Population of Volgodonsk. Main indicators of the population of the city

The city of Volgodonsk is located in the southeast partRostov region and was founded in 1950. Volgodonsk is a large commercial and industrial, geographical and scientific center of the Rostov region, power center of the south of the Russian Federation. Within the city there is a nuclear power plant Volgodonsk NPP (Rostov) and the largest in Russia industrial association Atommash (the nuclear power engineering industry).

In 1949, the construction of a navigablechannel Volga-Don, for builders and engineers was built a village with a temporary infrastructure, but the number of employees grew, and housing for all was not enough, so there was a need to expand the village and its infrastructure. These are the origins of the birth of the future city of Volgodonsk.

Population of Volgodonsk

The population of Volgodonsk since 1950 is swiftIn 1959 its number is about 15 710 people, in 1970 - 28 000 people, in 1982 - 139 000 people, in 1990 - 179 000 people, in 1995 - 184 000 people . But since 1996 the number of citizens of Volgodonsk begins to decline. It is: in 2000 - 178 200 people, in 2005 - 171 400, in 2010 - 170 700 people, in 2015 - 170 200. In 2016 the number of citizens of Volgodonsk already amounts to 170 550 people.

In 2016 by the population of Volgodonskoccupies the fifth place in the Rostov region after Rostov-on-Don, Taganrog, Shakht and Novocherkassk and 108th place in the Russian Federation from more than 1100 cities.

For the population of the city (as well as all cities of the Russian Federation), positive migration and a slight decrease in the natural loss of citizens are currently characteristic.

In the sex and age structure of the population of the city are: 45.6% - men, 54.4% - women.

The density of settlement of the city is 932.93 people / km².

Fertility and mortality

In 2015, the number of births - 2,067 people, in 2016 - 1,973 people, the number of deaths in 2015 - 1,833 people, for 2016 - 1,925 people.

The natural increase in 2016 was +0.28,in 2015 - +1.38 per 1000 population. The birth rate was in 2016 - 11.59 per 1,000 citizens, in 2015 - 12.14 per 1000 population. The decline in the birth rate is attributable to a sharp decrease in the sex and age structure of the city's population of females aged between 20 and 36, which is associated with the low birth rate of girls from 1991 to 2001.

Mortality among urban residents of working ageremained high. In 2016, 29% of the total number of deceased citizens died during this period in the able-bodied reproductive age. High mortality in reproductive age leads to a natural decrease in the population of the city (exceeding the death rate of the population over the birth rate).

Another factor that affects the rate of lossnumber of citizens, this is the life expectancy. With an increase in the life expectancy of citizens, the natural decrease in their number is somewhat reduced. The life expectancy of the townspeople decreased from 66 years to 65.7 (the average life expectancy of women is 70 years, for men 64 years).

Migration of the population of Volgodonsk

In the city, migration has recently increased andthe natural decline of the population decreased somewhat. Thus, in Volgodonsk in 2016, population growth was registered due to migration processes, which amounted to 865 people (in 2015 - 110). The number of people arriving in Volgodonsk in 2015 is 4,891, in 2016 - 5,319, the number of those who left the city for 2015 is 4,781, and in 2016, 4,454 people. Most of the citizens migrate to the neighboring cities of the Rostov region, in addition, migration flows are observed in Central Russia, the Volga region, the Moscow region and Moscow, the Volgograd region, the Urals, as well as to countries far abroad.

Labor market

Unemployment rate, officiallyregistered in the city of Volgodonsk in 2016, was 0.7%. The number of citizens recognized as unemployed during 2016 amounted to 1 485 people (100.2% in relation to the level of 2015). On January 1, 2017, the Employment Center officially registered 611 unemployed people.

Center for Population Employment in Volgodonsk

The Employment Center carries out organization ofretraining and retraining of unemployed citizens on demand in the labor market for the purpose of their further employment. In 2017, the choice of citizens was offered such professions: cook, cashier-controller, educator, nurse, storekeeper, electrician of electrical equipment, pipelines installer, electric gas welder, metalworker, turner, accountant.

The Employment Center promotesunemployed people in search of decent work and job placement, organizing a "Fair of professions", where officially unemployed citizens are offered free vacancies at enterprises and organizations of the city. For schoolchildren of the city, trainings are organized, which help them in choosing a future profession in demand on the labor market.

The Employment Center actively interacts with theThe Department of Social Protection of Population in this locality provides assistance to disabled persons and persons with disabilities in matters of their re-qualification and employment.

The employment center of the population of the city of Volgodonsk is located at: Volgodonsk, ul. Pionerskaya, 111.