Largest settlements Russian Federation traditionally chosen according to two criteria: occupied territory and population size. The area is determined master plan cities. Population – the All-Russian Population Census, or Rosstat data, taking into account birth and death rates, if they are current.
Most major cities Russia with a population of more than 1 million people – 15. According to this indicator, Russia ranks third in the world. And their number continues to grow. More recently, Krasnoyarsk and Voronezh entered this category. We present to you the top ten most populous Russian megacities.
Population: 1,125 thousand people.
Rostov-on-Don became a million-plus city relatively recently - only thirty years ago. He is the only one among the ten most big cities Russia, which does not have its own metro. Its construction in 2018 will only be discussed. For now, the Rostov administration is busy preparing for the upcoming World Cup.
Population: 1,170 thousand people.
In penultimate place in the list of the largest cities in Russia by population is the administrative center of the Volga region - Samara. True, starting from 1985, the population preferred to leave Samara as soon as possible, until by 2005 the situation improved. And now the city is even experiencing a slight increase in migration.
Population: 1,178 thousand people.
The migration situation in Omsk is not brilliant - many educated Omsk residents prefer to move to Moscow, St. Petersburg and neighboring Novosibirsk and Tyumen. However, since 2010 the population in the city has been growing steadily, mostly due to the redistribution of population in the region.
Population: 1,199 thousand people.
Unfortunately, Chelyabinsk is experiencing problems with livability: residents complain about the abundance of dirt, giant puddles in the spring and summer, when, due to non-functioning storm sewers, entire neighborhoods turn into something like Venice. It is not surprising that about 70% of Chelyabinsk residents are thinking about changing their place of residence.
Population: 1,232 thousand people.
The capital of the Republic of Tatarstan rightfully bears the title of one of the most comfortable cities in Russia. This is likely one of the reasons why the city has experienced steady population growth since the mid-90s. And since 2009, Kazan has become a plus not only due to migration, but also due to natural growth.
Population: 1,262 thousand people.
Ancient and very beautiful city not worried better times in terms of the number of residents. The peak was in 1991, when its population exceeded 1,445 thousand people, and since then it has only been falling. A slight increase was observed only in 2012–2015, when the population increased by approximately 10 thousand people.
Population: 1,456 thousand people.
The “Capital of the Urals” became a million-plus city exactly 50 years ago, in 1967. Since then, having survived the population decline in the “hungry 90s,” the city’s population has been growing slowly but steadily. It is increasing, as in all large cities of Russia, mainly due to migrants. But not the ones you thought about - the population replenishment mainly (more than 50%) comes from the Sverdlovsk region.
Population: 1,602 thousand people.
The center takes third place in the list of the largest cities in Russia Novosibirsk region. In addition to its million-plus status, the city can also boast of being among the top 50 cities in the world with the most long plugs. True, Novosibirsk residents are hardly happy about such a record.
However, unlike traffic jams, the demographic situation in the city is more or less successful. A number of regional and government programs aimed at increasing the birth rate and reducing mortality. For example, at the birth of a third or subsequent child, the family is awarded a regional certificate for 100 thousand rubles.
According to city authorities, if the current dynamics of population growth continue, then by 2025 the number of residents of the Novosibirsk region will increase to 2.9 million people.
Population: 5,282 thousand people.
The cultural capital of Russia, where polite intellectuals bow to each other, raising their berets, and where such animals as the “bun” and “curb” live, is demonstrating steady growth in both area and population.
True, this was not always the case; Since the end of the USSR, the population preferred to leave St. Petersburg. And only since 2012, positive dynamics began to be observed. In the same year, the city's five millionth resident was born (for the second time in its history).
1. Moscow
Population: 12,381 thousand people.
It is unlikely that the answer to the question: “Which is the most big city in Russia? came as a surprise to someone. Moscow is the largest city in Europe by population, but is not among the first.
More than 12 million people live here, and if we add to this the population of the near Moscow region, who regularly travel to Moscow for work and shopping, then the figure turns out to be more than impressive - 16 million. In connection with the current economic situation the country's population is modern Babylon, and the surrounding areas will only increase. According to expert forecasts, by 2030 this number could reach 13.6 million people.
Muscovites are traditionally not happy with those who have come in large numbers, and those who have come in large numbers shrug their shoulders: “I want to live, and I even want to live well.”
