Russia is not only big country, but also the only power in the world, which includes twenty-two republics. Each of them actively interacts with the Russian government, but retains its sovereignty. The Republic of Tatarstan occupies a special place in the history and economy of our country. Today we will tell you about it.

Russia, Republic of Tatarstan: general characteristics

Tatarstan lies almost in the heart Russian Federation. The entire territory of the republic is located within the borders of the East European Plain, where the Volga and Kama meet in its most fertile place. And they, as you know, are one of the largest rivers in Europe. The capital of Tatarstan - the city of Kazan, located at a distance of seven hundred ninety-seven kilometers from Moscow, is considered one of the most beautiful and major cities countries.

Republic of Tatarstan: area and territories

The area of ​​the Republic of Tatarstan is 67,836 square kilometers. If we consider this area as part of the Russian Federation, then this is less than one percent of common territory our country.

Almost the entire republic is located in the zone of plains and steppes, a little more than ninety percent of the territories lie at an altitude of two hundred meters above sea level.

About eighteen percent of the total area of ​​Tatarstan is occupied by forests, deciduous trees prevail. Coniferous forests make up only five percent of the total number of "green lungs" of Tatarstan. More than four hundred species of various animals live on the plains and in the forests of the republic.

Tatarstan: a brief historical background

On the territory of the modern republic, people built settlements from about the eighth century BC. A little later, the state of the Volga Bulgars was formed here. In this area, they constituted the main population.

Tatarstan, or rather its territory, in the fifteenth century went to the Kazan Khanate, which a hundred years later became part of the Muscovite state. Only in the twenties of the last century the name of the state was transformed into the Tatar ASSR. After the collapse Soviet Union the name "Republic of Tatarstan" appeared in official documents.

Kazan is the most beautiful city in the republic

In every country, the capital is the most beautiful city. Therefore, it is not surprising that from the first visit to Tatarstan Kazan will become your all-encompassing love. This city amazes tourists with a unique combination of architectural historical monuments and modern buildings that fit perfectly into the appearance of the capital of Tatarstan.

Every year the flow of tourists seeking to visit Kazan is increasing. For example, last year this amazing city was visited by more than two million people. For several years now, the capital of the republic has occupied a leading position in the list of the most popular cities where you can spend the New Year holidays. In addition, Kazan has the official status of "the third capital of Russia." All this, combined with the extraordinary beauty of the city and the hospitality of its inhabitants, is enough to attract the attention of tourists to the capital of the former Kazan Khanate.

Republic of Tatarstan: population

Tatarstan is a densely populated republic. According to the latest data, the population is 3,885,253 people. The annual natural increase of the citizens of the republic is 0.2%, this figure allows Tatarstan to hold the eighth place in the Russian Federation in terms of population.

The average life expectancy has been at around seventy-two years for several years. This is the highest limit in the last thirty years. The favorable situation within the republic is evidenced by a figure characterizing how the population is replenished. Tatarstan is a country where the birth rate is kept constant high level. For every thousand people, twelve new citizens are born. Sociologists predict that by 2020 the population of the republic will cross the border of 5,000,000 people.

Tatarstan: population density

The population density of the Republic of Tatarstan, according to 2017 data, is 57.26 people per square kilometer. These are the national averages. Most of the citizens of the republic live in cities, which very clearly characterizes Tatarstan. Kazan accommodates more than forty-five percent of the total population of the country.

Only twenty-four percent of the republic's citizens live in rural areas.

Ethnic composition of the former Kazan Khanate

On the whole territory of Russia there is no such multinational state as Tatarstan. According to the latest data, more than one hundred and fifteen nationalities live here, and all this is a historically developed population. Tatarstan has served as a haven for numerous ethnic diasporas since time immemorial. This policy turned out to be very advantageous for the state, because all peoples are united and there have never been conflicts on the basis of interethnic hostility in the country.

Now eight nationalities live in the state, which in their number exceed ten thousand people, among them are Russians, Maris and Tatars. The most numerous include the following nationalities:

• Tatars - more than two million people;
• Russians - about one and a half million people;
• Chuvash - one hundred twenty-six and a half thousand people.

In percentage terms, Tatars make up fifty-two percent of the total population, Russians - thirty-nine and a half percent of the inhabitants, and Chuvashs, respectively, are three percent of the citizens of Tatarstan.

