Odintsovsky district is part of the Moscow region and is located a few kilometers from Moscow, the regional center is the city of Odintsovo. Initially, the settlement of Odintsovo was a village, which received the status of a city only in 1957.
The first mention of the settlement is found in written sources as early as 1470. The village of Odintsovo was named after boyar Andrey Odints.
History of population change in Odintsovo
In 1673, there were 40 peasant households in the settlement of Odintsovo with a population of about 81 people.
In 1810, the estate already had about 607 inhabitants.
After the war of 1812, the population of the settlement was reduced to 415 people.
In 1852, there were about 16 households in the village with a population of 171 people, 85 women and 86 men.
By the beginning of the October Revolution of 1917, about 1,000 people lived in Odintsovo.
After the Revolution and the First World War in 1926, there were 95 farms and 415 inhabitants in the village, and 2135 people in the Odintsovo-Otradnoye settlement.
In 1957, 20.3 thousand people lived in the city of Odintsovo.
From 1956 to1993 The population of the city is constantly increasing.
According to the 1989 census, 125,000 people lived here, and about 270,000 people in the Odintsovo district.
In 1993, the city population was 131,000.
From 1994 to 2014, the population of the city has been growing very slowly, this is due to the increase in migration of the population from Odintsovo to Moscow.
The city's population was 141,400 in 2015.
According to the Federal State Statistics Service, as of June 2017, the population of the city was 141,439 people.
In terms of population, the city is on the 126th place out of 1112 cities of the Russian Federation and the 9th place among the cities of the Moscow region.
The population density in the city is the highest among Russian cities - 7031 people per km².
In the gender and age structure of the city, women are 50.3%, men 49.7%.
Birth rate, mortality and natural population growth in Odintsovo
The high birth rate in the city has been maintained for several years. In 2013, 4,000 newborns were born, in 2014 - 4,800 children, and in 2016, 4,700 children were born.
Due to the high birth rate in the region, the issue of shortage of places in kindergartens and overcrowding of classes in secondary schools has become acute. To solve this social problem, funds were allocatedfor the construction of additional children's educational institutions. Over the past few years, 18 new kindergartens have been opened, and 3 more are planned to open in 2017.
The death rate in the city is relatively low. So, in 2012, 700 people died, in 2014 - 800 people.
Migration population growth of the city
High birth rate and relatively low death rate form a positive natural population growth, while in Russia it is negative.
The number of Odintsov has been increasing for a long time due to high birth rates and migration.
The city of Odintsovo is characterized by a small but steady population growth due to migration processes. In 2017, the influx of migrants to the city amounted to 3645 people, the outflow of the population - 3498 people. The age of migrating citizens ranges from 18 to 39 years. From Odintsovo people are sent to Moscow, countries near and far abroad. Moscow is attractive in terms of migration: the presence of highly paid vacancies, a developed infrastructure, and a large selection of higher educational institutions. People migrate to Odintsovo mainly from other regions of the country, the city is attractive for migrants due to its location (4 km to Moscow). In addition, for a significant part of the population, an important component is the level of state social support for the population, for example, additional payments to pensions (they are higher in the capital region than in other regions of the Russian Federation).
Unemployment and labor market
Unemployment in Odintsovo is 0.27%, the lowest in the country. The leaders of the region, enterprises and organizations are taking all necessary measures to maintain this indicator. In 2016, 3342 new jobs appeared at the enterprises of the city. In order to reduce the level of migration of the able-bodied population to Moscow, new highly paid and high-tech jobs are being created in the region.
Employment Center Odintsovo
Employment Center in Odintsovo effectively interacts with enterprises, organizations, entrepreneurs, recruitment agencies in search of the necessary vacancies. The Employment Center studies the needs of employers in personnel, conducts retraining and recertification, and organizes advanced training courses for the unemployed population.
The Odintsovo Employment Center offers residents more than 200 vacancies, which can be found on the official website of the Employment Center.
Works closely with the Employment Center on employment and social adaptation, with the Society of the Disabled and Persons with Disabilities, with the social protection of the population of Odintsovo.
The main task of the employment center is to take action to prevent unemployment in Odintsovo and to formalize social protection for women on maternity leave, as well as for disabled people and large families.
