Population of Crimea (2014)
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Population census 2014 in Crimea
It was held from 14 to 25 October 2014. The preliminary results are already known. The final data will be submitted by May 1, 2015.
It is normal practice to conduct censuses every 5-10 years, but for 23 years of independence, Ukraine conducted only one survey in Crimea - in 2001. Since then, the data could have become seriously outdated, and after reunification with Russia, it became necessary to double-check the data and obtain fresh information on the ethnic and religious composition of permanent residents, refugees and displaced persons.
Svetlana Nikitina, Head of the Population Statistics Department of Rosstat, emphasized the loyalty of Crimean residents to the recent census. The percentage of Crimeans who refused to participate in the census was slightly more than half a percent. For example, in the 2010 all-Russian census, the number of refusals was about 2%.
The population of Crimea in 2014 is 2 million and 290 thousand people. Of these, 395 thousand people live in Sevastopol. These are preliminary data of the population census, which was carried out in the autumn in the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol.
The Republic of Crimea took 27th place in terms of population among other regions of Russia, and Sevastopol took 77th place. By gender, the data are as follows: there are more women - almost 54%, men - 46%.
Dynamics of the population of Crimea (people)
Table showing the dynamics of the population according to the censuses of 1926 - 2014 This data includes the city of Sevastopol.
| 1897 | 1920 | 1926 | 1939 | 1989 | 2001 | 2013 | 2014 |
| 547.000 | 719.000 | 714.000 | 1.126.429 | 2.458.650 | 2.033.736 | 1.965.177 | 2.290.000 |
Population of Crimea cities
According to the results of the 2014 census, there were no surprises in the ranking of Crimean cities by residents, the largest city, as already for a long time, is Sevastopol, in second place is the capital of the republic - Simferopol, and the hero city of Kerch closes the top three with a large lag.
- The city of Sevastopol - 395 thousand people
- Simferopol city - 350 thousand people
- Kerch city - 147 thousand people
- Yalta city - 133 thousand people
- Evpatoria city - 119 thousand people
- Feodosia city - 101 thousand people
Population of Russia with Crimea
As of December 2014 is 146 100 000 permanent residents. And a year ago, in 2013, before the reunification with Crimea, this figure was less by almost 2 million people - 143 347 059 ... You might think that this is a drop in the ocean, but the Crimeans themselves are very pleased :-)
Crimean nationalities
In antiquity, the Taurus, Scythians, and Greeks lived in Crimea. Later, the Romans, Byzantines, Genoese and Tatars lived here. In 1783 Crimea joined Russian Empire and these territories began to be populated by Russians, Ukrainians, Greeks and colonists of other nationalities.
Now more than a hundred nationalities live in Crimea, this is due to the fact that historically Crimea was at the intersection of land and sea trade routes. Most Russians make up about 60%, Ukrainians - 20%, Crimean Tatars - about 12%.
The warmest place in the Crimea? The warmth in the Crimea starts already from the middle of May. Experienced tourists like to come to rest on the peninsula, just at this time - there are no vacationers yet, but the air temperature is already warming up to 22-24 degrees. The perfect temperature to soak up the gentle spring sun. Yes..
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Crimea is an amazing land. Not only in terms of natural landscapes, but also from the point of view of its inhabitants. The peninsula has been inhabited since ancient times. The Scythians, Sarmatians, ancient Greeks and Romans left their mark here. In this article we will tell you about the modern settlements of the Crimea - the largest cities and villages.
Republic and administrative-territorial structure
As of the beginning of 2018, 1.91 million people live in Crimea. About half of them live in cities. The ethnic structure of the population is dominated by three peoples: Russians (about 63%), Ukrainians (15%) and Crimean Tatars (12%). In addition, representatives of almost a hundred other nationalities also live on the peninsula. Among them are Armenians, Belarusians, Tatars, Greeks, Moldovans, Jews, Bulgarians and other nationalities.
According to the current administrative-territorial structure, the territory of Crimea is divided into 11 urban districts and 14, although it is located on the peninsula, is not part of the republic. The "capital" of the Crimean land is the city of Simferopol.
Settlements of Crimea
There are 1,019 settlements in Crimea today. Among them - 16 cities, 56 towns and 947 villages. What are the largest settlements in Crimea? The ten largest Crimean cities in terms of population are listed below:
- Sevastopol (436 thousand people).
- Simferopol (342 thousand people).
- Kerch (150 thousand people).
- Evpatoria (106 thousand people).
- Yalta (79 thousand people).
- Feodosia (68 thousand people).
- Dzhankoy (39 thousand people).
- Krasnoperekopsk (25 thousand people).
- Alushta (30 thousand people).