The largest cities in Russia by area
It would seem that the list of the largest cities in Russia by area should coincide with the list of the largest populated cities, however this is not the case. In addition to the simple population size, the area of the city is influenced by many factors - from the historical method of territorial growth to the number of industrial enterprises within the city limits. Therefore, some positions in the ranking can surprise the reader.
Area: 541.4 km²
Samara opens the top 10 largest cities in Russia. She stretched across west bank the Volga River for more than 50 km with a width of 20 km.
Area: 566.9 km²
The population of Omsk exceeded a million people back in 1979, the city’s territory is large and, according to Soviet tradition, the city should have acquired a metro. However, the nineties struck, and construction since then has been going neither shaky nor slow, but in general nothing. There is not even enough money for conservation.
Area: 596.51 km²
Voronezh became a million-plus city quite recently - in 2013. Some areas in it are almost exclusively private sector– houses, from comfortable cottages to village ones, garages, vegetable gardens.
Area: 614.16 km²
Thanks to the historically established radial-ring development, Kazan is a fairly compact city with a convenient layout. Despite its size, the capital of Tatarstan is the only million-plus city in Russia that completely recycles its waste and has managed to maintain a more or less favorable environmental situation.
Area: 621 km²
The only regional city that is not an administrative center and a million-plus population, Orsk seems to have been included in this rating by mistake. Its population is only 230 thousand people, who occupy an area of 621 km2, with a very low density (only 370 people per km2). The reason is this huge territory with a small number of inhabitants - large number industrial enterprises within the city.
Area: 707.93 km²
Ufa residents have a spacious place to live - each person has 698 m2 of common territory cities. At the same time, in Ufa the most low density street network among Russian megacities, which often manifests itself in huge multi-kilometer traffic jams.
Area: 799.68 km²
Perm became a million-plus city in 1979, then in the nineties, due to a general decline in the population, it lost this status for more than 20 years. Only in 2012 was it possible to return it. Permians live freely (the population density is not too high, 1310 people per km2) and green - total area green spaces account for more than a third of the citywide total.
Area: 859.4 km²
Although Volgograd became a million-plus city relatively recently - in 1991, it has long been among the top three in terms of territory size. The reason is the historically uneven urban development, where apartment buildings, village houses with plots and empty steppe spaces alternate with each other.
Area: 1439 km²
Unlike the compact radial-beam “old” Moscow, St. Petersburg is freely spread out at the mouth of the Neva. The length of the city is more than 90 km. One of the features of the city is the abundance of water spaces, occupying 7% of the entire territory.
1. Moscow
Area: 2561.5 km²
And the absolute first place among the largest cities in Russia is given to Moscow. Its area is 1.5 times larger than the area of the second place in the ranking, St. Petersburg. True, until 2012, the territory of Moscow was not so impressive - only 1100 km2. It grew so significantly due to the annexation of the southwestern territories, the total area of which reaches 1480 km2.
Russia. The vastness of this State has no end or beginning. In Russia, as in any other place modern country, there are cities. Small, medium-sized and even cities with a million people. Each city has its own history, and each one is different.
Every year, in populated areas, sociological research, mainly this is a population census. The vast majority of cities are small settlements, especially since there are parts of Russia where settlement is not so intensive. The ranking presents the ten smallest cities in the Russian Federation.
City of Kedrovy. 2129 people
The city of Kedrovy is located in Tomsk region and very little known. Located in pine forest, its purpose is a settlement for oil station workers.
Kedrovy was built in the eighties of the last century. This entire city consists of almost nothing but five-story buildings. Surprising: several five-story buildings in a pine forest. Probably its residents do not complain about the smell of exhaust fumes and the noise of cars. 2129 people – population of the city of Kedrovy.
Ostrovnoy city. 2065 people
Murmansk region. Located on the coast, near the Yokang Islands (Barents Sea). What’s most interesting is that it’s practically a ghost town. Only about 20% inhabited by people. There are no roads into the city. Railway lines- Same. Can only be reached by water or air. Previously, as those who still remained there say, airplanes flew, but now only helicopters flew, and then only occasionally. If you look at it from afar, the city is quite large, but if you know its population, it will be difficult to believe. In total, 2065 citizens live in this dying city.
City of Gorbatov. 2049 people
Approximately 60 kilometers from Nizhny Novgorod. The city is truly ancient; information about it was first recorded in 1565. Before it began to die out, it produces (and previously produced) ropes, ropes and other similar things for the navy.
