How many people live in Moscow?

Moscow, the capital of the largest state, is also the largest Russian city in many respects. It is also leading in terms of the number of its citizens. Let's look at this article, how many people live in this beautiful city in 2017, which of its districts is the most populous, how did the birth and death rates change, what kind of people in Moscow are most affected, what forecasts for the number of residents are given by experts and much more.

How many people live in Moscow

Moscow is considered the most populated city not only in Russia, but also throughout Europe. The number of its population "here and now" varies within the limits of 17 million people. According to Rosstat at the beginning of 2017, the "third Rome" is home to 12,380,664 people. We will specify - this number shows how many people are registered in Moscow (the number of citizens is considered to be both permanent and temporary), and not how much they actually live. The population density also affects 4834.31 people / km ² .

The constant growth of the population of the city is provided not by a high birth rate, but by nonresident Russian and foreign migrants. For example, for 1992-2012. Only at the expense of registered visitors the population of the capital increased by 4.05 million people. And the increase in the number of residents due to migrants for 2016 amounted to 19.4 thousand people.

Rating of the districts of the capital by population

Let's use the statistics for 2015 to find out how many people live in Moscow in each of its districts:

• Eastern AO: 1 495 835.
• Western AO: 1 344 044.
• District of Zelenograd: 232 489.
• Northern AO: 1 151 160.
• North-Eastern AO: 1 402 928.
• North-West JSC: 979 614.
• Central AO: 760 690.
• Southeastern AO: 1 363 859.
• South-Western JSC: 1 414 510.
• Southern AO: 1 760 813.
• Novomoskovsky District: 183,591.
• Troitsky district: 108,063.

The trio of "record holders" turn out to be the Southern, Eastern, South-Western districts of the capital. Let us now turn to smaller formations-districts. Let's see how many people live in Moscow in its most densely populated agglomerations.

Rating of districts and settlements of the city by densely populated

At the moment the capital is an education from 125 districts and 21 formations of a different type. Using the data of the Federal State Statistics Service specifically for Moscow, let's imagine how many people in Moscow live in the most populated areas. The table shows the education, where more than 100 thousand people are registered (temporarily and permanently).

Thus, according to the population in Moscow, Marino is leading. The population density in this area is 21,208.82 people / km ² . In second place - Vykhino-Zhulebino, on the third - South Butovo. Behind them - Mitino, Otradnoe, Yasenevo.

How many people live in Moscow in Rogowski, the city's poorest settlement? 2,919 people in 2017. The most sparsely populated area of the city is the Eastern one - there are 13,577 people here. Vnukovo, the Old Hook-up, Yakimanka, Kurkino will also be few people.

Despite the fact that the most densely populated is Maryino, according to the population density in the megalopolis, the Zyablikovo region is leading - 30 363.7 people / km ² . Further on populated areas will follow Novokosino, Lomonosovsky, V. Degunino, Bibirevo. The smallest population density can be observed in Molzhaninovsky district - 330.95 people / km ² , as well as in Metgorodorka, Vnukovo, Severny and Silino. The minimum density of living people is observed in a settlement called Rogovskoye - 56.96 people / km ² .

Population in different years

First, let's find out how many people in Moscow lived in different milestones of its history:

• 1350, almost 200 years after the founding (1147) - 30 thousand people.
• 1600 - in Moscow there were already 100 thousand people.
• 1710-1750 - the population of the city has decreased from 160 thousand people to 130 thousand.
• 1811-1813 years. - The consequence of the Patriotic War was the reduction of the city's residents from 270,2 thousand to 215 thousand people.
• In 1830, Muscovites could be called 305.6 thousand people, in 1863 - 462.5 thousand, in 1871 - 601.9 thousand, in 1886 - 753.5 thousand, in 1891 - 822.4 thousand, in 1897 - 1 039 thousand, and in 100 - already 1,175 thousand people.
• In the year of the October Revolution, 1,854,400 people lived in the capital. In 1926, the city's population "exceeded" 2 million, in 1936 - for 3 million, in 1939 - for 4 million.
• In the period 1956-1992. The number of Soviet citizens whose place of residence was Moscow increased from 4,839,000 to 9,067,808.
• In 2000, 9,932,932 people were registered in the Russian capital, in the last year of 2016 - 12,330,126, and at the beginning of this year - 12,380,664 people.

