components, thousand people (including international migration).
Regions are ranked by overall population change.
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Region |
Population as of 01.01. 2015, thousand people |
Total change for 2015, thousand people |
Natural increase, thousand people |
Migration growth, thousand people |
Population as of 01.01. 2016, thousand people |
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Russian Federation as a whole |
146267,3 |
146544,7 |
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Moscow |
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Moscow region |
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Krasnodar region |
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Saint Petersburg |
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Tyumen region without AO |
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The Republic of Dagestan |
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Chechen Republic |
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Sevastopol |
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Novosibirsk region |
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Republic of Tatarstan |
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Republic of Crimea |
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The Republic of Ingushetia |
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Krasnoyarsk region |
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Kaliningrad region |
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The Republic of Buryatia |
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Chelyabinsk region |
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Leningrad region |
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The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) |
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Kursk region |
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Sverdlovsk region |
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Voronezh region |
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Republic of Adygea |
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Tomsk region |
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Belgorod region |
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Stavropol region |
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Tyva Republic |
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Kabardino-Balkaria |
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Altai Republic |
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The Republic of Khakassia |
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Nenets Autonomous Okrug |
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Yaroslavskaya oblast |
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Omsk region |
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Udmurt republic |
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Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
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Kaluga region |
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Republic of Bashkortostan |
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Sakhalin region |
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Kamchatka Krai |
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Karachay-Cherkessia |
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The Republic of Mordovia |
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Chuvash Republic |
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North Ossetia Alania |
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Mari El Republic |
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Magadan Region |
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Lipetsk region |
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Republic of Kalmykia |
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Irkutsk region |
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Jewish Autonomous Region |
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Perm region |
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Republic of Karelia |
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Astrakhan region |
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Kostroma region |
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Novgorod region |
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Vologda Region |
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Khabarovsk region |
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Murmansk region |
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Amurskaya Oblast |
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Primorsky Krai |
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Zabaykalsky Krai |
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Pskov region |
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Ulyanovsk region |
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Ryazan Oblast |
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Saratov region |
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Oryol Region |
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Rostov region |
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Smolensk region |
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Orenburg region |
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Samara Region |
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Kirov region |
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Penza region |
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Ivanovo region |
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Tula region |
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Bryansk region |
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Kemerovo region |
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Komi Republic |
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Kurgan region |
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Altai region |
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Vladimir region |
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Nizhny Novgorod Region |
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Tver region |
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Volgograd region |
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Tambov Region |
Table 3 - Coefficients of population change in the regions by components in 2015, per 1000 people (including international migration).
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Region |
General increase (decrease) of the population in 2015, per 1000 people |
Natural increase, per 1000 people |
Migration growth, per 1000 people |
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Sevastopol |
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The Republic of Ingushetia |
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Tyumen region without AO |
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Chechen Republic |
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Moscow region |
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Krasnodar region |
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Moscow |
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Nenets Autonomous Okrug |
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The Republic of Dagestan |
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Kaliningrad region |
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Altai Republic |
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Saint Petersburg |
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Tyva Republic |
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Republic of Crimea |
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Novosibirsk region |
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Republic of Adygea |
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The Republic of Buryatia |
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Republic of Tatarstan |
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The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) |
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Krasnoyarsk region |
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Kursk region |
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Tomsk region |
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Leningrad region |
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The Republic of Khakassia |
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Kabardino-Balkaria |
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Belgorod region |
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Voronezh region |
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Chelyabinsk region |
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Stavropol region |
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Sverdlovsk region |
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Yaroslavskaya oblast |
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Omsk region |
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Udmurt republic |
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Republic of Bashkortostan |
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Kaluga region |
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Irkutsk region |
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Perm region |
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Chuvash Republic |
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Rostov region |
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Lipetsk region |
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The Republic of Mordovia |
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Samara Region |
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North Ossetia Alania |
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Saratov region |
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Primorsky Krai |
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Sakhalin region |
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Mari El Republic |
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Astrakhan region |
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Karachay-Cherkessia |
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Kemerovo region |
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Vologda Region |
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Khabarovsk region |
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Nizhny Novgorod Region |
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Orenburg region |
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Altai region |
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Kamchatka Krai |
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Ulyanovsk region |
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Zabaykalsky Krai |
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Republic of Karelia |
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Volgograd region |
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Kostroma region |
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Ryazan Oblast |
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Tula region |
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Novgorod region |
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Penza region |
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Amurskaya Oblast |
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Kirov region |
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Murmansk region |
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Bryansk region |
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Vladimir region |
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Smolensk region |
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Republic of Kalmykia |
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Ivanovo region |
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Oryol Region |
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Pskov region |
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Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
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Tver region |
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Arkhangelsk region without Nenets Autonomous District |
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Komi Republic |
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Kurgan region |
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Tambov Region |
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Magadan Region |
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Jewish Autonomous Region |
Figure 3 - Total growth (population decline) in 2015 by regions, thousand people
Figure 4 - Total growth (population decline) in 2015 by regions, per 1000 people population.