Research was carried out, and the results indicate that 2049 people now live in the city. Apart from ropes and ropes, gardening is also very well developed in this city. There is also a souvenir products factory.
City of Plyos. 1984 people
Belongs to the Ivanovo region. There is information about him that comes from the chronicle of the Novgorod monasteries (1141), this information is the first. Some sources say that this city once had its own fortress, but when is still not clear. The population is falling, but the city will probably continue to attract tourists with its legend.
On modern cities it is not similar: there are no five-story buildings, transport communications. It looks like an ordinary village, only bigger. The population is 1984 people. The city has no industrial enterprises.
City of Primorsk. 1943 people
His buildings are actually more modern. Reminiscent of little Pripyat, apparently built to the same standards. Located in the Kaliningrad region. Before the war it belonged to the Germans, but was captured in 1945 by the Red Army.
It acquired its name two years after the capture. Now it is home to 1943 people. As far as we know, it can be easily reached. Before the city belonged to the Soviet Union, it was called Fischhausen. From 2005 to 2008 it was listed as an urban-type settlement of the Baltic urban district.
City of Artyomovsk. 1837 people
In the last century, about thirteen thousand were registered (in 1959). The population began to plummet. It is located in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, about 370 kilometers from the center. It looks like a large plant in a mountainous area.
It is in fifth place in the ranking of the smallest cities in the Russian Federation. This city was founded in 1700; it was previously called Olkhovka, as it was surrounded by trees of this type. Now it is part of the Kuraginsky district. The population is falling by at the moment it amounts to 1837 people. It is engaged in the timber industry, as well as the mining of gold, copper and silver.
City of Kurilsk. 1646 people
This city has a population of 1,646 people and is located on the island of Iturup. Refers to Sakhalin region. The Ainu once lived here - this is indigenous tribe. Later this place was settled by explorers Tsarist Russia. It is somewhat reminiscent of a resort village, although the climate for recreation is very unsuitable.
The terrain is mountainous, which adds more to Kurilsk scenic spots. He is mainly engaged in fish farming. In 1800 it was captured by the Japanese and only by 1945 it was occupied by soldiers of the Red Army. The climate is moderate.
City of Verkhoyansk. 1131 people
This city is the northernmost settlement in Yakutia. The climate is very cold; several decades ago the air temperature was recorded here, which was about -67 degrees Celsius. Winter is very frosty and windy.
This city is characterized by low rainfall. In 2016, its population was 1,125 people, and in 2017, according to the latest population census, it increased by 6 people. This city was built as a Cossack winter hut.
City of Vysotsk. 1120 people
It was built as a port. Located in Leningrad region (Vyborg district). Passed into possession Soviet Union only in the early forties of the last century, and before that it belonged to Finland. Performs strategic role, since there is a naval base here Federal Service Security of the Russian Federation. The population of the city of Vysotsk is, according to the latest data, 1120 inhabitants. Vysotsk is located in a very convenient location for border troops location, right on the border with Finland. The port also has an oil loading function.
City of Chekalin. 964 people
Tula region, Suvorovsky district. In first place in the ranking of the smallest cities in the Russian Federation. In 2012 they wanted to recognize it as a village, but city residents began to protest and abandoned the status. Another, old name is Likhvin.
During the war, Likhvin was renamed Chkalin. The fact is that at this place the Nazis executed a partisan, who was then only sixteen years old. Received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union posthumously. Despite this small population, which is only 964 people, In 1565 (the year of its foundation) it occupied an area of approximately 1 square verst.
Russia is a country with enough high level urbanization. Today there are 15 million-plus cities in our country. Which Russian cities are currently leading in terms of population? You will find the answer to this question in this fascinating article.
Urbanization and Russia
Is urbanization an achievement or a scourge of our time? It's difficult to answer this question. After all, this process is characterized by enormous inconsistency, provoking both positive and negative consequences.
Under this concept in in a broad sense understand the growing role of the city in human life. This process, having burst into our lives in the twentieth century, fundamentally changed not only the reality around us, but also the person himself.
In mathematical terms, urbanization is an indicator that marks the proportion of the urban population of a country or region. Countries in which this indicator exceeds 65% are considered highly urbanized. In the Russian Federation, about 73% of the population lives in cities. A list of cities in Russia can be found below.