Religious preferences of the population of the Republic of Tatarstan

The largest confessions in the republic are Orthodoxy and Islam. Approximately fifty percent of the population is Muslim, predominantly Tatars and Bashkirs. Almost forty-five percent of the citizens of Tatarstan consider themselves Orthodox. According to opinion polls, representatives of Catholicism, Judaism and other religious movements live in the country. At the legislative level, the balance of two major confessions is fixed in the republic.

Economic development of Tatarstan

The economy of Tatarstan is one of the most developed in the Russian Federation. It ranks sixth in the country in terms of production. The petrochemical industry plays an important role in the republic. In Tatarstan, they are engaged not only in oil production, but also in its processing, which brings significant funds to the state budget and raises its authority among the subjects of the Russian Federation.

The share of mechanical engineering in the industrial complex of the country is large, which attracts foreign investments to the republic. According to information for last year, Tatarstan cooperated with one hundred and thirty world powers, and imports and exports were approximately the same percentage.

From the first decade of this century, the Republic of Tatarstan began the reorganization of the housing stock. For six years, more than three hundred thousand square meters of housing has been put into operation in the country. At the same time, the construction of satellite cities of Kazan and the construction of sports and entertainment facilities at the federal level began. This brought Tatarstan to a new level in the international sports arena, which, in turn, gives the republic's budget additional funds directed to the development of the region's economy.

Economists have long been pleased with the monthly increase in the production of the republic, equal to 0.1%. If this trend continues, then in a few years Tatarstan will completely overcome its dependence on the oil industry, which over the past year has shown itself to be extremely unstable. All other subjects of the Russian Federation dependent on this industry have significantly reduced their economic growth. The republic very far-sightedly directed the received investments into the development of the chemical industry, having managed with its help in the end to cover the current budget deficit.

Despite the fact that inflation in the republic is slowly but steadily growing, the standard of living in Tatarstan remains consistently high. The Republic is one of the five regions of Russia with the highest standard of living. Now it occupies the fourth place, losing to the permanent leaders of the list - Moscow, St. Petersburg and the Moscow region.

The Republic of Tatarstan can be attributed to the most unique subjects of the Russian Federation. Sociologists and economists predict rapid growth for the region in the near future, which will bring the republic to a completely new level of development.

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The population of the republic according to Rosstat is 3 902 642 people (2020). Tatarstan ranks 8th in terms of population among the subjects of the Russian Federation. Population density - 57,52 person/km 2 (2020). Urban population - 76,63 % (2018).

Although both main ethnic groups of the republic generally lead a similar way of life, there are significant differences in the dynamics of the number of the Tatar and Russian population of the republic. Thus, compared with Russians, Tatars have an average birth rate higher (in the countryside - 1.3 times, in the city - 1.5 times). Mortality among Tatars is slightly lower (9.9 vs. 11.2 ppm), specific gravity young age groups the Tatars are higher. The natural increase in the population of the republic: 4.0% for Tatars and -1.4% for Russians.

For these reasons, according to the forecast data of the future ethnic composition Republic of Tatarstan by 2030, the proportion of Tatars within the republic will increase. By the end of the forecast period, this figure may reach 58.8%, and the share of Russians will be 35.3%. The urbanization of the Tatars will proceed at a rapid pace, and the places of their settlement will increasingly be larger cities and agglomerations. A significant increase in the number of Tatars is predicted in the largest cities with a relatively high standard of living of the population.

Chuvash make up a significant part of the population of Aksubayevsky district of the republic - 44.0%, Drozhzhanovsky district - 41.1% of Chuvash, Nurlatsky district - 25.3%, Cheremshansky district - 22.8%, Tetyushsky district - 20, 9%, Buinsky district - 19.9% ​​and Alkeevsky district - 19.2%.

Udmurts live compactly in the Kukmorsky district, where they make up 14.0% of the total population, in the Baltasinsky district - 11.9%, in the Agryzsky district - 6.4%, in the Bavlinsky district - 5.6%.

According to the 2010 census, 13.7 thousand Bashkirs live in Tatarstan, of which 5.9 thousand live in Naberezhnye Chelny, 1.8 thousand live in Kazan.

