Tambov is a small city, which is the administrative center of the region, located in Central Russia, 480 km from Moscow. In the article we will talk about what this city is and about its population.
Tambov population: dynamics of growth and decline
Perhaps in no city there is a clear indicator of an ever-increasing population. Especially today, when residents move from small cities to large cities in search of a better job.
At the beginning of 2016, according to statistics, Tambov was on the 70th place among the cities of the Russian Federation (a total of 1112) in terms of population. By the way, it is 280 thousand people.
A noticeable increase in this indicator has occurred since 1931, when from 83 thousand people it increased to 106 thousand, and gradually, by 1987, the figure approached 305 thousand people.
Further, the population of Tambov increased annually by 1000 people, but since 1998, the indicator began to fall, and over 10 years the population of the city decreased by 30 thousand people. Such a demographic situation is associated not only with moving, but also with the excess of mortality over fertility. By the way, the highest rate was recorded in 2009, when mortality exceeded the birth rate by 1.5 times.
Education and Employment
Despite the fact that the population of the city of Tambov is small, here you can get not only secondary education, but also higher education, since the city is considered a scientific and industrial center.
About 20 schools and gymnasiums and about 15 educational institutions were opened in Tambov, where secondary specialized education can be obtained. For example, teacher training college, construction, business college and art college.
Higher educational institutions include four local ones, including technical and musical-pedagogical universities, as well as about ten institutions that are branches of Moscow universities.
Most of the population of Tambov is employed in industry and commerce. Developed areas such as engineering, chemical industry, chemical engineering, as well as light and food industries.
In addition to employment in enterprises, people work in research institutes of various directions, of which there are about 10. So, in the city there is a research institute of rubber mechanical engineering, radio engineering, etc.
Ethnic Composition and Religion
The population of Tambov is mainly represented by Russians, who make up about 90% of all its inhabitants. Also on the territory of the city live Ukrainians, Gypsies, Tatars, Azerbaijanis, but their total number does not exceed 5%.
From a religious point of view, most of the locals are Orthodox, although there is a small percentage of Catholics and Muslims. There are people in various religious groups whose religion is not officially recognized throughout the world (Baptists, Jehovah's Witnesses, etc.).