- Bakhchisarai (27 thousand people).
The list of the largest rural settlements of Crimea is as follows:
- Mirnoe (9.28 thousand people).
- Vilino (6.96 thousand people).
- Pionerskoe (5.53 thousand people).
- Clean (5.13 thousand people).
- Bright Field (4.91 thousand people).
The largest settlements of Crimea are marked on the map below:
Simferopol
Simferopol (translated from ancient Greek - "city of benefit") is an administrative important economic, cultural and Education Centre on the peninsula. Here is the largest institution of higher education in Crimea - Tavrichesky University. Vernadsky, as well as a number of other educational institutions.
Officially, the city was founded in 1784. Although it is known that as early as the 3rd century BC, Scythian Naples - the capital of the Scythians of Taurida - arose on this place. In the 16th-18th centuries, there was the village of Ak-Mechet, where the residence of the Crimean Tatar Sultan was located.
Administratively, Simferopol is divided into three districts: Central, Kiev and Zheleznodorozhny. There are about 70 mechanical engineering, food and light industries in the city. Despite the abundance of architectural and historical monuments, tourists rarely pay their attention to Simferopol, perceiving it only as a staging post on the way to the sea.
Settlement Scientific
It is impossible not to recall in our article about the village of Nauchny. After all, this is the highest mountain settlement in Crimea. It is located at an altitude of about 600 meters above sea level, 25 kilometers from Bakhchisarai. In Soviet times, the village of Nauchny was not marked on maps, and all letters addressed to its residents were de jure sent to Bakhchisarai. This secrecy was due to the fact that the largest astrophysical observatory was located here. It still works today. By the way, its domes are clearly visible from the top of Mount Ai-Petri.
Mirnoe and Vilino: demographic record holders
The largest village in Crimea is Mirnoye. It is home to at least nine thousand people! The village was founded in late XVIII century. Interestingly, Mirnoe is located just two kilometers from railway station Simferopol. In fact, this is nothing more than the northwestern outskirts of the Crimean "capital". The village has its own flag and coat of arms, which depict a white dove in flight.
The second most populated village on the peninsula is Vilino. It is also famous for the colossal growth dynamics of its population. So, over the past half century, the number of villagers has tripled. Even in 2000, the population of Vilino was growing, despite the general Ukrainian tendency towards depopulation.
In Crimea, within the framework of the Crimean federal district, as of January 1, 2015, the population was 2,294,888 permanent residents, including 1,895,915 permanent residents in the Republic of Crimea, 398,973 permanent residents in Sevastopol. The Republic of Crimea ranks 27th among the subjects Russian Federation, the city of federal significance Sevastopol - 77th. According to the estimates of the statistical services of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city with a special status of Sevastopol, as of January 1, 2014, their total population was 2,342,400 permanent residents, including 1,958,504 permanent residents in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea; if at that time Crimea was part of Russia, then the Autonomous Republic of Crimea would have occupied the 26th place among the subjects of the Russian Federation, the city of Sevastopol - the 76th.
At the same time, in the composition of Ukraine for the intercensal period of 1989-2001, according to this indicator, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea rose from 8th to 7th place, differing in relatively weak rates of depopulation. The latter was explained by the fact that the republic retained its migration attractiveness, and the positive balance of its migration balance at the time of joining Ukraine in absolute terms was inferior only to Kiev, and, unlike it, was formed both as a result of intra-Ukrainian movements and as a result of an active influx of migrants. from outside Ukraine, first of all, they were Crimean Tatars who had repatriated to Crimea, as well as representatives of some other previously repressed peoples (including Greeks, Germans, Armenians, etc.).
According to Krymstat, as of October 1, 2014, the resident population of the Republic of Crimea amounted to 1,965,262 people (including 1,223,045 city dwellers, or 62.23%, and 742,217 rural residents, or 37.77%), the actual population - 1 974 017 people. According to the preliminary results of the population census in the Crimean Federal District as of October 14, 2014, the registered resident population of the Republic of Crimea was 1,889,400 people, Sevastopol - 395,000 people (in total in Crimea - 2,284,400 people).
