Mordovia is a Russian republic. It is part of the Volga Federal District. The capital of the republic is located in Saransk. The population of Mordovia in 2016 was 807,453 thousand people. According to this indicator, the country ranks 62nd in the Russian Federation. A feature of the republic is the predominance of Russians in the national composition.
Population of Mordovia in dynamics
Until the 19th century, the number of people living in this area grew extremely slowly. This was associated with high mortality. The situation improved somewhat after the transition to cattle breeding and agriculture from hunting and simple gathering. The population growth rate increased sharply at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1920, the population of Mordovia was 1.2 million people. This was confirmed by the first census, which was carried out in 1926. Five years later, it increased by another 100,000. In 1934, the population of Mordovia decreased due to administrative changes. From the district wasseveral areas excluded. Together with them, 130 thousand people were “given”. Before the events of the Great Patriotic War, 1.187 million people lived in Mordovia. Over the years, the population has decreased to 880.4 thousand. A slow recovery of the indicator could be observed until the 1970s. Then he began to fall again. To date, the population of the Republic of Mordovia is only 807,453 thousand. This is almost half a million less than before the Great Patriotic War.
By ethnicity
The national composition is dominated by Russians. Their share, according to the 2002 census, is 61% of the total population. This is twice as many as the number of Mordovians. Representatives of this ethnic group are only 31.9% of the population. The share of Tatars is 5.2%, Ukrainians - 0.5%, Belarusians - 0.1%. The population of Mordovia is also represented by Armenians, Chuvashs, Azerbaijanis, Gypsies, Uzbeks, Georgians, Germans, Tajiks, Moldovans, Maris, Bashkirs, Udmurts, Kazakhs, Chechens, Ossetians and Poles.
Share of city dwellers
During the first census in 1926, the population of Mordovia was rural. Only 4% of the inhabitants lived in the city. Before the war, most of the population was rural - 93%. In 1979, the shares were almost equal. During this period, 47% of the inhabitants of Mordovia lived in the city. In 1989, the urban population exceeded the rural population. Since then, it has remained at 59%. The area's population density was at its highest in 1897. Then it was 51 people per square kilometer. Since then, this figure has steadily decreased. In 2016, it is only 30.9 people per square kilometer.
Natural increase
For Mordovia, as for most Russian regions, depopulation is typical. However, back in the 1960s, the natural increase in the republic was higher than the Russian average. But then the trend towards a decrease in both rural and urban population began to appear more and more. In the 1990s, the natural increase in Mordovia was -2%. In 2016, 3,827 girls and 3,389 boys were born here. This is 92 babies more than in 2015. The number of deaths in 2016 was 9,426 people. Among the causes of death, the first place is occupied by diseases of the heart and circulatory system. About 8% of the total number of deaths died from accidents. In 2016, there were 3,810 marriages and 2,184 divorces. The influx of population through migration is positive. In the first nine months, 13,770 people arrived in Mordovia, and 9,935 left it.
Prospects
Social protection of the population (Mordovia) is regulated by the state program to support the inhabitants of the republic for 2014-2020. Its key areas are:
- Development of social support mechanisms for vulnerable groups of citizens.
- Modernization of services for residents of the republic.
- Improving mechanisms to support families and children.
- Increaseeffectiveness of government assistance to socially-oriented non-profit organizations.
- Development of recreation and he alth programs for children.
By 2020, Mordovia aims to achieve the following macroeconomic indicators:
- Reducing the population below the minimum income to 11%.
- Increase in the proportion of residents who receive social services to 99.3%.
- Decrease in the proportion of the poor who do not receive support from the state.
- Increase in social assistance measures for the elderly, disabled, needy families.
- Encouragement of large families.
- Increasing the coverage of schoolchildren with he alth programs and bringing this indicator to 46%.
The volume of budget injections under the program is 37 trillion rubles. However, funding is updated every year. Improving the level and quality of life is a priority for the development of the Republic of Mordovia. This is planned to be done through the development of infrastructure. The republic plans to build and modernize many educational institutions and he althcare facilities.
