Samara is a beautiful city about which many songs have been composed. It is located on the left bank of the Volga, between the mouths of the Sok and Samara rivers in the Russian Federation. It is thanks to the name of the river that he got his name - Samara. The population of the city, according to the 2011 census, is 1,170,000 people. By the number of people living in the city, it ranks third among all cities in Russia. It is the largest economic, scientific, educational and transport center. Industries such as oil refining, food processing and engineering are concentrated here.
The population of Samara has different roots and origins. Of course, the main population of the city are Russians. According to various sources, their number ranges from 83% to 83.6%. Almost equally accounted for by the peoples of the Chuvash and Tatars. They occupy here 3.1% and 3.9%, respectively. The share of Mordovians is 2.7%, and Ukrainians - 1.9%.
According to the forecast made by the UN, Samara ranks twelfth among allcities of the world, related to dying cities, giving way only to Ukrainian Odessa and Russian St. Petersburg. Back in the 90s, the population of Samara increased from year to year. In 1991, this number was the highest. During this period, the number of people living in the city reached 1260103 people. After just one year, Samara was almost in first place in terms of reducing its numbers. If we give an example on concrete figures, then in 2003 1162.7 thousand people lived in the city, in 2005 - 1143.4 thousand people, in 2010 - 1133.75 thousand people. As you can see, the number of city residents is declining from year to year, and for the period from 2003 to 2010 it decreased by 28946 people.
Why is the population of Samara decreasing? According to the management of Rosstar, since 2007 the number of newborns, although slightly, has been increasing from year to year. So, for example, if in 2006 the number of women who gave birth to a second child was 29.8%, then in 2010 this number increased significantly and reached 35.8%. A similar picture occurred with the women in labor of the third child. If in 2006 they amounted to 5.1%, then already in 2010 - 7.4%. As for the total number of births, 36,200 newborns were registered in 2012, which is 6% more than in 2011. But no matter how the number of newborns grows, it cannot overtake mortality. Thus, in 2012, 41,000 death certificates were registered. As you can see, the city is really dying out. According to UN forecasts, if things continue inIn the same vein and the demographic situation of the city will not change, then by 2025 the population of Samara will decrease by 10% compared to 1990. This figure will be approximately 1,116,000 people.
Besides, one should pay attention to the fact that the population of Samara is dissatisfied with the standard of living. This was stated by 41% of the city's residents. Perhaps this is one of the factors affecting the current demographic situation in this locality. According to experts conducting a survey of the population, such indicators as stable working conditions, the level of development of he alth care, income levels, opportunities for leisure activities, business conditions, have the greatest impact on the standard of living in the city. With the improvement of these indicators, it is possible that the birth rate will increase further and the death rate will decrease.