Population dynamics
Dynamics of the actual population of Crimea according to the census data of 1926-1989. (taking into account the Sevastopol City Council)
Dynamics of the actual population of the Republic of Crimea according to the 2001 census (as of December 5, 2001) and according to the current accounting data at the beginning of the year| 2001 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 033 736 | 2 018 400 | 2 005 127 | 1 994 300 | 1 983 800 | 1 977 100 | 1 971 072 | 1 967 260 | 1 965 305 | 1 963 514 | 1 963 008 | 1 965 177 | 1 967 259 |
| 2001 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 024 056 | 2 008 700 | 1 996 372 | 1 985 500 | 1 975 100 | 1 968 400 | 1 962 300 | 1 958 500 | 1 956 600 | 1 954 800 | 1 955 338 | 1 957 463 | 1 884 473 | 1 891 465 | 1 895 915 |
According to Krymstat, the resident population of the republic was:
- as of January 1, 2014 - 1 958 504 people (including 1 218 730 city dwellers, or 62.23%), available population - 1 967 259 people (including 1 233 536 city dwellers, or 62.70%);
- as of April 1, 2014 - ▲ 1 959 795 people (including 1 219 664 city dwellers, or 62.23%), available population - ▲ 1 968 550 people (including 1 234 470 city dwellers, or 62.71%) ...
- as of May 1, 2014 - ▼ 1 959 309 people (including 1 219 298 city dwellers), available population - ▼ 1 968 064 people (including 1 234 104 city dwellers)
- as of June 1, 2014 - ▼ 1 958 818 people (including 1 218 904 city dwellers), available population - ▼ 1 967 573 people (including 1 233 710 city dwellers).
- as of July 1, 2014 - ▲ 1 959 010 people (including 1 218 897 city dwellers, or 62.22%), available population - ▲ 1 967 765 people (including 1 233 703 city dwellers).
- as of August 1, 2014 - ▲ 1 960 541 people (including 1 219 884 city dwellers), cash population - ▲ 1 969 296 people (including 1 234 690 city dwellers).
- as of September 1, 2014 - ▲ 1,962,965 people (including 1,221,507 city dwellers or 62.23%), cash population - ▲ 1,971,720 people (including 1,236,313 city dwellers).
- as of October 1, 2014 - ▲ 1,965,262 people (including 1,223,045 city dwellers or 62.23%), available population - ▲ 1,974,017 people (including 1,237,851 citizens).
- as of November 1, 2014 - ▲ 1,967,027 people, available population - ▲ 1,975,782 people.
When analyzing the dynamics of population change in 2014, the main factors of which are natural population decline and migration growth, it should be borne in mind that government bodies Crimean statistics could not correctly take into account the migration of the population, since in April, May and the first two decades of June 2014, registration and deregistration of the place of residence by the migration service was not carried out at all, and in the subsequent period there is an underestimation of migration upon departure, since July 2014, the number of migrants who left is recorded by Krymstat without taking into account those who left for other constituent entities of the Russian Federation. In 2014-2015, according to the Ukrainian side, since the referendum on the status of Crimea and its accession to Russia, 20 593 people have moved from the territory of the peninsula to Ukraine. During the same period, about 200 thousand refugees left the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine for Crimea; in addition, 50 thousand foreign citizens are employed on the territory of Crimea. At the same time, more than 3 thousand Crimeans who were trained in higher educational institutions on the territory of Ukraine, left Ukraine and, upon returning to Crimea, received Russian citizenship there, after which they continued their studies at Russian higher educational institutions. About 3.5 thousand residents of Crimea did not want to take Russian citizenship and retained their Ukrainian citizenship.
Dynamics of some demographic indicators
The dynamics of the birth rate in the Republic of Crimea in 1990-2014
| Year | OKF | Births people | Fertility ‰ | Year | OKF | Births people | Fertility ‰ | Year | OKF | Births people | Fertility ‰ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,84 | 27 599 | 13.0 ‰ | 2000 | 1,05 | 15 162 | 7.3 ‰ | 2010 | 1,55 | 23 238 | 11.8 ‰ |
| 1991 | 1,71 | 26 291 | 12,1 ‰ | 2001 | 1,04 | 15 136 | 7.4 ‰ | 2011 | 1,56 | 23 394 | 11.9 ‰ |
| 1992 | 1,54 | 24 160 | 10.9 ‰ | 2002 | 1,06 | 16 112 | 8.0 ‰ | 2012 | 1,68 | 24 702 | 12.6 ‰ |
| 1993 | 1,39 | 22 094 | 9.9 ‰ | 2003 | 1,15 | 17 419 | 8.7 ‰ | 2013 | — | 24 054 | 12,2 ‰ |
| 1994 | 1,54 | 20 681 | 9,3 ‰ | 2004 | 1,20 | 17 941 | 9.0 ‰ | 2014 | — | 24 330 | 12.4 ‰ |