It should be noted that the processes of urbanization in Russia took place (and are taking place) in two aspects:
- The emergence of new cities that covered new areas of the country.
- Expansion of existing cities and the formation of large agglomerations.
History of Russian cities
In 1897, within modern Russia The all-Russian counted 430 cities. Most of these were small towns; at that time there were only seven large ones. And they were all up to the line Ural mountains. But in Irkutsk - the current center of Siberia - there were barely 50 thousand inhabitants.
A century later, the situation with cities in Russia has changed dramatically. It is quite possible that the main reason for this was the completely reasonable regional policy pursued by Soviet authorities in the twentieth century. One way or another, by 1997 the number of cities in the country had increased to 1087, and the share of the urban population had grown to 73 percent. At the same time, the number of cities increased twenty-three times! And today almost 50% of the total population of Russia lives in them.
Thus, only a hundred years have passed, and Russia has transformed from a country of villages into a state of big cities.
Russia is a country of megacities
The largest cities in Russia in terms of population are distributed quite unevenly across its territory. Most of them are located in the most populated part of the country. Moreover, in Russia there is a steady trend towards the formation of agglomerations. It is they who form the framework network (socio-economic and cultural) on which the entire settlement system, as well as the country’s economy, is strung.
850 cities (out of 1087) are located within European Russia and the Urals. In terms of area, this is only 25% of the state's territory. But in the vast Siberian and Far Eastern expanses there are only 250 cities. This nuance extremely complicates the process of development of the Asian part of Russia: the shortage of large megacities is felt especially acutely here. After all, there are colossal mineral deposits here. However, there is simply no one to develop them.
The Russian North also cannot boast of a dense network of large cities. This region is also characterized by focal population settlement. The same can be said about the south of the country, where only lonely and brave daredevil cities “survive” in the mountainous and foothill regions.
So can Russia be called a country of big cities? Of course yes. Nevertheless, in this country, with its vast expanses and colossal natural resources, there is still a shortage of large cities.
The largest cities in Russia by population: TOP-5
As mentioned above, as of 2015, in Russia there are 15 million-plus cities. Such a title, as is known, is received by one locality, whose population has exceeded one million.
So, let's list the most major cities Russia by population:
- Moscow (from 12 to 14 million inhabitants according to various sources).
- St. Petersburg (5.13 million people).
- Novosibirsk (1.54 million people).
- Yekaterinburg (1.45 million people).
- Nizhny Novgorod(1.27 million people).
If we carefully analyze the population (namely, its top part), then you can notice one interesting feature. It's about about a fairly large gap in the number of residents between the first, second and third lines of this rating.
Thus, over twelve million people live in the capital, and about five million in St. Petersburg. But the third largest city in Russia - Novosibirsk - is inhabited by only one and a half million inhabitants.
Moscow is the largest metropolis on the planet
The capital of the Russian Federation is one of the largest megacities in the world. It is very difficult to say how many residents live in Moscow. Official sources talk about twelve million people, unofficial sources give other figures: from thirteen to fifteen million. Experts, in turn, predict that in the coming decades the population of Moscow may even increase to twenty million people.
Moscow is included in the list of 25 so-called “global” cities (according to Foreign Policy magazine). These are the cities that make the most significant contribution to the development of world civilization.
Moscow is not only a significant industrial, political, scientific, educational and financial center Europe, but also a tourist center. Four objects Russian capital included in the UNESCO heritage list.
In conclusion...
In total, approximately 25% of the country’s population lives in 15 million-plus cities in Russia. And all these cities continue to attract everything more people.
The largest cities in Russia by population are, of course, Moscow, St. Petersburg and Novosibirsk. All of them have significant industrial, cultural, as well as scientific and educational potential.
Large ones became even larger, small ones shredded - the main trend
the last decade.
Population of big cities
(with a population of more than 100,000 people in 2017) in total, over 10 years it grew by 5.50 million people, incl. million-plus cities by 3.24 million people.
Growth was observed in 115 of 170 large cities, incl. in all million-plus cities (except Nizhny Novgorod) and in all half-million-plus cities (except Novokuznetsk). On average, cities with a population of more than 250 thousand people, and these are mostly regional centers, have grown by 8-10% over 10 years.
Second/third cities with a population of 50 to 250 thousand people. - in some regions there was growth, especially if these were the suburbs of the largest cities, in others there was an active decline.
