Population of the Eagle and Orel region. Population of the city of Orel

The topic of this article is the population of Orel and Oryolregion. How many people live in this region of Russia, and what are its main demographic indicators? What nationalities live in Orel, and what is its total population?

Eagle is a small and beautiful city 350 kilometers from the Russian capital. It is the center of the same area - Orel.

Eagle is a city on the Oka River

The city is located on both banks of the Oka River. To many Russians, he is known for the huge figure of an eagle, installed in one of the central squares.

The unusual name of this villageis associated with an interesting legend, according to which the city was so named by Ivan the Terrible himself. In 1566, the tsar ordered the construction of a powerful fortress on this place, which would protect the state from periodic attacks by Crimean Tatars from the south. When the builders began to harvest wood in the local forest, a huge and magnificent eagle flew from one of the old oaks. "And here is the master of the city!" said one of the men. Hearing a retort, Ivan the Terrible ordered this and name the future city - the Eagle.

In the same article we will pay attention to the demographic issues of the settlement and the region.

Population of the Eagle: data from the last census

The results of the last census in Orel reflected allthe instability of the demographic situation in this city. So, for the period from 2002 to 2010, the total population of the city of Orel was reduced by almost 18 thousand people. For 300 thousand it is quite a lot.

The cause of urban depopulation is typical for a largerparts of the regions of modern Russia - the mortality rate is much higher than the birth rate. The average life expectancy of Orlov inhabitants is 70 years. And between the female and male half of the city in this indicator there is a significant advantage in favor of women (76 and 64 respectively).

The only positive trend, which is observed today in the city's demography, is an insignificant positive migration increase of its population.

If we consider the population of the Eagle from the point of viewterritorial location, the most people live in Zavodskoy district of the city (every third Orlov residents live here). The lowest number of residents was recorded in Zheleznodorozhny district (only 20%).

The ethnic structure of this city is quitemonolithic: about 97% of the total population is Russian. In addition to them, the Eagle became home to Ukrainians (1.1%), Armenians (0.4%), Belarusians (0.3%) and some other nationalities.

Population of the Eagle and its dynamics by years

As of early 2015, in the city317 thousand people live. Exactly one hundred years ago Orlov residents were three times less. Until the early 90's, the city's population was stable. However, later demographers began to record its annual reduction.

The historical maximum of the population of the Eagle was recorded in 1995 (344 thousand people). But for the period from 2000 to 2014 the number of residents of the city decreased by exactly 25 thousand.

The main demographic problems of the Eagle

The population of the Eagle, alas, is declining. And this is doubly insulting if we take into account the practically ideal for life natural and climatic conditions and clean ecology of this locality. Winter here is quite mild (by Russian standards, of course), summer is not very hot. In the vicinity - the most beautiful nature. It would seem that the city should attract a huge number of people who want to settle in it. But there is one big "but".

During the Soviet era, a number ofindustrial enterprises. Among them - rolling, glass, as well as factories for the production of machine tools and devices. However, today all these enterprises are at the closing stage. Therefore, the prospects for life in this city are still very vague.

Eagle is characterized by a high level of unemployment -2.2 percent. In addition, in the near future, several hundred people still work without work, working at one of the enterprises. The city authorities, of course, are trying to somehow solve this problem. In particular, the mayoralty, for its part, in every possible way promotes the development of private entrepreneurship in the city.

In addition to depopulation and unemployment, for thissubject of the Russian Federation is characterized by another acute demographic problem. This is the general "aging" of the Orlov population. Every year, in Orel, less and less babies are born, so the age pyramid in the city is shifting more and more towards elderly people. However, this problem is typical for most of today's Russian (and European in general) settlements.

Population Orel region

765 231 - this is the number of the populationOrel region was fixed at the beginning of 2015. The average population density for this region is low and is 31 people per square meter of area.

The demographic situation in the region as a whole is similar to the situation in the city of Orel. The processes of depopulation began in the region in the early 1990s and continue today.

The ethnic structure of the region's inhabitants is dominated by Russians (about 96 percent). Next come Ukrainians (1%), Armenians (0.5%), Azerbaijanis (0.28%) and Belarusians (0.24%).

Orlov inhabitants speak the southern dialect of the Russian language, one of the special features of which is the so-called Akane.

Finally...

The population of the city of Orel continues to decline. If in the early 1990s there were about 340 thousand people, today - only 317 thousand. In addition to depopulation, this city is characterized by other acute social problems - the "aging" of Orlov residents, as well as a large deficit of jobs.