| 1995 | 1,25 | 18 984 | 8.6 ‰ | 2005 | 1,21 | 17 983 | 9.0 ‰ | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 1,17 | 17 538 | 8.0 ‰ | 2006 | 1,27 | 20 041 | 10,1 ‰ | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 1,13 | 16 683 | 7.7 ‰ | 2007 | 1,38 | 21 667 | 11.0 ‰ | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 1,07 | 15 603 | 7.3 ‰ | 2008 | 1,49 | 23 353 | 11.9 ‰ | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 1,03 | 15 023 | 7.2 ‰ | 2009 | 1,55 | 23 524 | 12.0 ‰ | 2019 | — | — | — |
Population of Crimea by place of birth
Population of Crimea by place of birth (2001, census)
According to the 2001 census, 49.1% of the republic's residents were Crimeans at the place of birth (993 656 people out of 2,024 056 permanent residents of the AR Crimea); 18.8% were natives of the regions of the Russian Federation (379,993 people); 16.1% came from other regions of Ukraine (325,424 people, including 29,594 people from Kherson, 23,610 people from Vinnitsa, 23,132 people from Donetsk, 21,701 people from Khmelnytsky, 21,506 people from Sumy, 19,781 people from the Zhytomyr region). In addition, 8.1% were born in Uzbekistan (164,707 people, including the majority of those from the Crimean Tatars who were born in Uzbekistan during the period of exile); 1.4% - in Kazakhstan (27 413 people); 1.3% - in Belarus (26 817 people), 1.9% - in other republics the former USSR(except for the Baltic countries; 39 364 people), and 2.8% did not indicate their place of birth (56 741 people). According to the Ukrainian side, more than 50% of Crimean residents have never traveled to the territory of the so-called. "Mainland Ukraine". According to the 2014 census, 56.3% (1247.2 thousand people) of the Crimean population were natives of the peninsula, 15.4% (340.1 thousand people) were natives of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation outside Crimea, 16.1% (356 , 0 thousand people) were natives of Ukraine, 7.3% (162.6 thousand people) were natives of Uzbekistan, 4.0% (88.1 thousand people) were natives of other CIS countries, 0.9% (13.7 thousand people) natives of foreign countries.
Urbanization
According to the 2001 census, with a total population of 2,033.7 thousand people (4.3% of the population of Ukraine at that time), the urban population of the republic was 1,274.3 thousand people (62.7%), and the rural population was 759 , 4 thousand people (37.3%). The population density was 78 people. per sq. km. Since the all-Union census of 1989, the rural population of Crimea has increased significantly due to the resettlement of Crimean Tatars returning to the peninsula in rural areas.
Distribution of urban and rural population by nationality
Russians are the predominant nationality in the Republic of Crimea, both in cities and in the countryside. However, in rural areas their share is lower, since the share of Ukrainians and especially Crimean Tatars was higher among the villagers.
Distribution of the urban and rural population of the Republic of Crimea by nationality (in% of those who indicated their nationality)
| nationality | 2001 census | 2014 census | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole population | Urban population | Rural population | Whole population | Urban population | Rural population | |
| russians | 58,5 % | 65,9 % | 45,8 % | 65,2 % | 74,2 % | 56,2 % |
| Ukrainians | 24,4 % | 22,5 % | 27,4 % | 16,0 % | 13,8 % | 18,2 % |
| Crimean Tatars | 12,1 % | 6,5 % | 21,2 % | 12,6 % | 6,6 % | 18,6 % |
| Tatars | 0,5 % | 0,4 % | 0,8 % | 2,3 % | 1,5 % | 3,1 % |
| Belarusians | 1,5 % | 1,4 % | 1,6 % | 1,0 % | 0,9 % | 1,1 % |
| Armenians | 0,4 % | 0,5 % | 0,4 % | 0,5 % | 0,6 % | 0,4 % |
| others | 2,6 % | 2,8 % | 2,8 % | 2,4 % | 2,4 % | 2,4 % |
National composition
The era of Hellenic colonization - 200,000 people: the Bosphorus and Scythian kingdoms within the borders of Crimea. The composition of the Crimean population over time changed from predominantly Crimean Tatar in the 18th century to mixed multiethnic at the end of the 20th century. early XXI century:
- XIII century - 430,000 (200,000 (46.5%) Tatars, 150,000 (34.9%) Armenians, 80,000 (18.6%) Greeks)
- First quarter of the 18th century - 467,000 people (95.1% of Crimean Tatars, 2.6% of Greeks, 2.1% of Armenians, 0.2% of Krymchaks and Karaites)
- 1760s-70s - 454,700 people (92.6% of Crimean Tatars, 4% of Armenians, 3.1% of Greeks, 0.3% of Krymchaks and Karaites)
Visiting Crimea in the 18th century, Johann Thunmann, speaking about the region, noted:
After the Tatars, the Armenians are the most numerous in Crimea
In 1778, almost all Armenians and Greeks living in the Crimea (about half of the population of the peninsula) were resettled to the Azov province by A. Suvorov, at the direction of Catherine II.