The Jews of Tatarstan and Udmurtia are special territorial groups of Ashkenazim, formed in the region of residence of a mixed Turkic, Finno-Ugric and Slavic-speaking population. Ashkenazi Jews have been living on the territory of Tatarstan since the 1830s.

is a republic within the Russian Federation. The head of state and the highest official of the Republic of Tatarstan is the President. He heads the system of executive bodies state power in the republic and manages the activities of the Cabinet of Ministers - the executive and administrative body of state power. The Cabinet of Ministers is responsible to the President. The candidacy of the Prime Minister is approved by the Parliament of Tatarstan at the proposal of the President.

The highest representative and legislative body of state power in the Republic of Tatarstan is the unicameral State Council (Parliament).

The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan is the permanent supreme representative, legislative body of state power. Parliament is elected for a term of five years and consists of 100 deputies. The State Council is headed by the Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan.

President of the Republic of Tatarstan

Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan

Local self-government acts independently within its powers. Local self-government bodies are not included in the system of state authorities. Local self-government throughout the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan is carried out in urban, rural settlements, municipal districts and urban districts.

Judicial power is exercised by the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tatarstan, federal courts of general jurisdiction, the Arbitration Court of the Republic of Tatarstan and justices of the peace. Judicial proceedings and office work in courts are conducted in accordance with federal law.

The capital of the republic is Kazan, one of the largest economic, scientific, cultural and sports centers in Russia.

The official languages ​​in Tatarstan are Tatar and Russian.

The Republic of Tatarstan is multi-confessional. As of January 1, 2008, 1398 religious associations were registered. Traditional confessions for the republic are Sunni Islam and Orthodoxy. Public policy in the republic is aimed at maintaining a balance between the interests of Islam and Orthodoxy, the equality of all religions before the law.

In terms of the number of functioning religious communities, Tatarstan is one of the leaders among the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. There are about 1,400 religious buildings in the republic, of which: 1,150 mosques, 200 churches, 50 religious buildings of other faiths.

In political and administrative terms, Tatarstan is divided into 43 municipal districts, 22 cities, 20 urban-type settlements, 897 rural settlements.

The Republic of Tatarstan is one of the most densely populated regions of Russia. In terms of population, Tatarstan ranks eighth among 83 constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The total population of Tatarstan in mid-2011 amounted to 3 million 787 thousand 355 people.

Throughout the 20th century and the first decades of the 21st century, the population of the region grew at a low rate: 1920 - 2.7 million people, 1970 - 3.13 million people, 1989 - 3.64 million people ., 1999 - 3.78 million people, 2002 - 3.77 million people.

In general, the demographic processes of the Republic of Tatarstan repeat the all-Russian trends. The total fertility rate in the period from 2005 to 2011 varied slightly, reaching a minimum in 2010 (9.6%) and a maximum in 2009 (11.8%).

In 2011, for the first time in the last 20 years, the number of births exceeded the number of deaths, and the natural increase in the population of the republic became positive (Fig. 1).

This trend continued in 2012. In July 2012, the coefficient of natural population growth increased to 1.2% and the population of the republic increased by 2996 people. An increase in the number of births not only of the first and second, but also of the third and subsequent children in the family was recorded.

The gender structure of the population of Tatarstan is dominated by the female population: the share of women is 53.9%, and men - 46.1%.

Women quantitatively predominate in the urban settlements of the republic. Thus, in cities, there are 1,015 women per 1,000 men of working age, and 2,652 women per 1,000 men of retirement age. Only among the townspeople of children's age (0-15 years) is there a preponderance towards the male population: there are 956 girls per 1000 boys.

In 2010, the average life expectancy of the republic's population was 70.8 years (the average for the Russian Federation is 69 years).

In the Republic of Tatarstan, a positive migration balance has been maintained for several decades, which indicates the economic attractiveness of the region both among the population of neighboring regions and among residents of the CIS countries. The main migration flows are directed to Tatarstan from the Chuvash Republic, the Republic of Mari El, Bashkortostan, and among the CIS countries - from Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and other republics.

In 2010, 62.7% participated in intra-republican migrations total number migrants. Among the cities of Tatarstan, the cities of Mamadysh (10.5‰), Buinsk (7.9‰), Menzelinsk (7.0‰), Kazan (6.9‰), Mendeleevsk (5.4‰) have the largest net migration.

Large industrial cities have either a low or negative net migration rate: Nizhnekamsk (-3.2‰), Naberezhnye Chelny (-0.9‰), Almetyevsk (0.1‰).

