Population of the Omsk region: size, ethnic composition, population census

Current data

The population as of 2022 is 1,154,507. Moreover, according to statistics, up to 60 percent of all residents of the Omsk region live in the city.

In addition, compared to previous years, the birth rate in Omsk has increased significantly, and the death rate has decreased. Previously, the main reason for the increase was considered to be migration of residents of the CIS countries. This is true for now, but soon, if the birth rate continues to rise, natural increase will prevail.

Districts of Omsk region

There are 32 districts on the territory of the Omsk region. The largest are Omsk, Tara and Tavrichesky districts.

The population of the Omsk region is more than 100 thousand people, the administrative center is in the village of Rostovka. About 45 thousand people live in the Tara district (the administrative center is in the city of Tara), and about 36 thousand people live in the Tavrichesky district (the administrative center is in the working village of Tavrichesky).

The village of Znamenskoye, Omsk region, requires special mention. This is the center of the Znamensky district. Several large Siberian rivers are concentrated in it - the Irtysh, Osha, Bolshoi Aev, Bolshoi Nyagov and Shish.

The village of Znamenskoye, Omsk Region, is a striking example of a dying settlement. If before the Great Patriotic War almost 40 thousand people lived in the area, today there are about 11 and a half thousand left. At the same time, a little more than 5 thousand people live in Znamensky itself.

Statistics by year

Population growth is constantly rising and falling. At the same time, since 1979, it has never lost its status as a million-plus city. As of 2022, Omsk was in 8th place out of 1115 in terms of the number of people living on its territory. City population statistics by year (starting from 2010):

• 2010 – 1,154,116 people.
• 2011 – 1,154,121 hours
• 2012 – 1,156,583 hours
• 2013 – 1,160,670 hours
• 2014 – 1,166,092 hours.
• 2015 – 1,173,854 hours
• 2016 – 1,178,079 hours
• 2017 – 1,178,391 hours
• 2018 – 1,172,070 hours
• 2019 – 1,164,815 hours
• 2020 – 1,154,507 hours

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About the city

For the first time, the Tara governor, Prince Shakhovsky, spoke about building a settlement on the Omi River in 1627. This was due to the fact that the Oirats, a nomadic people living in the southeastern part of Russia, were increasingly improving trade relations with Russia. In addition, further to the east was the Dzungar Khanate, which constantly raided Russian lands. A big blow fell on the volosts of the Tara district. Also, the existing trade route used to transport salt was inconvenient for most traders, since it did not have any transshipment points.

Then, in 1627, Shakhovsky proposed to the Tsar to build a fort on the Om River. He had to solve all the problems listed above. The Cossack leader Nazariy Zhadovsky checked the place where the fort was to be built and found it suitable. The following year, 1628, a new person was appointed to the post of Tara governor - Kaisarov. He also turned to the king with a request to build a fort that would help travelers overcome the Irtysh.

When Peter the Great came to power, giving great preference to the conquest of Siberia, things moved from a dead point. More and more expeditions were sent to Siberia in order to look for deposits of gold and silver. One of the largest expeditions is that of Matvey Gagarin. He went to Siberia with the goal of finding gold mines and also building cities on the Irtysh River. Great importance was given to the first, since after the war with the Swedes Russia experienced economic difficulties.

In July 1715, the expedition set out on a campaign. In the same year, a few months later, the expedition reached the territory of the Oirats and built a fortress there. The locals didn't like it. They believed that the Russians had decided to seize their territories. As a result, the fortress was besieged, which lasted three months. Afterwards the Russians left, and the Oirats destroyed the fortress.

With those who survived the siege, Gagarin moved to the mouth of the Omi River, where he founded a new fortress. In a few years, a second fortress will be founded on the opposite bank of the river.

In the nineteenth century, by decree of the emperor, Omsk became the administrative center of the Akmola region and the West Siberian, and later the Steppe, General Government, which covered a large territory of Western Siberia and part of Kazakhstan.