- 1795 - 156 400 people (87.6% of Crimean Tatars, 4.3% of Russians, 1.9% of Greeks, 1.7% of Roma, 1.5% of Karaites, 1.3% of Ukrainians, 0.8% of Jews, 0.6% Armenians, 0.1% Germans, 0.1% Bulgarians)
- 1816 - 212 600 people (85.9% Crimean Tatars, 4.8% Russians, 3.7% Ukrainians, 1.4% Karaites, 1.3% Armenians, 0.9% Jews, 0.8% Greeks, 0.7% Germans, 0.4% Bulgarians)
- 1835 - 279,400 people (83.5% of Crimean Tatars, 4.4% of Russians, 3.1% of Ukrainians, 2.4% of Roma, 2% of Greeks, 1.5% of Armenians, 1.1% of Karaites, 0, 9% Jews, 0.7% Germans, 0.4% Bulgarians)
- 1850 - 343,500 people (77.8% of Crimean Tatars, 7% of Ukrainians, 6.6% of Russians, 2% of Greeks, 1.9% of Gypsies, 1.3% of Karaites, 1% of Armenians, 1% of Germans, 0, 9% Jews, 0.5% Bulgarians)
- 1858 - 331,300 people (73% of Crimean Tatars, 12.6% of Russians, 4% of Ukrainians, 2.4% of Greeks, 2% of Roma, 1.8% of Jews, 1.5% of Germans, 1.3% of Armenians, 0.8% Karaites, 0.6% Bulgarians)
- 1864 - 198,700 people (50.3% Crimean Tatars, 28.5% Russians and Ukrainians, 6.5% Greeks, 5.3% Jews, 2.9% Armenians, 2.7% Germans, 1.7% Karaites, 1.6% Bulgarians)
Ethnic composition of the population of the cities of Crimea according to the All-Russian census of 1897
Population of the Tauride province according to the 1897 census
- 1897 - 546,700 people (35.6% of Crimean Tatars, 33.1% of Russians, 11.8% of Ukrainians, 5.8% of Germans, 4.4% of Jews, 3.1% of Greeks, 1.5% of Armenians, 1.3% Bulgarians, 1.2% Poles, 0.3% Turks)
- 1917 - 749 800 people (41.2% Russians, 28.7% Crimean Tatars, 8.6% Ukrainians, 6.4% Jews, 4.9% Germans, 2.9% Greeks, 1.6% Armenians, 1.4% Bulgarians, 0.8% Poles, 0.7% Turks)
- 1920 - 718,900 people (44.1% Russians, 26% Crimean Tatars, 7.4% Ukrainians, 6.7% Jews, 5.9% Germans, 3.3% Greeks, 1.7% Armenians, 1, 5% Bulgarians, 0.8% Karaites, 0.8% Poles)
- 1926 - 706 800 people (42.7% Russians, 25.3% Crimean Tatars, 11.0% Ukrainians, 6.2% Germans, 5.5% Jews, 2.4% Greeks, 1.5% Armenians, 1.6% Bulgarians, 0.6% Karaites, 0.6% Poles, 0.9% Krymchaks)
- 1934 - 832,000 people (44% Russians, 23.8% Crimean Tatars, 10.9% Ukrainians, 8.1% Jews, 6.1% Germans, 1.7% Armenians, 1.4% Bulgarians)
- 1937 - 996 800 people (47.7% Russians, 20.7% Crimean Tatars, 12.9% Ukrainians, 5.5% Jews, 5.1% Germans, 2.2% Greeks, 1.5% Bulgarians, 0.3% Karaites)
- 1939 - 1,123,800 people (49.6% Russians, 19.4% Crimean Tatars, 13.7% Ukrainians, 5.8% Jews, 4.5% Germans, 1.8% Greeks, 1.4% Bulgarians , 1.1% Armenians, 0.5% Poles)
- 1944 (end of summer) - 379,000 people (75% Russians, 21% Ukrainians)
- 1959 - 1,201,500 people (71.4% Russians, 22.3% Ukrainians, 2.2% Jews, 0.1% Poles)
- 1979 - 2,135,900 people (68.4% Russians, 25.6% Ukrainians, 1.1% Jews, 0.7% Crimean Tatars, 0.3% Poles, 0.2% Armenians, 0.2% Greeks )
- 1989 - 2,430,500 people (67.1% Russians, 25.8% Ukrainians, 1.6% Crimean Tatars, 0.7% Jews, 0.3% Poles, 0.1% Greeks)
Population of Crimea over the past 300 years
Map of the settlement of Russians, Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars in Crimea (2001)
- 2001 - excluding the city of Sevastopol - 2,024,056 people (58.3% of Russians, 24.3% of Ukrainians, 12.1% of Crimean Tatars, 1.4% of Belarusians, 0.5% of Tatars, 0.4% of Armenians, 0.2% of Jews, Poles, Moldovans, Azerbaijanis, 0.1% of Uzbeks, Koreans, Greeks, Germans, Mordovians, Chuvashes, Gypsies, Bulgarians, Georgians and Mari, as well as Karaites, Crimeans, Italians, and others).