Small and medium-sized cities (842 cities) collectively had a population decline of 1 million people.
Among them the decline was observed in 721 cities
. And what smaller size cities, the more intense was the population decline. Among cities with a population of less than 5 thousand people. the average decline was 14.5% (!) and was observed in almost all cities except Ladushkin (Kaliningrad region).
Figure 1. Population dynamics of city groups by population in 2007-2017. (V %)
In absolute terms
leaders in population growth
in Russia in 2007-2017. wereMoscow(+1,289 thousand people), Saint Petersburg(+701 thousand people) and Novosibirsk(+210 thousand people). From 100 to 200 thousand inhabitants added Tyumen, Krasnodar, Voronezh, Kazan, Ekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk, Krasnoyarsk, Makhachkala, Balashikha. Collectively, these 12 cities grew their population by 3.57 million. or almost 80% of the total increase in the population of the country's cities.
Over the past 10 years, there have been 4 more millionaire cities in Russia
. And if Perm and Volgograd
regained the status of megacities, thenVoronezh and Krasnoyarsk it was received for the first time and was significantly ahead in growth rates of most millionaire cities. The population of St. Petersburg exceeded 5 million people., the population of Novosibirsk became more than 1.5 million people, and the population of Kirov for the first time reached 0.5 million people.
In relative terms
should be divided into large and large and small on the one hand and small and medium on the other.
BIG cities
Among 170 large cities in Russia, 115 cities' population grew by more than 10%, and in 22 cities by more than 20%.
It grew most actively in the cities of the Moscow region, in selected regional centers
(Tyumen, Voronezh, Yakutsk, Krasnodar, Stavropol, Ulan-Ude, Grozny),cities in large urban agglomerations(Essentuki, Bataysk, Kaspiysk) and individual subregional centers (Sochi and Surgut).
The most outstanding growth was shown major satellite cities Moscow - Krasnogorsk, Balashikha and Domodedovo, whose population has grown by almost half in ten years
u. Of the regional centers, Tyumen had the greatest increase, the number of residents of which increased by more than a third from 550 to 745 thousand inhabitants. Among millionaire cities, the number of residents increased most in Voronezh - by 24% from 841 to 1040 thousand people
, but about half of this increase was due to the annexation of suburban communities into the city in 2010, which de facto merged with the city. A similar situation occurred in Ulan-Ude, where in 2009 more than 60 thousand residents were added due to the annexation of numerous suburban villages.
Table 3 Large cities with the highest population growth rates in 2007-2017
Outsiders in absolute values
steel Nalchik and Norilsk
, having lost 31 thousand inhabitants each. The population of Nizhny Novgorod, Tula, Nizhny Tagil, Taganrog, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Shakhty, Dzerzhinsk, Bratsk, Orsk, Angarsk, Biysk, Prokopyevsk, Rybinsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamensk-Uralsky, Zlatoust has decreased by more than 10,000 people. Rubtsovsk, Bereznikov, Maykop, Kovrov, Novomoskovsk, Nevinnomyssk. Dimitrovgrad, Nazran, Murom, Kiselevsk, Kansk, Novotroitsa, Ust-Ilimsk, Novouralsk, Balashov, Kirovo-Chepetsk, Anzhero-Sunzhensk, Vorkuta. In totalthe population of these 39 cities decreased by 640 thousand people. For the most part, these are industrial “second” cities of the regions, most are located in the Urals, Siberia and the Far East.
In relative terms, outsiders
among large cities, it is worth recognizing those 34 cities that lost more than 5% of the population, which, in a relatively favorable situation with natural movement over the past 10 years has meant the presence of a stable migration outflow. The list mostly consists of second/third cities in their regions
, major in the past and present industrial centers, through which the population of the growing regional center. Regional centers a few - these are the “northern” coastal Murmansk and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, as well as the southern and relatively sparsely populated Maykop and Nalchik, which lost residents due to the outflow of Russians, as well as Nazran, whose population was adjusted according to the 2010 census. Norilsk lost the most, which understandable in the context of a decline in employment at Norilsk Nickel due to the growing automation of labor and Berezniki, where the active population decline has less justification (no people died in the famous sinkholes in this city in 2006 and 2010).
Table 4 Large cities with the highest rates of population decline in 2007-2017.
SMALL and MEDIUM Cities
Among small and medium-sized cities, only 34 cities had growth of more than 20%.