The leaders of absolute population growth among regions in 2015: Moscow, Moscow Region and Krasnodar Territory. Each of these regions increased the population by more than 50 thousand people. And in all these regions, the growth is provided mainly (more than 80%) by migration flows.
In terms of per 1,000 people, the largest population growth was recorded in Sevastopol (almost entirely due to visitors). In the list of "outsiders": Jewish Autonomous, Magadan and Tambov regions, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
Now a few words and images regarding the natural increase in the regions.
Figure 5 - Natural increase (population decline) in 2015 by regions, per 1000 population.
Figure 6 - Natural increase (population decline) in 1990 by region, per 1000 population.
There has been a significant deterioration in natural growth rates since 1990. The increase is observed only in five regions: Chechnya, Krasnodar Territory, Moscow, Moscow Region and St. Petersburg. In 1990, natural increase was recorded in 62 regions (out of 84 presented in the tables), in 2015 - in 41.
Both in 1990 and in 2015, the leaders of natural growth are the national republics: Chechnya, Ingushetia, Dagestan and Tyva. In 1990, the list of natural growth leaders among the regions (more than 12 per 1000 people) also included Yakutia, YNAO and KhMAO. But by 2015, growth in these regions was below 12 per 1,000 people.
Migration growth in the regions
Figure 7 - Migration growth (population decline) in 2015 by regions, people.
Figure 8 - Migration growth (population decline) in 2015 by region, per 1000 population.
The largest share of immigrants per 1,000 people was accepted in 2015: Sevastopol, Tyumen region (without districts) and Moscow region.
The migration of the population from the regions of the Far East and almost all regions of the Far North is very large. Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug and Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, which were previously attractive for migrants, now have a negative migration gain. YNAO is generally the first among the regions in terms of negative migration growth per 1,000 people.
There are 83 constituent entities on the territory of the Russian Federation, including republics, territories, regions, autonomous districts and cities of federal significance. The territory occupied by some Russian regions surpasses even such significant states as France, Spain, Great Britain, etc.
The top 10 included largest regions in Russia by area occupied.
Area 144 thousand square meters. km
Opens the ten largest regions of the Russian Federation. It is located on an area of 144 thousand square meters. km, which in percentage terms equals approximately 0.85% of the entire territory of the country. About 1.2 million people live here, and the population density is 8.22 people/sq. km. The subject was formed in 1937 by dividing the Northern region into Arkhangelsk and Vologda.
Area 145 thousand square meters. km
It is located in ninth place among the largest regions of the Russian state. It covers an area of 145 thousand square meters. km. - 0.85% of the entire territory of the Russian Federation. The date of its formation is May 28, 1938. 762 thousand 173 people live on the territory of the subject, which is 5.26 people/sq. km. About 70% of the area is occupied by the Kola Peninsula. On the territory of the region there is the Baltic Crystalline Shield, which is a real mineralogical treasury, unparalleled in the world in terms of the variety of minerals and resources. Some of them are not found anywhere else.
Area 177 thousand square meters. km
It ranks eighth among the largest regions of the Russian Federation. The area occupied by it is 177 thousand square meters. km, which is 1.4% of the entire territory of Russia. About 2.7 million people live in the region, and the population density is 15.54% of people/sq. km. The main part of the population is Russian (93%), about 7% are Germans, Ukrainians and Tatars. The subject was formed in 1937, when the West Siberian Territory was divided into the Altai Territory and the Novosibirsk Region. More than 500 deposits of various natural resources of the country are located here.