The 2001 All-Ukrainian Population Census recorded 788 Izhorians living in Crimea - that is, more than in their historical homeland. The majority of Russians, Ukrainians, Greeks and Bulgarians profess Orthodoxy, Crimean Tatars and Tatars - Sunni Islam, Jews, Protestants, and Catholics are also widespread.
- 2014 - from the city of Sevastopol - 2,284,800 people, including 2,197,600 people who indicated their nationality, including: 67.9% Russians, 15.7% Ukrainians, 10.6% Crimean Tatars, 2.0% Tatars (including Tatars with the Crimean Tatar language), 1.0% of Belarusians and 0.5% of Armenians, 2.3% of others.
- 2014 - without the city of Sevastopol - 1,889,400 people (65% of Russians, 16% of Ukrainians, 13% of Crimean Tatars).
When analyzing the preliminary results of the 2014 census, one should take into account the opinion of the Rosstat leadership that some of the Crimean Tatars called themselves Tatars during the census (which should explain the statistical phenomenon of an almost fourfold increase in the number of Tatars in the intercensal period in comparison with a slight decrease in the number of Crimean Tatars), therefore, when These groups will be summarized in the formation of the final results of the census.
Dynamics of the ethnic composition of the population of Crimea (including Sevastopol)
| nationality | 1897 | % | 1926 | % | 1939 | % | 1959 | % | 1989 | % | 2001 | % | % | 2014 | % | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 546592 | 100,00 % | 706757 | 100,00% | 1126429 | 100,00% | 1201517 | 100,00 % | 2430495 | 100,00% | 2401209 | 100,00% | 2284769 | 100,00% | ||
| Russians | 180963 | 33,11 % | 301398 | 42,65% | 558481 | 49,58% | 858273 | 71,43 % | 1629542 | 67,05% | 1450394 | 60,40% | 60,68% | 1492078 | 65,31% | 67,90% |
| Ukrainians | 64703 | 11,84 % | 77405 | 10,95% | 154123 | 13,68% | 267659 | 22,28 % | 625919 | 25,75% | 576647 | 24,01% | 24,12% | 344515 | 15,08% | 15,68% |
| Crimean Tatars | 194294 | 35,55 % | 179094 | 25,34% | 218879 | 19,43% | 38365 | 1,58% | 245291 | 10,22% | 10,26% | 232340 | 10,17% | 10,57% | ||
| Tatars | 10762 | 0,44% | 13602 | 0,57% | 0,57% | 44996 | 1,97% | 2,05% | ||||||||
| Belarusians | 2058 | 0,38 % | 3842 | 0,54% | 6726 | 0,60% | 21762 | 1,81 % | 50054 | 2,06% | 35157 | 1,46% | 1,47% | 21694 | 0,95% | 0,99% |
| Armenians | 8317 | 1,52 % | 10713 | 1,52% | 12923 | 1,15% | 2794 | 0,11% | 10088 | 0,42% | 0,42% | 11030 | 0,48% | 0,50% | ||
| Azerbaijanis | 1 | 0,00% | 109 | 0,01% | 2415 | 0,10% | 4377 | 0,18% | 0,18% | 4432 | 0,19% | 0,20% | ||||
| Uzbeks | 3 | 0,00% | 101 | 0,01% | 3087 | 0,13% | 0,13% | 3466 | 0,15% | 0,16% | ||||||
| Moldovans | 272 | 0,05 % | 556 | 0,08% | 1483 | 0,13% | 6609 | 0,27% | 4562 | 0,19% | 0,19% | 3147 | 0,14% | 0,14% | ||
| Jews | 24168 | 4,42 % | 16593 | 2,35% | 65452 | 5,81% | 26374 | 2,20 % | 17731 | 0,73% | 5531 | 0,23% | 0,23% | 3144 | 0,14% | 0,14% |
| Koreans | 13 | 0,00% | 117 | 0,01% | 2423 | 0,10% | 3027 | 0,13% | 0,13% | 2983 | 0,13% | 0,14% | ||||
| Greeks | 17114 | 3,13 % | 16036 | 2,27% | 20652 | 1,83% | 2684 | 0,11% | 3036 | 0,13% | 0,13% | 2877 | 0,13% | 0,13% | ||
| Poles | 6929 | 1,27 % | 4514 | 0,64% | 5084 | 0,45% | 2000 | 0,17 % | 6157 | 0,25% | 4459 | 0,19% | 0,19% | 2843 | 0,12% | 0,13% |
| Gypsies | 649 | 0,09% | 2064 | 0,18% | 1905 | 0,08% | 0,08% | 2388 | 0,10% | 0,11% | ||||||