Indicators of fertility

How many people are born in Moscow every year? Take for analysis the period 1970-2014. "Boom" was observed in 1985 - the statistics recorded 13.8 newborns / 1000 people. Of the population. The lowest rates were in the period 1997-1999. - stable 7.8 infants / 1000 people. Indicators of 2014 - 11,4 / 1000.

The number of births in 2016 was 145,300 people. And this is 2% more than in 2015. The mortality of newborns in the same 2016 compared to the previous year decreased by 3.5%.

How many people die in Moscow

Analysis of mortality for the period 1970-2014. Speaks of the following:

• The smallest indicator was recorded in 1970 - 9.5 deaths / 1000 people.
• The most unfavorable year was 1995 - then according to statistics, 16.9 / 1000 died.
• How many people in Moscow in 2014 left this world? Mortality rates for the year are 9.7 / 1000.

In 2016, 123.6 thousand people died in the capital, which is 1.4% more than in 2015. The reasons for the death of Muscovites are as follows:

• 53% - diseases affecting the circulatory system;
• 21% - various neoplasms;
• 5% - external factors.

The natural increase in the Moscow population

To calculate the natural increase, the fertility and mortality data for a particular year are taken. The number of visitors does not affect these indicators. Having learned how many people live in Moscow, let's compare these numbers with the natural increase for 1970-2014:

• 1970 - + 2.3 / 1000 people.
• 1975-1995 - there is a natural decline - c + 2,1 / 1000 people. Up to -8.9 / 1000 people.
• 1996-2010. - the natural decline in the number of residents has smoothly declined - from -7.1 / 1000 people. Up to -0.2 / 1000 people.
• 2011-2014 - there is a progressive natural increase in Moscow residents - from +1/1000 people. Up to 1,7 / 1000 people.

Lifespan in Moscow

Taking as a basis for analysis the period 1990-2013, we obtain the following figures:

• The average life expectancy of Muscovites for this period was 70.5 years.
• The most unfavorable was 1994 - then the life expectancy was 64.4 years.
• The highest rates were recorded in 2013 - 76.4 years. At the beginning of the analyzed period (1990), the average life expectancy of a Muscovite was 69.7 years.

The standard of living in the capital. Unemployment

It's no secret that Moscow "bypasses" Russian cities and in terms of living standards. Let's get acquainted with the general indicators:

• The average wage in the city according to the Rosstat average is 64,286 rubles per month. (2016).
• The average monthly pension is 11,790.5 rubles. (2014).
• The amount of the subsistence minimum is 12,180 rubles per month. (2014).

The highest salaries in Moscow were observed at enterprises and organizations:

• Producing oil products, engaged in the extraction of natural gas or oil;
• Producing a different technique for receiving / reproducing / recording audio and images;
• Employed in the advertising field;
• Engaged in the development and promotion of software;
• Producing and selling tobacco products;
• Carrying out various operations in the field of finance;
• Employed in wholesale trade;
• Generating / distributing vital resources - electricity, water, gas.

Judging by the indicators for October-December 2016, the number of economically active population employed in the labor process was 98.3%. The number of unemployed, respectively, officially equaled 1.7%.

National composition

The last census of 2010 not only allowed to find out how many people live in Moscow, but also to get acquainted with the national composition of the capital:

• Russian - 91.65%. And this is slightly higher than the national average.
• Ukrainians - 1.42%. The number of people of this nationality is gradually decreasing from 2.6% - indicators of 1970-1979.
• Tatars - 1.38%. There is also a tendency to decrease - from 1.8% in 1989
• Armenians - 0, 98%. The share of the Armenian population exceeds the average for Russia.
• Jews - 0.49%. The largest percentage of the concentration of people of this nationality in the capital was observed in 1939 - 6%. However, these figures still exceed the all-Russian ones.
• The Germans - 0.1%. There is a certain increase in the German population - in comparison with 1979, when none of the participants in the census took themselves to this nationality.

These are the statistics for today. In the future, experts predict only an increase in the number of people living in the "most beautiful city in the world." It is believed that in 2030 the capital will already be inhabited by 590 thousand people more than today. The increase will be due to migrants, but the natural increase in the population is expected to decline.