How many people live in Moscow?

Moscow, the capital of the largest state, is also the largest city in Russia in many respects. She also leads in the number of citizens living in it. We will examine in this article how many people live in this beautiful city in 2017, which of its regions is the most densely populated, how fertility and mortality rates have changed here, what ethnic groups are most in Moscow, what are the forecasts for the number of people living, and much more.

How many people live in Moscow

Moscow is considered the most populated city not only in Russia, but throughout Europe. The population here and now varies between 17 million people. According to Rosstat at the beginning of 2017, 12,380,664 people live in the “third Rome”. Let us make a reservation - this number shows how many people are registered in Moscow (the number of citizens is considered both with a permanent and temporary residence permit), and not how many actually live. The population density is also amazing - 4834.31 people / km ² .

The constant growth of the city’s population is by no means ensured by high birth rates, but by nonresident Russian and foreign migrants. For example, for 1992-2012. only due to registered visitors, the population of the capital increased by 4.05 million people. And the increase in the number of residents due to migrants in 2016 amounted to 19.4 thousand people.

The rating of the districts of the capital by population

We will use the statistics for 2015 to find out how many people live in Moscow in each of its districts:

• East joint-stock company: 1 495 835.
• Western AO: 1 344 044.
• District of Zelenograd: 232,489.
• Northern AO: 1 151 160.
• Northeast AO: 1,402,928.
• North-Western AO: 979 614.
• Central AO: 760 690.
• Southeast AO: 1 363 859.
• South-Western AO: 1,414,510.
• Southern AO: 1,760,813.
• Novomoskovsky District: 183 591.
• Trinity District: 108,063.

The three “champions” are the Southern, Eastern, South-Western districts of the capital. Let us turn now to smaller formations - regions. Let's see how many people in Moscow live in its most densely populated agglomerations.

Ranking of districts and settlements of the city by population density

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

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

How many people in Moscow live in Rogovsky, the most populous settlement in the city? 2 919 people for 2017. The most sparsely populated area of ​​the city is Vostochny - there are 13,577 people. Vnukovo, Staraya Kryukovka, Yakimanka, Kurkino will also be underpopulated.

Despite the fact that the most densely populated is Maryino, the Zyablikovo district is the leader in population density in the metropolis - 30 363.7 people / km ² . Further along the densely populated areas Novokosino, Lomonosovsky, V. Degunino, Bibirevo will follow. The smallest population density can be observed in the Molzhaninovsky district - 330.95 people / km ² , as well as in Metrogorodok, 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, find out how many people in Moscow lived in different milestones of its history:

• 1350, almost 200 years after its foundation (1147) - 30 thousand people.
• 1600 - 100 thousand people already lived in Moscow.
• 1710-1750 - The population of the city decreased from 160 thousand to 130 thousand
• 1811-1813 - The consequence of World War II was a decrease in city residents from 270.2 thousand to 215 thousand people.
• In 1830, 305.6 thousand people could be called Muscovites, 462.5 thousand in 1863, 601.9 thousand in 1871, 753.5 thousand in 1886, and 1891 g. - 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 population of the city "exceeded" 2 million, in 1936 - 3 million, in 1939 - 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 past 2016 - 12 330 126, and at the beginning of this year - 12 380 664 people.

Fertility rates

How many people are born in Moscow annually? Take for analysis the period 1970-2014. The "boom" was observed in 1985 - statistics recorded 13.8 newborns / 1000 people. population. The lowest rates were in the period 1997-1999. - stable 7.8 infants / 1000 people. The 2014 figures are 11.4 / 1000.

The number of births in 2016 amounted to 145.3 thousand people. And this is 2% more than in 2015. The mortality of newborns in the same 2016 compared to the previous one decreased by 3.5%.

How many people die in Moscow

Analysis of mortality for the period 1970-2014. says 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 left this world in 2014? The mortality rate for the year is 9.7 / 1000.

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

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

Natural increase in the Moscow population

To calculate the natural increase, we take the birth rate and mortality data for a particular year. The number of visitors does not affect these indicators. Having found out how many people live in Moscow, we compare these numbers with the natural increase for 1970-2014:

• 1970 - + 2.3 / 1000 people
• 1975-1995 - there is a natural decrease - from + 2.1 / 1000 people. up to -8.9 / 1000 people
• 1996-2010 - the natural decrease in the number of residents 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

Life expectancy in Moscow

Taking as a base 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 year 1994 turned out to be the most unfavorable - 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 is “bypassing” Russian cities in terms of living standards. Let's get acquainted with the general indicators:

• The average salary in the city according to the statistics of the Federal State Statistics Service is 64,286 rubles / month. (2016).
• The average monthly pension is 11,790.5 rubles. (2014).
• The cost of living is 12 180 rubles / 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 various techniques for receiving / reproducing / recording sound and image;
• 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;
• producing / distributing vital resources - electricity, water, gas.

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

National composition

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

• Russians - 91.65%. And this is slightly higher than the national percent.
• 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 downward trend - 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 concentration of people of this nationality in the capital was observed in 1939 - 6%. However, these figures are still higher than the national ones.
• The Germans - 0.1%. There is some increase in the German population - compared to 1979, when none of the census participants ranked themselves as 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 population growth is expected to decline.