| Chuvash | 47 | 0,01% | 269 | 0,02% | 4621 | 0,19% | 2679 | 0,11% | 0,11% | 1990 | 0,09% | 0,09% | ||||
| Bulgarians | 7450 | 1,36 % | 11377 | 1,61% | 15344 | 1,36% | 5985 | 0,50 % | 2186 | 0,09% | 2282 | 0,10% | 0,10% | 1868 | 0,08% | 0,09% |
| Germans | 31590 | 5,78 % | 43631 | 6,17% | 51299 | 4,55% | 2356 | 0,10% | 2790 | 0,12% | 0,12% | 1844 | 0,08% | 0,08% | ||
| Mordva | 123 | 0,02 % | 53 | 0,01% | 810 | 0,07% | 4582 | 0,19% | 2574 | 0,11% | 0,11% | 1601 | 0,07% | 0,07% | ||
| Georgians | 247 | 0,05 % | 293 | 0,04% | 509 | 0,05% | 1760 | 0,07% | 2137 | 0,09% | 0,09% | 1571 | 0,07% | 0,07% | ||
| Turks | 1787 | 0,33 % | 157 | 0,02% | 268 | 0,02% | 988 | 0,04% | 0,04% | 1465 | 0,06% | 0,07% | ||||
| Tajiks | 20 | 0,00% | 808 | 0,03% | 0,03% | 874 | 0,04% | 0,04% | ||||||||
| Mari | 80 | 0,01% | 68 | 0,01% | 1906 | 0,08% | 1192 | 0,05% | 0,05% | 801 | 0,04% | 0,04% | ||||
| Karaites | 4213 | 0,60% | 715 | 0,03% | 0,03% | 535 | 0,02% | 0,02% | ||||||||
| Krymchaks | 6000 | 0,85% | 280 | 0,01% | 0,01% | 228 | 0,01% | 0,01% | ||||||||
| other | 6577 | 1,20 % | 30246 | 4,28% | 11592 | 1,03% | 19464 | 1,62 % | 17629 | 0,73% | 14507 | 0,60% | 0,61% | 12854 | 0,56% | 0,58% |
| indicated | 0 | 0,00 % | 1126085 | 99,97% | 2390319 | 99,55% | 100,00% | 2197564 | 96,18% | 100,00% | ||||||
| did not indicate | 0 | 0,00 % | 344 | 0,03% | 10890 | 0,45% | 87205 | 3,82% |
| nationality | 2001 | % | % | 2014 | % | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2024056 | 100,00% | 1891465 | 100,00% | ||
| Russians | 1180441 | 58,32% | 58,52% | 1188978 | 62,86% | 65,20% |
| Ukrainians | 492227 | 24,32% | 24,40% | 291603 | 15,42% | 15,99% |
| Crimean Tatars | 243433 | 12,03% | 12,07% | 229526 | 12,13% | 12,59% |
| Tatars | 11090 | 0,55% | 0,55% | 42254 | 2,23% | 2,32% |
| Belarusians | 29285 | 1,45% | 1,45% | 17919 | 0,95% | 0,98% |
| Armenians | 8769 | 0,43% | 0,43% | 9634 | 0,51% | 0,53% |
| Azerbaijanis | 3748 | 0,19% | 0,19% | 3738 | 0,20% | 0,20% |
| Uzbeks | 2947 | 0,15% | 0,15% | 3265 | 0,17% | 0,18% |
| Koreans | 2877 | 0,14% | 0,14% | 2820 | 0,15% | 0,15% |
| Greeks | 2795 | 0,14% | 0,14% | 2646 | 0,14% | 0,15% |
| Moldovans | 3761 | 0,19% | 0,19% | 2573 | 0,14% | 0,14% |
| Jews | 4515 | 0,22% | 0,22% | 2543 | 0,13% | 0,14% |
| Poles | 3879 | 0,19% | 0,19% | 2435 | 0,13% | 0,13% |
| Gypsies | 1896 | 0,09% | 0,09% | 2381 | 0,13% | 0,13% |
| Germans | 2536 | 0,13% | 0,13% | 1648 | 0,09% | 0,09% |
| Chuvash | 2171 | 0,11% | 0,11% | 1529 | 0,08% | 0,08% |
| Bulgarians | 1877 | 0,09% | 0,09% | 1506 | 0,08% | 0,08% |
| Mordva | 2208 | 0,11% | 0,11% | 1334 | 0,07% | 0,07% |
| Georgians | 1774 | 0,09% | 0,09% | 1280 | 0,07% | 0,07% |
| Turks | 969 | 0,05% | 0,05% | 1413 | 0,07% | 0,08% |
| Tajiks | 750 | 0,04% | 0,04% | 798 | 0,04% | 0,04% |
| Mari | 1089 | 0,05% | 0,05% | 723 | 0,04% | 0,04% |
| Karaites | 671 | 0,03% | 0,03% | 500 | 0,03% | 0,03% |
| Krymchaks | 204 | 0,01% | 0,01% | 177 | 0,01% | 0,01% |
| other | 12793 | 0,63% | 0,63% | 10469 | 0,55% | 0,57% |
| indicated | 2016986 | 99,65% | 100,00% | 1823692 | 96,42% | 100,00% |
| did not indicate | 7070 | 0,35% | 67773 | 3,58% |
Ethnic composition of the population of districts and urban districts of Crimea
According to the 2001 All-Ukrainian Population Census.
