Petersburg is a unique city. It is not the capital of the country, while in Europe in terms of population Peter is in third place (after Moscow and London), and it is also the most populated northern city in the world.
What is St. Petersburg one of the first
St. Petersburg is the first European city by the number of inhabitants, which is not the capital. In addition, it is the northernmost city in the world with more than a million citizens.
In Russia, St. Petersburg holds the second place of honor by the number of inhabitants. Only in Moscow live more citizens. At the same time, Petersburg developed much faster than the Russian capital. It was founded at the beginning of the XVIII century, and after half a century there were almost 100 thousand citizens.
Population of St. Petersburg
According to Rosstat data for 2017, 5, 281, 579 people currently live in St. Petersburg. However, many migrant workers emigrate here and remain without documents. Also, often residents of the regions, without registering, go to work in St. Petersburg. The population is thus 5.5-6 million people, but accurate data are difficult to indicate. These are only approximate statistical estimates.
The population density of St. Petersburg is more than 3700 people. per square kilometer. It is a rather densely populated city.
Most of them live in Primorsky (555 thousand inhabitants) and Kalininsky (535 thousand) districts. Over the past ten years, the number of people living in the Central District and Kirov has decreased (by 16, 000 and 2, 000 citizens, respectively).
The overwhelming majority living in St. Petersburg are women: 55 percent of them. Men are a little smaller. The male population is 45 percent. Interestingly, most babies born are boys.
Since 1990, a population decline has been observed, and over 18 years the number of citizens has decreased from 5 to 4.5 million people. However, since 2008, the number is constantly changing in the direction of growth. So, if at the end of the first decade in the city there were 4, 879, 566 citizens, then in a few years the population increased by 500 thousand people. Since 2013, there has even been a shortage of places in kindergartens and schools.
