The settlement on the Amur River, called Khabarovsk, received the status of a city on May 10, 1880. It is the administrative center of the Khabarovsk Territory. It is located on the right bank of the Amur, not far from the confluence of this river with the Ussuri. The distance from Khabarovsk to Moscow is 6100 km. For this reason, few Muscovites know what kind of city it is, what the number of inhabitants is and what the population does. Khabarovsk is a large city in the Far Eastern Federal District, so it's worth learning a little more about it.
Numbers
The population of Khabarovsk is growing, albeit at a slower pace than we would like. So, back in 2003, 580,400 people lived here. At the beginning of 2015, more than 607 thousand people were already registered. This data is offered for public review by the Federal State Statistics Service.
More than 90% of Khabarovsk residents are Russians. The remaining percentage is represented by Ukrainians, people from the Caucasus, Kazakhs, Tatars and other nationalities of our country. There are very few representatives of the indigenous peoples of the North in the city. Most of the remaining indigenous people live in rural areas of the region,not seeking to conquer the administrative center of the region.
The population of Khabarovsk has an interesting structure - 54.1% of the total are women. This inequality is all the more strange because, according to statistics, 51 percent of boys are born. However, by the age of 30, the difference is reset to zero, and by the age of 35 it becomes reversed. This happens for the most part, as experts say, due to the high level of stress in hard jobs, which, as a rule, employ more men. In addition, the population has aged demographically in recent years. Over the past 10 years, the share of children under 14 has decreased by 3%, while the elderly population has increased by 3.5%. Khabarovsk is "getting old" before our very eyes.
Employment
Khabarovsk is the administrative center, but the city also has a production facility that provides jobs to a large number of citizens.
Basic enterprises that support the city's economy: Dalmoststroy, Khabarovsk Shipbuilding Plant, Energomash, Khabarovsk Oil Refinery, Rimbunan Hijau timber industry complex. The city lives on the oilfield, construction, food industry and woodworking. In addition, a large number of entertainment and recreation enterprises determines the employment of the population. Khabarovsk in recent years has grown significantly, acquired a much more European face than 15-20 years ago. This has led to the fact that the city is often visited by tourists, a large number of foreign investors come here, mainlyfrom South Korea and Japan.
Despite the large number of jobs in manufacturing, services and other organizations, a very large part is the unemployed population. Khabarovsk, like many other cities in the country, is going through a hard time economically. The labor market in this city reflects the imbalance in the nationwide employment services. So, now the percentage of workers with obsolete professions is very high. In addition, the training in recent years of those specialists who were previously needed has led to the fact that the labor market is oversaturated with these speci alties. The same professions that were in abundance 5-10 years ago are in short supply today.
Of the registered unemployed citizens in Khabarovsk, more than 54% are women. 26.5% of the unemployed have higher education. In rural areas of the Khabarovsk Territory, the unemployment rate exceeds 45%.
Churn
The population in the Khabarovsk Territory has increased in recent years. However, this happens in a somewhat non-standard way. The fact is that in 2011 alone, more than 14 thousand people who left the region were registered. In return, more than 18 thousand labor migrants from different countries arrived, thanks to which we can talk about population growth.
Able-bodied and qualified young people prefer to move to the European part of the country, where there are much more worthy prospects for young people. The government of the region and the country does nothing to interest people in long-term residence inFar Eastern Federal District. The minimum benefits available to residents in no way cover the inconveniences and disadvantages of living in a remote area of the country.
Forecasts
If the situation does not change soon, the researchers believe that the situation will worsen. Every year the region and the city lose their able-bodied population. Khabarovsk is already experiencing a shortage of skilled workers. Every year the situation will get worse and worse. Where it leads? Time will tell.