In total, representatives of 115 nationalities live on the territory of Tatarstan. The ethnic composition of the population is characterized by the predominance of representatives of three national groups - Tatars (53%), Russians (39.4%), Chuvashs (3.3%). All other national groups are less numerous, and the share of each of them does not exceed 1%. For example, the fourth national group after the Chuvashs is the Udmurt population, whose share is 0.6% of the total population.

The total share of other national groups is 4.2% of the total population of the republic. The ratio of the leading national groups of the republic according to the results of individual population censuses is presented in Table. one.

Table 1 . The ratio of the leading national population groups according to the results of individual population censuses

The main areas of settlement of the predominantly Tatar population are Zakazanie, a vast area to the north and northeast of Kazan, as well as the east and south of the republic. Tatars numerically predominate in most districts and cities, and their share has increased almost throughout the entire territory of the republic (Fig. 3). The Chuvash and Mordovians traditionally live in the peripheral regions of the southwest, the Mari in the northwest, and the Udmurts in the northeast. The Russian population slightly predominates in areas located on both banks of the Volga and near the wide mouth of the Kama, flooded by the reservoir, as well as in the cities of Zelenodolsk, Chistopol (more than 60% of the population), Bugulma and Yelabuga (more than half). Large communities of Ukrainians and Bashkirs formed as a result of labor migrations of the 1960s–1970s, they are concentrated in Naberezhnye Chelny and Nizhnekamsk (more than 40% of Ukrainians and 55% of Bashkirs of the republic).

The population density of the republic is 55.8 people/km2. According to this indicator, Tatarstan noticeably surpasses most neighboring regions, yielding only to the Samara region (59.2 people/km2) and the Chuvash Republic (69.9 people/km2). For example, the same indicator in the Republic of Mari El is 30.2 people/km2, in Udmurtia - 38.6 people/km2, Kirov region- 11.6 people/km2, in Bashkortostan - 28.3 people/km2.

Rural population density map

In the Republic of Tatarstan, the density of the rural population is only 13.7 people/km2, which indicates high urbanization.

75.4% of the population of the republic lives in urban areas, 24.6% - in rural areas. The urban population tends to steadily slow growth.

The cities of the republic differ in the number of inhabitants and play an unequal role in the internal and external socio-economic processes of the republic. The largest cities with a population of more than 100 thousand people have a diversified industry, participate in the intra-regional division of labor, producing products oriented both to the domestic and foreign markets (Table 2).

table 2. Classification of cities by population(2010th year)

Due to historical and economic reasons, the urban population of the republic is distributed unevenly. Most of it is concentrated in the northwest, northeast and southeast of Tatarstan (Fig. 4). Systems, clusters of cities have formed here, which are developing agglomerations.

The most established is the Kazan agglomeration, which includes the city of Kazan, the city of Zelenodolsk and the settlement zone between them. About 1 million 300 thousand people live within the Kazan agglomeration, which is approximately 34.4% of the population of the republic and 45.5% of all citizens of the region.

Kazan is the capital of the republic, the only millionaire city in the region (1145.4 thousand people). It is the economic, cultural and political center of Tatarstan. The area of ​​Kazan is 425.3 km2. The birth and death rates coincide and amount to 13.1‰. Migration growth - (+4.6‰). The ethnic composition of the inhabitants is diverse, but the leading national groups are Russians (48.8%), Tatars (47.5%).

The Nizhnekamsk agglomeration, formed on the basis of young cities - Naberezhnye Chelny and Nizhnekamsk, as well as ancient Yelabuga, has about 850 thousand inhabitants, which is 22.4% of the population of the republic and 29.8% of the urban population.

Naberezhnye Chelny is a large industrial and Cultural Center in the northeast of the republic. it main city polycentric Nizhnekamsk agglomeration and the center of the Nizhnekamsk TIC, the second largest city in Tatarstan in terms of population and importance.

The area of ​​the city is 171 km2; population - 513.2 thousand people, which is about 13.5% of the population of Tatarstan. The coefficient of natural population growth is positive and amounts to 5.7‰. The migration growth of the population is negative and amounts to (- 0.9‰). The national composition of the city's population is represented by the following main national groups: Tatars - 45.7%, Russians - 45.1%, Chuvash - 1.9%, Ukrainians - 1.6%, Bashkirs - 1.4%.

Nizhnekamsk is a large industrial center of the republic. This is the third largest city in Tatarstan, the administrative center of the Nizhnekamsk municipal district.

