Krasnodar Territory is a unique land, from which side look at it. And on a special territory lives the same people. The mild climate, the richness of nature, the gentle sea from ancient times attracted people here. Studying the life of the Kuban people requires an integrated approach: it is necessary to take into account the cultural diversity, a large number of people, the crowded settlement and a mixture of representatives of different nationalities.
The population of the Krasnodar Territory leads in the number of inhabitants per square kilometer, passing only the Moscow Region ahead. Its distinctive feature is the large number of people and a whole bunch of nationalities.
Quantitative indicators
In 2010, according to the census, the number of people living here reached 5,226,000. So far, since the country there has been a serious drop in indicators since the 1990s, the population of the Krasnodar Territory has increased by 2% when compared with 2002 data. The density is almost 70 people per square kilometer. In addition to the natural replenishment of the number of inhabitants, the natural decline is overlapped, according to statistical sources, also by migration growth. And although the negative coefficient of natural growth is 1.33%, this does not affect the total number of inhabitants.
Compared with the last years of the Soviet Union, the population of the Krasnodar Territory grew by 10%. Experts say that this was mainly due to the influx of so-called economic migrants from Ukraine, Belarus and other countries. One way or another, but this is a phenomenon for the post-Soviet space.
Age and gender indicators
As for the sex of residents, as elsewhere in the Russian Federation, the population of the Krasnodar Territory for the most part consists of women. They are 379.9 thousand more than the stronger sex. In the same 2002, this difference was 358,600. This means that in 2010 there were 1,157 women per man. Experts explain the deterioration of this value by a high mortality rate among men of working age. Such indicators are provided by the Employment Service of the Krasnodar Territory, social research and census data. The beginning of such a gap begins at the age of 25.
We can say that the population of the Krasnodar Territory has become 1.1 years older. The average age of residents is 39.6 years. This phenomenon is called demographic aging. One reason is the decline in the number of children and adolescents. They became almost 20% less. As for the consequences, such processes lead to a relative increase in the number of people whose age is considered to be more than able-bodied. Thus, the population of the Krasnodar Territory, which is beyond this limit, increased by 80,000 people, which is 6.9% more than in 2002.
Distribution between cities and villages
The level of urbanization in this territory is significantly lower than the average for the Russian Federation. It is considered low even from the point of view of global trends towards an increase in the number of citizens in relation to rural residents. 56 percent live in villages, villages, and so on, while cities account for a slightly smaller part of the population.
As of 2010, there were 1900 private households in the Krasnodar Territory, in which about 5 million people lived, which is 99% of all residents. The average family consists of 2.9 people. As for the urban area, the population of the Krasnodar Territory living in households has decreased and fixed at the level of 2.7 people. In collective households, there are 50 thousand people. For the most part, these are people living in boarding schools, orphanages, MLS barracks, monasteries, and so on.
Settlements
As already mentioned, the level of urbanization is low, therefore, in 26 cities located on the territory of the administrative unit, the population of the Krasnodar Territory reaches 2.5 million. 147 thousand live in 12 urban settlements. For 1725 villages there are 2.5 million. In comparison with the same 2002, there were fewer urban residents: 52.9% versus 53.5% in 2010.
The number of rural settlements increased by 6 units, however, over the 8 years between the censuses, both the appearance of new and the disappearance of old settlements occurred. Renaming of some settlements was also carried out - urban-type villages became villages (8 such units).
As for the districts, the population in 23 of them decreased significantly. The leaders in this disappointing table are Novopokrovsky, Beloglinsky, Leningrad and Krylovsky districts.
At the same time, 34% of the urban population lives in the largest cities of the region - Armavir, Krasnodar, Sochi, Novorossiysk.
Nationalities
In the west and north of the region, many Russians are of Ukrainian origin. In the south there are many Armenians, especially in Sochi, Armavir, Anapa, Tuapse. However, most of the population is Russian.
As for the Germans, Greeks, Turks, their numbers fell after the 30s as a result of forced relocation and repression.
The population of the regions of the Krasnodar Territory practically does not change due to the influx of economic migrants, as they come to a large extent to large cities. Due to migrant workers as a whole, the number of inhabitants increased by 1 million. Recently, not only visiting workers raise statistics of the region - many residents of other regions purchase housing closer to the south.
How to talk
Official Russian language. However, on the streets of both large cities and villages, you can hear unfamiliar speech. The reason is different nationalities of the region. Even though they have been living in this area for a long time, the residents do not fully adopt Russian speech, but introduce their own sound. Western settlements are full of Ukrainianism, many words in the south are borrowed from German, Adyghe, and languages of other nationalities. Although this applies only to colloquial speech. All business documents are in Russian.
Job availability
This issue is regulated by the Employment Service of the Krasnodar Territory.
According to surveys, at least 2.4 million people consider labor to be a source of livelihood. Pensioners (excluding disability benefits) make up less than a third - 1,300,000. The private household feeds 0.4 million. Even despite the fact that in terms of unemployment this locality is 23rd among all regions of the Russian Federation, it does not go beyond the average - 6% against 6.6% for the country.
Employment of the population of the Krasnodar Territory in the region’s economy exceeds any other activities and amounts to 2.13 million, which is 91% of the total number of employees. Of these, 133 thousand are private entrepreneurs.
Employment Service
About forty Centers are located on this territory. They are led by the Employment Service of the Krasnodar Territory. The largest are in Krasnodar, Sochi, Anapa, Tuapse, Novorossiysk and others.
In order to find a job, a resident of this area must submit the following papers to the Department of Employment of the Krasnodar Territory:
passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation or a replacement document;
an individual rehabilitation program for a disabled person;
employment record (if any);
diploma, certificate and so on;
income statement for the last 3 months;
documents on termination of employment.
Social protection of the population of the Krasnodar Territory is carried out by the Ministry of Social Policy of the Krasnodar Territory. Among the areas of work are the following:
support for people with disabilities;
assistance to families with children;
social benefits to veterans;
payments to victims of radiation;
issuance of burial benefits;
targeted financial assistance and others.
It is worth noting the initiative of employees. They strive to find a decent job for everyone who seeks help and offer quite interesting options. If at the moment there are no suitable vacancies, the unemployed is sent to retraining courses, where he can master the profession in demand.