Dostoevsky was imprisoned in prison for a period from 1850 to 1854. This makes a strong impression on him, which the writer described in the book “Notes from the House of the Dead.” Since Dostoevsky was serving his prison term in Omsk, they decided to name a state university after him in the twenty-first century.

Ethnic composition

According to the 2022 census, up to 102 nationalities live in Omsk. Russians predominate (88.8 percent). Next come the Kazakhs (3.4 percent), Ukrainians (2 percent), Tatars (1.9 percent) and Germans (1.3 percent).

Previously, Russians were also the predominant nationality in the city. According to the 1959 census, about 77.43 percent of the total number of living people lived in Omsk (1,645,017 people). Every year the Russian population in the city grew more and more and at the moment there are 88.8 percent of the total number in the city (1,926,665 people).

Population

Results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census for the Omsk Region

As of October 14, 2010, the permanent population of the Omsk region was 1 million 977 thousand 665 people.

In addition, the census took into account 1,732 people who were temporarily (less than 1 year) in the territory of the Omsk region and permanently residing abroad.

The Omsk region in terms of population ranks 25th in Russia and 6th among the regions of the Siberian Federal District.

During the intercensus period, the population of the Omsk region decreased by 101 thousand 555 people. A decrease in population occurred in 31 municipal districts of the Omsk region. "Leading" on this list

Nazyvaevsky (by 21.8%), Russko-Polyansky (by 21%) and Nizhneomsky (by 19.9%) municipal districts that lost every fifth resident.

The permanent population in the Omsk and Maryanovsky municipal districts remained practically at the 2002 level (99.8% and 99.3%, respectively). Population growth was recorded only in one district of the region - the Azov German national region. (+2.6% compared to 2002).

The smallest is the Bolsheukovsky municipal district - 8 thousand 174 people. It accounts for less than one percent of the region's residents (0.4%). The most populous district of the Omsk region remains the Omsk municipal district - 94 thousand 86 people. Its share in the entire population of the region was almost 5 percent (4.8%).

1 million 413 thousand 226 people or 71.5 percent of the total population lived in the cities and workers' settlements of the Omsk region. Compared to 2002, the population in urban settlements decreased by 15.3 thousand people.

The city of Omsk is the seventh largest among the twelve “millionaire” cities of the Russian Federation. The population at the time of the census was 1 million 154 thousand 116 people.

There are 86 thousand 300 fewer rural residents in the Omsk region. In October 2010, 564 thousand 439 people, or 28.5 percent of the total population of the region, lived in rural areas of the region.

During the census in our region, 913 thousand 129 men and 1 million 64 thousand 536 women were counted. The excess of women over the number of men, characteristic of the population throughout Russia, remained and amounted to 151 thousand people in the Omsk region. In 2010, there were 1,166 women per 1,000 men (in 2002 – 1,153 women).

During the intercensus period, residents of the Omsk region became 2 years older. The average age of the population reached 39 years (38.6). Villagers and city dwellers are almost the same age (38.2 and 38.7, respectively). Men are younger than women. The average age of men is 36 years, women – 41 years (40.8 years). Among the regions of the region, the youngest population is in the Moskalensky municipal district: the average age of Moskalen residents is 36 years. Residents of the Muromtsevo district are the oldest in the region, their average age is 42 years.

In the Omsk region, as well as throughout the country, the process of demographic aging of the population continues. The population below working age decreased by 71 thousand people or 18 percent. The working age population decreased by 53 thousand people or 4.1 percent. The population over working age increased by 20 thousand people or 5.1 percent.

The results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census reflected a holistic picture of the state of the married population of the Omsk region. Compared to 2002, the share of married people aged 16 years and older increased slightly - by 0.3 percentage points and amounted to 59 percent. In 2010, 17 percent of married people lived in unregistered relationships (in 2002 – 12%).

Of those aged 16 years and older who reported being married, 21 percent of the population had never been married; the share of divorced and separated persons was 9 percent, and that of widows was 11 percent.

