Population of Mordovia: number, national composition, social protection

Mordovia is a Russian republic. It is part of the Volga Federal District. The capital of the republic is in Saransk. The population of Mordovia in 2016 was 807,453 people. According to this indicator, the country is on the 62nd place in the Russian Federation. A feature of the republic is the predominance of Russians in the national composition.

The population of Mordovia in dynamics

Until the 19th century, the number of people living in the territory grew very slowly. This was due to high mortality. The situation improved somewhat after moving to livestock and agriculture from hunting and elementary gathering. The rate of population growth 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. After five years, it increased by another 100 thousand. In 1934 the population of Mordovia decreased due to administrative reforms. Several districts were excluded from the composition of the district. Together with them, 130,000 people were "given away". Before the events of the Great Patriotic War, 1,187 million people lived in Mordovia. Over these years, the population was reduced to 880.4 thousand. Slow recovery of the indicator could be observed before 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 number of inhabitants. This is twice the number of Mordovians. Representatives of this ethnic group are only 31.9% of the population. The proportion of Tatars is 5.2%, Ukrainians - 0.5%, Belarusians - 0.1%. The population of Mordovia is also represented by Armenians, Chuvashes, Azerbaijanis, Roma, Uzbeks, Georgians, Germans, Tajiks, Moldovans, Mari, Bashkirs, Udmurts, Kazakhs, Chechens, Ossetians and Poles.

Share of urban residents

During the first census of 1926 the population of Mordovia was rural. Only 4% of residents lived in the city. Before the war, most of the population was rural - 93%. In 1979, the shares almost equaled. During this period 47% of the inhabitants of Mordovia lived in the city. In 1989, the urban population exceeded the number of rural population. Since that time, it remains at the level of 59%. The density of the population of the region was the highest in 1897. Then it was 51 people per square kilometer. Since then, this indicator has been constantly decreasing. In 2016, it is only 30.9 people per square kilometer.

Natural increase

For Mordovia, as for most of the Russian regions, depopulation is typical. However, even in the 1960s, the natural increase in the republic was more than average. But then there was a growing tendency to reduce both the rural and urban population. In the 1990s, the natural increase in Mordovia was -2%. In 2016, there were 3,827 girls and 3,389 boys. This is 92 more than in 2015. The number of deceased in 2016 was 9 426 people. Among the causes of death, the first place is occupied by heart disease and circulatory system. About 8% of the total number of deaths perished from accidents. In 2016, 3,810 marriages and 2,184 divorces were registered. The inflow of population due to migration is positive. In the first nine months, 13,770 people arrived in Mordovia, and 9,935 went abroad.

Prospects

Social protection of the population (Mordovia) is regulated by the state program of support of the residents of the republic for 2014-2020. Its key areas are:

• Development of mechanisms for social support for the unprotected strata of citizens.
• Modernization of service of the residents of the republic.
• Improvement of support mechanisms for families and children.
• Increase the effectiveness of rendering assistance to state bodies to socially-oriented non-profit organizations.
• Development of programs for recreation and health improvement of children.

By 2020, Mordovia aims to achieve the following macroeconomic indicators:

• The reduction of the population with income below the set minimum to 11%.
• Increase in the proportion of residents who receive social services, up to 99.3%.
• Reducing the proportion of poor people who do not receive support from the state.
• Increased social assistance to older people, disabled people, needy families.
• Encouraging large families.
• Increase the coverage of schoolchildren with health programs and bring this indicator to 46%.

The volume of budget injections under the program is 37 trillion rubles. However, financing is updated every year. Improvement of the level and quality of life is the priority direction of development of the Republic of Mordovia. It is planned to do this through the development of infrastructure. The republic plans to build and modernize many educational institutions and health facilities.