Area 194 thousand square meters. km
It is one of the largest in Russia. Its lands are located on 194 thousand square meters. km, as a percentage of the country's area, this is 1.14%. The subject is part of the Ural Federal District. Its foundation took place in 1732. The administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg, which was previously called Sverdlovsk. More than 4 million people live here, which is 22.28 people/sq. km. This is one of the most densely populated regions of the state. On its territory there are deposits of gold, platinum, asbestos, bauxite, nickel, iron, manganese, chromium and copper. The largest chemical plant of the Russian Federation Uralchimplast is located here.
Area 314 thousand square meters. km
Among the largest regions of the Russian Federation, it ranks sixth. It accounts for 314 thousand square meters. km, which is 1.84% of the entire territory of the state. About 63% of the total area is occupied by taiga forests, and 29% is swamps. In terms of the territory occupied, the Tomsk region is slightly larger than Poland (310 thousand sq. km). The subject is part of the Siberian Federal District. The date of its formation is August 13, 1944. More than 1 million people live in the Tomsk region, which is 3.42 people/sq. km. As for natural resources, the territory abounds with them: there are about 100 oil fields, the largest reserves of coal, non-ferrous and ferrous metals, peat and natural gas.
Area 362 thousand square meters. km
It is located on the fifth place among the largest regions of Russia. It occupies an area of 362 thousand square meters. km, which is equal to 2.12% of the total area of the Russian Federation. The date of formation of the subject is considered to be October 20, 1932. For a long time it was part of the Khabarovsk Territory, but in 1948 it was separated into an independent region. In total, 805 thousand 689 people live in the region, and the population density is 2.23 people/sq. km. Currently, one of the world's largest gas processing plants is being built here, which will include the largest helium production complex. In addition, this subject is rich in minerals and has huge reserves of timber.
Area 462 thousand square meters. km
It ranks fourth among the largest regions of Russia. Subject with a total area of 462 thousand square meters. km occupies 2.7% of the entire state. The founding date of the region is December 3, 1953. 146 thousand 345 people live on the territory of the subject, which is equal in density to 0.32 people/sq. km. The main part of the population are Russians (72%) and Ukrainians (15%). The Magadan region is fully related to the regions of the Far North, where permafrost reigns. On its territory there are large deposits of silver, gold, tin and tungsten. At the end of 2015, 979 tons of silver and 22 tons of gold were mined here.
Area 590 thousand square meters. km
Opens the top three leaders of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in terms of area. The territory occupied by the subject is 590 thousand square meters. km, which is equal to 3.5% of the area of the whole country. According to this indicator, the region surpasses such states as Spain (504 thousand sq. km) and France (547 thousand sq. km). The formation of the subject took place in 1937, when the Northern region of the RSFSR of the USSR was divided. About 1.2 million people live here, which is 1.22% of people / sq. km. The largest deposits of gypsum, limestone and anhydride are concentrated on the territory of the region.
Area 774 thousand square meters. km
It ranks second among the largest regions of Russia. The total area occupied by the subject is approximately 774 thousand square meters. km, which is almost 5% of the total area of the state. In terms of the territory it occupies, it is practically equal to Turkey, whose area is 780 thousand square meters. km. The date of foundation of the region is September 26, 1937, when the East Siberian region of the RSFSR was divided into Irkutsk and Chita. According to 2016 data, about 2.5 million people live here, which is equal to 3.11 people / sq. km. The Irkutsk region is one of the main suppliers of oil products, timber, coal and aluminum.
Area 1,464 thousand sq. km
The largest region in Russia. The area of the subject is 1464 thousand square meters. km, which is equal to 9% of the entire territory of the Russian Federation. If we combine Germany, Italy, France and Great Britain, then the territory occupied by them will be exactly equal to the Tyumen region. Its foundation took place in 1944 by separating some areas of the Kurgan and Omsk regions. The population according to the data for 2016 is 3,615,485 people, the density is 2.47 people/sq. km. Approximately 90% of the districts belong to the regions of the Far North. It is here that the main deposits of such minerals and natural resources as gas and oil are concentrated.
