The city of Volgodonsk is located in the southeastern part of the Rostov region and was founded in 1950. Volgodonsk is a large commercial, industrial, geographical and scientific center of the Rostov region, an energy center of the south of the Russian Federation. The Volgodonsk NPP (Rostov) and the Atommash, the largest industrial association in the Russian Federation (the industry of nuclear power engineering), are located within the city.
In 1949, the construction of the Volgo-Donskoy navigable canal was started, a village with temporary infrastructure was built for builders and engineers, but the number of workers grew, and housing began to be scarce for everyone, so there was a need to expand the village and its infrastructure. These are the origins of the future city of Volgodonsk.
The population of Volgodonsk
The population of Volgodonsk has been growing rapidly since 1950, for example, in 1959 its population is about 15, 710 people, in 1970 - 28, 000 people, 1982 - 139, 000 people, in 1990 - 179, 000 people, in 1995 -184, 000 people But since 1996, the number of citizens of Volgodonsk begins to decline. It is: in 2000 - 178, 200 people, in 2005 -171, 400, in 2010 - 170, 700 people, in 2015 - 170, 200. In 2016, the number of citizens of Volgodonsk is already 170, 550 people.
In 2016, Volgodonsk ranks fifth in the Rostov region after Rostov-on-Don, Taganrog, Shakhty and Novocherkassk and 108th in the Russian Federation from more than 1, 100 cities.
The population of the city (as well as all cities of the Russian Federation) is currently characterized by positive migration and a slight decrease in the natural loss of citizens.
In the age and sex structure of the city's population are: 45.6% - men, 54.4% - women.
The population density of the city is 932.93 people / km².
Fertility and mortality
In 2015, the number of births was 2 067 people, in 2016 - 1 973 people, the number of deaths in 2015 - 1 833 people, in 2016 - 1 925 people.
The natural increase in 2016 was +0.28, in 2015 - +1.38 per 1000 population. The birth rate in 2016 was 11.59 per 1000 citizens, in 2015 - 12.14 per 1000 population. The decrease in the birth rate is explained by a sharp decrease in the gender and age structure of the city’s population of female people aged 20 to 36 years, which is associated with the low birth rate of girls from 1991 to 2001.
Mortality among citizens of working age remained high. In 2016, 29% of the total number of dead city dwellers during this period died of working reproductive age. High mortality in reproductive age leads to a natural decline in the population of the city (excess of mortality over fertility).
Another factor affecting the rate of decline in the number of citizens is life expectancy. With an increase in the life expectancy of citizens, the natural decrease in their number is somewhat reduced. The life expectancy of city dwellers decreased from 66 to 65.7 (the average life expectancy for women is 70 years, for men 64 years).
Migration of Volgodonsk population
In the city, migration has recently increased and the natural decline in population has somewhat decreased. So, in the city of Volgodonsk in 2016 a population growth due to migration processes was registered, which amounted to 865 people (110 in 2015). The number of people who arrived in Volgodonsk in 2015 was 4, 891 people, in 2016 - 5, 319, the number of people who left the city in 2015 was 4, 781 people, and 4, 454 people in 2016. Most of the townspeople migrate to neighboring cities of the Rostov region, in addition, migration flows are recorded in Central Russia, the Volga region, Moscow region and Moscow, the Volgograd region, the Urals, as well as to foreign countries.
Labor market
The unemployment rate, officially registered in the city of Volgodonsk in 2016, amounted to 0.7%. The number of citizens recognized as unemployed during 2016 amounted to 1, 485 people (100.2% compared to 2015). On January 1, 2017, 611 unemployed were officially registered by the Employment Center.
