The country's population is a factor that to a large extent affects the development of the economy, its production sector and social. Therefore, it is very important to know and keep a record of labor resources, the population as a whole, its density. This allows you to identify problems in this area in time and solve them.
The population is a collection of people who are unevenly distributed throughout the country, depending on the prevailing historical conditions. The indicator "population density in Russia" has its own characteristics. It depends on geographical, climatic, ethnic and other factors. This indicator affects the development of the production sector in certain areas of the country, the location of industries and their economic potential.
The average population density in Russia ranges from 8.6 people per kilometer squared. The population within the country is unevenly distributed. So, about 78% of people inhabit the European part and the Urals. This territory makes up 25.4% of the total area. Therefore, the population density of Russia in this area is much higher and fluctuates around 36.7 people per kilometer squared. Naturally, this is above the average.
At the same time, in less populated areas, in the Far East and Siberia, 21.6% of the total population lives. These areas make up about 74% of the country's total area. Therefore, here the density indicator will be significantly lower than in Russia as a whole, and will amount to 2.5 people per kilometer of area.
The unevenness of such an indicator as the population density of Russia is due to many factors. First of all, it is the climatic conditions and geographical location. These conditions also affect the development of infrastructure in these areas.
Considering the population density of Russia on a smaller scale, the unevenness of this indicator is also noted. So, the Central Federal District is considered the most populated . The population density on its territory is 61.3 people per kilometer of area.
The highest value this indicator reaches within Moscow and the surrounding area. It has a value of 320.8 people per square kilometer. One of the most densely populated areas is the North Caucasus (49.6 people per kilometer squared). The Central Chernozem region has the same population density.
If we consider the Urals, then here the territories are also populated unevenly. The highest density is observed in the Chelyabinsk region (41.8 people per unit area). This is explained by the concentration in the specified area of large industrial enterprises. Kurgan region has the smallest population. There, the population density reaches 15.6 people per unit area.
Such a dispersion of the population is explained by the numerous climatic zones and zones that Russia has. Population density depends on the economic situation of a particular region and population employment. This indicator in the regions of the North is the lowest and is 4.0 people per kilometer squared. The reason for this was harsh environmental conditions and, as a result, the low level of development of industry and other sectors of the economy.
In the Far East, the population density reaches 1.2 people per unit area. About 5% of all people in the country live there.
The population and its main characteristics can change as a result of the influence of many factors. One of them is migration, which, along with the natural movement of people, has a strong effect on population density.
The smaller the study area, the more accurate will be the indicator of its population, and the more it will differ from the general indicator taken in the whole country.