The area of ​​Nizhnekamsk is 61.0 km2, the population is 234.1 thousand inhabitants. The coefficient of natural increase is positive and amounts to 5.7 ‰, the coefficient of net migration is (-3.2 ‰). The national composition of the population is represented mainly by Tatars (46.5%), Russians (46.1%), Chuvashs (3.0%), Ukrainians (1.0%), Bashkirs (1%).

Elabuga (city since 1780) is the industrial and cultural-historical center of the republic. It is the seventh most populous city in Tatarstan. Its area is 18.4 km2, the population is 70.9 thousand people. The natural population growth is positive and amounts to 3.5‰, the net migration coefficient is also positive (+ 3.5‰).

The cities of the south-east of the republic (Almetievsk, Bugulma, Leninogorsk, Aznakaevo, Bavly), closely connected by industrial, economic and cultural ties, form an industrial hub that contributed to the emergence of a new agglomeration.

About 337 thousand people live within the Almetyevsko-Bugulma agglomeration, which is 8.9% of the population of the republic and 11.9% of the urban population of the region.

Almetyevsk is the administrative center of the Almetyevsk municipal district, the largest city in the polycentric Almetyevsk-Bugulma agglomeration, the center of the Almetyevsk-Bugulma TPK of the republic, the fourth largest city in Tatarstan in terms of population and importance.

The area of ​​the city is 41 km2, the population is 146.2 thousand people. The natural population growth is positive and amounts to 1.3‰. The migration growth of the population has slowed down and amounts to 0.1‰. The national composition of the population is represented by the following national groups: Tatars - 50.4%, Russians - 42.9%, Chuvashs - 2.4%, Mordovians - 2.4%.

Republican agglomerations are large industrial centers, concentrating in total 65.7% of the total population and 87.1% of the urban population of Tatarstan, act as "points of growth" of the regional economy.

The number of labor resources in the Republic of Tatarstan is 2434.3 thousand people, and the economically active population is 2092.8 thousand people. (July 2012).

Kazan is a beautiful city, the capital of Tatarstan. Among the inhabitants of our vast motherland, there is an opinion that the population of Kazan is exclusively Muslim. This opinion is erroneous, since Russians, Tajiks, Azerbaijanis, and representatives of other nationalities live comfortably on the territory of this most picturesque settlement. In this article, we will find out how many people live in this beautiful, cosmopolitan city.

Tatarstan is a large republic with over 4 million inhabitants. Kazan is rightfully considered one of the historical cities of the whole world. In 2015, he turned 1010 years old. Today, this administrative center is one of the most multinational in our country, as the city is home to over 115 categories of people who represent different nationalities.

Kazan population 2020

According to official statistics, the population of Kazan for 2020 is 1,231,878 people. If we take this number as 100%, we get the following picture: 51% of the total is allocated to the share of the Tatars living in this territory; 45% are Russian citizens (until 1907 this figure was 81.7%). The remaining 4% are Chuvash, Azerbaijanis, Ukrainians and representatives of other nationalities located close to the administrative center.

Historical data

In the first years after the founding of the city, the population density was approximately 20,000 inhabitants. Every year the population increased, and soon reached the mark of 100,000 people.

The positive dynamics of population growth is increasing every year. One of the key factors contributing to progression is an established process of fertility. The families of the city of Kazan are big. Often parents raise at least 2 children. Another positive aspect contributing to the growth of the population is that in Kazan the birth rate is higher than the death rate (the demographic situation in the region was negative until 2009).

The density and number of residents of the capital of Tatarstan is increasing due to residents who come to the city for a stable and significant income. According to official figures, 70% of the population of the city are people of working age. Accordingly, children and the elderly have an approximately equal percentage in the population - 15% each.

Modern Kazan is a million-strong city, which is divided into 7 large administrative and industrial districts. In view of these facts, there is a strong overcrowding of residents in some areas, and a large saturation of industrial sectors in others, respectively.

Kazan is a cozy, beautiful city with a long history, which is visited by a large number of tourists all over the world. Cozy and clean local attractions beckon travelers. Documentaries historical facts confirm the popularity of the city at all times.

