Vologda is a city located in the European part of the Russian Federation, 450 km north of Moscow, the administrative center of the Vologda region. The population of the city as of January 2013 is just over 308 thousand people.
Population of Vologda before the October Revolution of 1917
According to various sources at the end of the 17th century, the population of Vologda ranged from 3, 6 to 4, 1 thousand people. According to documents from 1678, there were 1,495 households in the city. Among them, the largest share fell on the townspeople, widows and bobs - 1173 households (78.5%). The next category of the population in terms of number was the clergy - 211 households (14, 1%). The families of service people lived in 76 yards (5.1%). 35 households (2.3%) were in the possession of the privileged elite of the merchant class: wealthy merchants and foreign traders.
In 1713, about ten thousand people lived in Vologda. However, by the end of the 18th century, the population dropped to 7.5 thousand. In the 19th century, Vologda grew due to a mechanical increase in the population, which was provided by peasants from the nearest villages and villages, who moved to the city to earn money. From 1897 to 1914, there was an increase in natural population growth with a continued influx of people from rural areas to work in factories and factories.
Population of Vologda in the USSR
During the Civil War, the population of Vologda increased to 60 thousand people due to the military, refugees and the migration of peasants. According to the data of 1926, 58 thousand people lived in the city: 95.5% of Russians, 2.1% of Jews, 0.6% of Tatars, 0.4% of Poles, 0.2% of Ukrainians, 0.2% of Belarusians, etc.
During the entire period of Soviet power in Vologda, there was a moderate and stable population growth. In 1989, 282.8 thousand people lived in the city.
The population of Vologda after the collapse of the USSR
In the early 90s of the XX century, a decrease in the population was observed in the Vologda Oblast, but the number of Vologda residents continued to grow. This is due to the fact that many people from villages and small towns moved to the regional center.
As of January 1, 2013, the number of permanent residents of the city was 308,172 people. An alarming trend is the clear numerical predominance of women (55.8%) over men (44.2%). People under the working age include 15.3% of the total population of the city, 65.7% are of working age, about 19% are older than the working age.
In the ethnic composition of modern Vologda, there is a significant predominance of Russians (97, 3%). It is also home to Ukrainians (0.8%), Belarusians (0.3%), Tatars, Chuvash, Gypsies, Moldovans, Azerbaijanis, etc. About 40% of Vologda residents have higher education.