In 2010, the census recorded 759 thousand private households. Compared to 2002, their number has increased (in 2002 - 744.3 thousand private households). This trend is associated with an increase in the number of one- and two-person households, which accounted for 54 percent of all private households. The average household size in the Omsk region decreased and amounted to 2.6 people (in 2002 – 2.7 people). The 2010 All-Russian Population Census confirmed that the Omsk Region is multinational - representatives of over 100 nationalities live on its territory. There were no significant changes in the national structure of the Omsk region during the intercensus period.

The most numerous nationalities in our region are: Russians - 85.8%, Kazakhs - 4.1%, Ukrainians - 2.7%, Germans - 2.6%, Tatars - 2.2%. Armenians made up 0.4 percent of the population of the Omsk region, Belarusians – 0.3 percent. The share of other nationalities totaled 1.9%.

In the Omsk region, almost all residents - 97.5 percent - speak Russian. Among other languages, the most common are: English, German, Kazakh, Tatar, Ukrainian.

Among the residents of the Omsk region who indicated their citizenship, the overwhelming majority - 99.5 percent - are citizens of the Russian Federation. Among foreign citizens permanently residing in the Omsk region, the majority are citizens of CIS member states (84.5% of all foreigners). Of these, the most numerous are citizens of Kazakhstan (45.1%), Uzbekistan (16.4%), and Kyrgyzstan (9.7%).

According to the 2010 All-Russian Population Census, there was an increase in the educational level of the population of the Omsk region. Of those who indicated their level of education, 93 percent of the population aged 15 years or more had basic general education or higher (in 2002 - 89.7%). Of these, 20 percent of the region’s residents received higher professional and postgraduate education, 38 percent received secondary and primary vocational education, and 37 percent received general education.

For the first time, the census obtained the number of people with an academic degree. As of October 14, 2010, 795 doctors of science and more than 5 thousand candidates of science were registered in the Omsk region.

In the 2010 census, the population could indicate all available sources of livelihood. Income from work was named as a source of livelihood by 45.3 percent of the surveyed population of the Omsk region. 26.6 percent of the region's residents received a pension, including a disability pension. 29.8 percent of citizens were dependent on individuals, received assistance from other persons (parents, spouses, etc.) or alimony. Almost 15 percent of the population of the Omsk region is engaged in maintaining personal subsidiary plots for the consumption of natural products of their own production.

In the Omsk region, at the time of the 2010 population census, of the total number of people aged 15-72 years employed in the economy, the absolute majority - 93 percent - were employed. Of the self-employed, 2.4 percent hired hired workers to carry out their activities (1.9 percent in 2002).

(according to Omskstat)

Gender and age

The population is predominantly female (55 percent). Of the total number of residents, about 20 percent are over working age. According to statistics, the average age of a working Omsk citizen is 35.70 years. Average life expectancy:

• Women – 75.6 years.
• Men - 63 years old.

According to Rosstat data for 2022, there were 1,163 women per 1,000 men.

Resettlement of residents of the Omsk region

The entire population of the region is distributed among 6 cities, 21 workers' settlements and rural settlements. The latter number more than one and a half thousand.

More than 55% of the population of this Siberian region permanently reside in the capital of the region, the city of Omsk. In this region, this is the highest concentration of residents in the regional center compared to all other regions.

The settlements are mainly located along key transport networks. This is primarily the Trans-Siberian Railway, which pierces the region from west to east, as well as the Irtysh River, great for these places, which flows from south to north. Thus, a kind of transport cross is obtained. By the way, he is depicted on the region’s coat of arms.

Natural movement

As was written above, recently there has been an increase in the birth rate and a decrease in mortality. However, a natural population decline is still visible. For 2022, the natural decline amounted to 5 thousand people. Experts believe that even with the most optimistic forecast, the population will fall below a million.