Data from Wikipedia:

The current population of Kazan is:

• 1,200,000 people (8th place in Russia) - according to the results of the 2010 All-Russian Census.
• 1,231,878 people (6th place in Russia) - registered population as of January 1, 2017.
• 1,231,878 people (6th place in Russia) - population estimate as of January 1, 2017
• 1,560,000 people - an expert estimate of the size of the Kazan agglomeration, a compact spatial grouping of settlements, one of the largest in Russia.

Story

Being founded as a north-western outpost of the Bulgars, Kazan did not play a significant role in the life of the Volga Bulgaria for a long time, and therefore it is impossible to accurately assess the population of the city. The first estimates of the population of Kazan date back to the era of the Kazan Khanate: by the middle of the 16th century, from ≈25,000 to 100,000 people lived in the city, mostly Tatars by nationality. The subsequent capture of the city in 1552 was accompanied by complete ruin and depopulation, the population of Kazan fell many times over, while the national composition of the city also changes dramatically - it becomes predominantly Russian.

Imperial period

According to the general census of 1738, 192,422 people lived in Kazan, which is more than in any other city of the Empire. However, although such statements are found in some sources, to call Kazan largest city Russia of that time is incorrect, since in the general (general) census the population of the city was taken into account with the county with an area of ​​\u200b\u200babout 5 thousand km², which also included numerous peasants from the surrounding villages and villages. With some stretch, it can be said in modern terms that in the middle of the 18th century, Kazan had the most populated metropolitan area (complete urban agglomeration) in the Russian Empire.

In 1907, 81.7% of Kazanians were Russians.

Soviet period

With the revolution and the ensuing civil war associated with a tangible demographic failure - for 3 years the population is reduced by more than a quarter.

Subsequently, throughout the entire Soviet period of history, Kazan experienced significant growth. In the pre-war years of intensive industrialization, a sharp increase was associated with the creation of new industrial sites in the river and eastern parts of the city and the command and administrative attraction of labor for their construction and subsequent work at new plants and factories. The city's population has doubled.

During the years of the Great Patriotic War Kazan received a significant number of large factories and all-Union factories evacuated from the western and northwestern parts of the country. scientific organizations along with a large number of civilians. The population of the city almost doubled, and after the war, a significant part of the evacuees settled in Kazan, increasing its total number by almost one and a half times.

In the following decades, the significant growth of the city continued due to urbanization. Due to the fact that in the rural areas of the TASSR, from where the bulk of migration to the city originated, Tatars predominated, the shares of the Russian and Tatar populations are first equalized to parity values, and by the end of the Soviet period, the Tatar share began to prevail and increase further.

The millionth resident of the city was born in 1979 . Contrary to the belief even of some Kazanians, this was not achieved artificially by joining the large exclave settlements of Yudino and Derbyshki, which became part of the city long (four decades) before that.

Modern period

Depopulation observed since the early 1990s. in almost all Russian cities, including millionaires, it did not appear in Kazan, and the city continued to grow. In the list of Russian cities in terms of population, the city has risen from 10th to 6th place. Although the birth rate continued to remain below the death rate until 2009 (when natural population growth was recorded), the resulting growth in the city's population was associated with migration influx and the inclusion of new settlements within the city. At the same time, the population of the annexed territories was about 20 thousand people (about 14 thousand in 14 villages in 1998, about 2 thousand in 2 villages in 2001, about 4 thousand in 5 villages in 2008), and population growth city ​​amounted to 52 thousand people. A larger (by another 30 thousand people) increase in the city's population due to the proposed and defended in 2003-2004. The administration of the mayor of Kazan Iskhakov failed to increase the territory of the city by annexing Vasilyevo and the surrounding area due to the fact that these plans met with opposition from the district authorities and were not supported by the republican leadership.

According to the master plan for the development of the city that has been in force since 2007, due to some further annexation of new territories to the city and the development of them and previously annexed lands through the construction of new quarters of mass multi-storey residential development and settlements of individual cottage construction, it is planned to increase the population of the city to 1 million 123 thousand in 2010, 1 million 180 thousand in 2020 and 1 million 500 thousand in 2050. In 2010, the targets were exceeded - the population of the city amounted to 1 million 139 thousand.

In addition, the already partially implemented and planned further virtually seamless expansion of Kazan in the western direction (Zalesny - Orekhovka - Vasilyevo), including the construction of a 100,000-strong “sleeping” multi-storey satellite city “Salavat Kupere” starting from 2012 under the social mortgage program after Zalesny and the future creation by the republican authorities between Vasilyevo and Zelenodolsk of another satellite city "Zeleny Dol" for 157 thousand people. , make it possible in the future to join Kazan from its agglomeration not only Orekhovka, Vasilyevo, but also these satellite cities and 100,000-strong Zelenodolsk.

