Vinnitsa is the unspoken capital of Podillia, a historical and geographical region in the western part of Ukraine. The city is located on the picturesque shores of the Southern Bug and has been known since the mid-14th century. What is the population of Vinnitsa today? Representatives of which ethnic groups inhabit it? Who is more in the city - men or women? You will definitely find answers to all these questions in our article.
City of fountains and beautiful trams: general information about Vinnitsa
It is generally accepted that the name of the city comes from the ancient Slavic word “vno” (translated as “gift”). But there is another version: in the old days Vinnytsia called distilleries where aromatic alcoholic drinks were brewed.
The first mention of Vinnitsa dates back to 1362, when the Lithuanians founded a fortified castle here. For more than two centuries in a row (from 1569 to 1793) the city was part of Poland, after which it fell under the rule of the Russian Empire. In the second half of the XIX century, Vinnitsa begins to develop rapidly due to the construction of the Kiev-Odessa railway line. Factories, factories, luxury villas and mansions appear here. Local architects tried to follow all the metropolitan trends. Thanks to this, the central (historical) part of the city today looks magnificent and presentable.
In modern Vinnitsa there are no large-scale productions. But on the other hand, a number of light and food industry enterprises are working. The most famous of them is the Roshen confectionery. Do not ignore this city and tourists. Travelers in Vinnitsa are primarily attracted by the huge light and music fountain, as well as the pretty blue trams donated to the city by Swiss Zurich.
Next, we will talk in more detail about the population of Vinnitsa. With the demographic situation in the city, alas, not everything is as rosy as its residents would like.
Vinnitsa: population and key demographic indicators
By the number of inhabitants, the city takes 12th place in Ukraine. Today the population of Vinnitsa is 372.7 thousand people (data for 2017). Let's look at how its number changed over the years:
- 1840 - 6.7 thousand people;
- 1897 - 30.6 thousand people;
- 1939 - 93.0 thousand people;
- 1970 - 211.6 thousand people;
- 1989 - 374.3 thousand people;
- 2001 - 356.6 thousand people;
- 2015 - 372.5 thousand people.
As we see, since 1989 the population of the city of Vinnitsa has been steadily declining. The sharp jump in numbers in 2015 is due to administrative reform - the accession of seven adjacent villages to the urban territory. In recent years, there has also been an active influx of refugees from the anti-terrorist operation zone in the Donbass. But, despite all this, the population of Vinnitsa has recently continued to decline by one thousand people annually.
A big problem in the region is the high mortality rate among the population. The statistics, alas, does not inspire optimism: over the past two decades, this figure has grown by 30%. So, if in 1996 in Vinnitsa 6.2 people died per 1000 inhabitants, in 2014 - already 9.8 people per 1000 inhabitants.
Sex and age structure
Vinnitsa traditionally has more women than men (ratio: 53.4% to 46.6%). The average age of the Vinnitsa is 35.9 years, which is three years less than the average value of the same indicator in the region. The age distribution of the population (as of 2014) is as follows:
- 0-14 years old - 14.5%;
- 15-64 years old - 73.4%;
- 65 years and older - 12.1%.
The working-age population is 65.4% of the total number of inhabitants (data for 2001).