In 2015, 16,392 babies were born in the city, which is a record for Omsk. However, in 2022 this figure dropped to 15,982. But, as stated above, mortality still exceeds birth rate. According to forecasts, natural growth, in the most optimistic scenario, will be visible only after about 20 years.

In addition, a high mortality rate among men of working age was observed in the region. According to Rosstat, this is 80 percent of the entire male working population. In women, this figure at the same age is four times lower.

However, the mortality rate of newborns in Omsk is one of the lowest in the entire country (4.7 per 1000 people, compared to 8.5 per 1000 throughout Russia). In addition, this figure is getting lower every year.

Also living in the city is one of Russia’s longest-living women. In 2016, she celebrated her 108th birthday.

Region area

The area of ​​the Omsk region is more than 141 thousand square kilometers. This amounts to almost 1 percent of the entire country.

According to this indicator, the region to which this article is devoted ranks 28th in the country. Between the Republic of Bashkortostan and the Orenburg region. If we take into account only the Siberian Federal District, then in terms of area the Omsk region ranks 8th, behind the Krasnoyarsk, Altai and Transbaikal territories, the Irkutsk, Tomsk and Novosibirsk regions, and the republics of Buryatia and Tyva.

Migration

And although a year earlier migration was the only source of population growth, in 2022 everything has changed. The level of arrivals has decreased significantly, while the level of departures, on the contrary, has increased. According to Rosstat, there will be 13,513 arrivals in 2022, and 16,327 departures. Of these:

• Within Russia: 11,715/13,633.
• Interregional migration: 4,616/6,534.
• Intraregional: 7,099/7,099.
• International: 1,798/2,688.

Thanks to these data, we can say for sure that in the near future the population of Omsk will definitely not grow due to the influx of migrants, since they, for the most part, leave the region. According to surveys, most of the migrants came to work. The rest are mostly just tourists or exchange students.

Data for the Omsk region

The maximum increase in migration was noted in 2015, when 5.2 thousand people left the city and 12.6 thousand arrived. Then the level of migration gradually fell and reached the value that can be observed now.

Religious composition

Since the vast majority of residents in the region are Russians and Ukrainians, the dominant religion is Orthodoxy. On the territory of the Omsk region there are several places popular among Christian pilgrims.

The Achair convent, founded back in 1890, stands apart. The calm life of the monastery was disrupted by the arrival of Soviet power. One of the Gulag colonies was founded on the territory of the monastery. Up to a thousand people were kept there at a time. The prisoners did not even have to be shot. They simply died from unbearable conditions, hunger and cold.

In the village of Bolshekulache there is the St. Nicholas Monastery. The first temple in these places appeared in the middle of the 18th century. At the beginning of the 20th century a stone church was built. But it was destroyed almost immediately after the victory of the October Revolution. They began to restore the building for the monastery in 1988. The work was completed in the mid-90s. Today it is one of the most revered Orthodox sanctuaries in the temple. In it you can see and worship icons and the Life-Giving Mother of God Spring.

In the Maryanovsky district, on the territory of the village of Tatyanovka, the St. Seraphim Monastery operates today. According to a legend that is still popular, it was founded by Mother Varvara. She went to live in the forests, lived in a dugout and prayed incessantly. She built the first, wooden part of the temple with her own hands. A chapel was later located in it.

Forecast

In general, looking at the statistics of past years, we can make the assumption that Omsk will soon experience a natural increase in population. However, it is too early to talk about this now. Experts, however, are pessimistic. According to their forecasts, even if the level of migration and birth rate rises, Omsk will still lose its million-plus status.

However, one thing is known for sure - the mortality rate among Omsk residents is falling, and the birth rate is increasing. In addition, infant mortality is falling. However, there can be no talk of any population growth in the next few years. Now the city still retains its million-plus status only thanks to migrants, whose flow is also decreasing every year.

No one can determine exactly what will happen in the future, so all that remains is to build theories. However, it is worth recognizing that most experts have a positive attitude towards the population of the Omsk region and claim that there will be growth, but not immediately.