Kazan is one of the most multinational territories in Russia: representatives of over 115 nationalities live in the city. The two largest nationalities in Kazan are Russians (48.6% or 554.5 thousand people according to the 2010 census) and Tatars (47.6% or 542.2 thousand people). Also in the city are Chuvashs (0.8% or 9.0 thousand people), Ukrainians (0.4% or 4.8 thousand people), Mari (0.3% or 3.7 thousand people). ), Bashkirs (0.2% or 1.8 thousand people), Udmurts (0.1% or 1.4 thousand people), etc.

The Republic of Tatarstan ranks eighth in terms of population among other subjects and regions of the Russian Federation, behind Moscow and the Moscow Region, Krasnodar Territory, St. Petersburg, Sverdlovsk and Rostov Regions, as well as the Republic of Bashkortostan. The population of Tatarstan is diverse national composition, a fairly high number of urban residents, even in comparison with the average data for the country and the positive growth dynamics over the past ten years.

Dynamics of the population of Tatarstan

The first statistical data on the number began to be collected in 1926 - six years after the formation of the Tatar Autonomy within the Soviet Union. Tatarstan then amounted to just over two and a half million inhabitants.

Since the establishment of Soviet power, the population dynamics has been positive. Even in the difficult 1990s, the population of Tatarstan increased annually by at least ten to twenty thousand people. The record annual increase in the 1990s was recorded in 1993 (compared to the previous period) and amounted to 27,000 people.

Growth slowed down in 2001. The negative trend continued until 2007. It is likely that the decline in the birth rate and the simultaneous increase in mortality were associated mainly with the general in the Russian Federation. The reasons for this phenomenon are:

• poor quality of medical care;
• high level of violence, unfavorable crime situation;
• alcoholization of the population;
• poor environmental situation in the country;
• non-spread of ideas healthy lifestyle life;
• generally low standard of living.

At the beginning of 2017, the population of Tatarstan is three million and almost nine hundred thousand people. This is 18,000 more than the previous year and 31,000 more than the 2015 census.

Localities by population

Expectedly, the capital of the republic, the city of Kazan, is the leader in terms of numbers. 31% of all inhabitants of the region (1.2 million people) live there. The population of the Republic of Tatarstan by cities further distributes settlements in the following order:

• Naberezhnye Chelny (13% of the population).
• Nizhnekamsk (6%).
• Almetyevsk (almost 4%).
• Zelenodolsk (2.5%).

Below is a map with symbols of cities, commensurate with the percentage of the number of inhabitants of the municipality compared to other settlements of the republic.

The number of urban residents in Tatarstan is 76%, which indicates a high level of urbanization in the region.

National composition of the inhabitants

The population of Tatarstan is distinguished by a significant national diversity. The main ethnic group is represented by the Tatars (53% of the inhabitants), followed by the Russian population (almost 40% of the inhabitants of the republic). Other groups are represented by Chuvashs, Udmurts, Mordovians, Ukrainians, Maris, Bashkirs and many other nationalities and ethnic formations. In total, 7% of the inhabitants of the republic indicated during the census nationality other than Tatars or Russians.

By the way, the number of the indigenous people of the republic is gradually increasing. If in 1926 the Tatars made up 48.7% of the population, then by 2002 the figure increased by 4.2%. The share of Russians, respectively, is decreasing: from 43% in 1926 to 39.5-39.7% in 2002-2010. Tatars form the majority in 32 out of 43 settlements Republics, while Russians - in 10. In another municipality, the largest group of the population is the Chuvash.

Other demographics

The growing population of Tatarstan is associated with high birth rates in the republic. A long decline was observed only in the 1990s, then the birth rate declined in 2005. For the last ten years, the number of births per thousand population less than 10.9 people has not been recorded; in 2014, the birth rate was 14.8 people at all. (on average in Russia - 13.3).

Natural population growth in Tatarstan (for 2014) is positive and amounts to 2.6. For comparison: in all regions, this indicator is at the level of no more than 0.2. The life expectancy of the population has been increasing since 2011 and, according to the latest data, is 72 years.