Of these, the absolute leaders were Magas
, where the number of residents increased 23 times, incl. and due to the low base effect (in 2007 the city had only 334 inhabitants) andKotelniki in the Moscow region, where the population increased by 2.3 times.
Over the past 10 years, Kotelniki has become a testing ground for endless housing construction.
, as well as creating new shopping centers. The city has 5 residential buildings with more than 30 floors, several dozen 20-27 floors, which is more than in most million-plus cities in Russia. At the same time, there was practically no development street and road network and social infrastructure.Kotelniki and Balashikha - two apotheoses of urban planning madness in modern Russia. The volume of facilities under construction in Kotelniki and the occupancy of those already built is designed for more than 100,000 people.
Table 5 Small and medium-sized cities with the highest population growth rates in 2007-2017.
The number of residents in Zvenigorod
(V small town a number of high-rise microdistricts have been built), inKhanty-Mansiysk(a systematically rapidly developing city) and Vsevolozhsk(a conglomerate city east of St. Petersburg, where significant housing construction was carried out).
The list of growth leaders (+20% over 10 years) notes satellite towns of large cities where development projects were implemented
(Mikhailovsk, Sosnovoborsk, Nikolskoye, Sertolovo, Aksai, Kommunar, Guryevsk).Almost all medium-sized cities in the near Moscow region grew in the Moscow agglomeration(Ivanteevka, Dzerzhinsky, Lobnya, Reutov, Vidnoye, Bronnitsy, Krasnoznamensk). Active growth also had small ones administrative centers North(Salekhard, Khanty-Mansiysk, Naryan-Mar and Anadyr). Individual group make up the cities of the republics North Caucasus
, where the increase was provided as natural growth, and probably by migration from villages to these relatively small centers (Argun, Urus-Martan, Izberbash). Resort cities also showed an increase in population, incl. coastal, southern (Anapa, Geledzhik, Goryachiy Klyuch, Zelenogradsk). Pleasant exceptions are a small group of cities that have grown due to internal factors, first of all economic development, implementation of investment projects - Dubna, Gubkinsky and Tsiolkovsky.
35 small and medium-sized cities had a decline of more than 20%, which means a 2-3 times excess of migration outflow over natural decline
. The maximum reduction was noted in the city of Ostrovnoy
V Murmansk region (2.2 times from 4.4 to 1.9 thousand people). Ostrovnoy is one of the most inaccessible cities in Russia, communication with which is only possible by sea and helicopters. The dismantling of the naval base in the city will likely lead to its complete resettlement in the coming years. The population of a number of northern cities decreased by more than a third - Nevelsk, Shakhtersk and Igarka. Nevelsk on Sakhalin, despite restoration work, was never able to recover from the earthquake of 2007; Shakhtersk, also on Sakhalin, is becoming depopulated due to a reduction in coal production (at the end of 2016 it was also deprived of its city status (which Rosstat does not know about)). Igarka ( Krasnoyarsk region) is in a long depression due to the lack of economy. The population of Igarka has decreased by 4 times over 30 years - an absolute record in Russia.
Among the cities of the main settlement zone, the very large decline in the permanent population in Plyos is depressing
(which according to the 2010 census was the city with the oldest and most female population in Russia). The mortality rate in Plyos in 2016 exceeded the birth rate by 6 times
(4.8‰ and 28.0‰, respectively). Another leader isYuryevets (Ivanovo region) - Beautiful ancient city on the Volga is depopulating before our eyes due to enormous natural and migration loss.
In general, the group with the maximum population decline included either very small cities Central Russia with a very aged population
, which have been decreasing for many decades in a row (Porkhov, Demidov, Puchezh, Kozlovka, Opochka, Vesyegonsk, etc.), or single-industry towns, especially in the North
, where it was not possible to restart the local economy - Udachny, Vuktyl, Kedrovy, Susuman, Nikolaevsk-on-Amur, Inta, Okha. Stands out against their background with its size.Vorkuta, whose population has decreased by almost a quarter and continues to decline as planned. Depression is a concern expressed in the mass outflow of the population in relatively large cities - settlement centers with advantageous geographical location- Nikolaevsk-on-Amur, Kirov (Kaluga region), Raichikhinsk.
Table 6 Small and medium-sized cities with the highest rates of population decline in 2007-2017.