| urban district / district | total, people | Russians, people | % | Ukrainians, people | % | Crimean Tatars, people | % | Belarusians, people | % | Tatars, people | % | Armenians, people | % | Jews, people | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simferopol | 358108 | 238938 | 66,72 % | 76147 | 21,26 % | 25209 | 7,04 % | 4102 | 1,15 % | 1339 | 0,37 % | 2130 | 0,59 % | 2371 | 0,66 % |
| Alushta | 52215 | 35030 | 67,09 % | 11987 | 22,96 % | 3081 | 5,90 % | 743 | 1,42 % | 93 | 0,18 % | 223 | 0,43 % | 71 | 0,14 % |
| Armyansk | 26867 | 14969 | 55,72 % | 9722 | 36,19 % | 949 | 3,53 % | 299 | 1,11 % | 87 | 0,32 % | 94 | 0,35 % | ||
| Dzhankoy | 42861 | 25611 | 59,75 % | 11106 | 25,91 % | 3469 | 8,09 % | 658 | 1,54 % | 87 | 0,20 % | 117 | 0,27 % | 66 | 0,15 % |
| Evpatoria | 117565 | 76295 | 64,90 % | 27429 | 23,33 % | 8140 | 6,92 % | 1716 | 1,46 % | 287 | 0,24 % | 607 | 0,52 % | 511 | 0,43 % |
| Kerch | 158165 | 124430 | 78,67 % | 24298 | 15,36 % | 1635 | 1,03 % | 1795 | 1,13 % | 383 | 0,24 % | 518 | 0,33 % | 322 | 0,20 % |
| Krasnoperekopsk | 30902 | 15736 | 50,92 % | 12631 | 40,87 % | 928 | 3,00 % | 366 | 1,18 % | 145 | 0,47 % | 80 | 0,26 % | ||
| Saki | 28522 | 18573 | 65,12 % | 6938 | 24,33 % | 1646 | 5,77 % | 527 | 1,85 % | 118 | 0,41 % | 130 | 0,46 % | 68 | 0,24 % |
| Zander | 29448 | 17442 | 59,23 % | 5173 | 17,57 % | 5131 | 17,42 % | 387 | 1,31 % | 286 | 0,97 % | 137 | 0,47 % | ||
| Feodosia | 108788 | 78536 | 72,19 % | 20416 | 18,77 % | 5055 | 4,65 % | 1949 | 1,79 % | 236 | 0,22 % | 557 | 0,51 % | 223 | 0,20 % |
| Yalta | 139584 | 91408 | 65,49 % | 38604 | 27,66 % | 1877 | 1,34 % | 2204 | 1,58 % | 476 | 0,34 % | 813 | 0,58 % | 424 | 0,30 % |
| Bakhchisaray district | 92542 | 50236 | 54,28 % | 18158 | 19,62 % | 19695 | 21,28 % | 1156 | 1,25 % | 1254 | 1,36 % | 183 | 0,20 % | ||
| Belogorsk district | 66458 | 32706 | 49,21 % | 10749 | 16,17 % | 19425 | 29,23 % | 622 | 0,94 % | 454 | 0,68 % | 190 | 0,29 % | ||
| Dzhankoy region | 82328 | 32048 | 38,93 % | 27788 | 33,75 % | 17744 | 21,55 % | 1415 | 1,72 % | 192 | 0,23 % | 179 | 0,22 % | ||
| Kirovsky district | 58016 | 29290 | 50,49 % | 10219 | 17,61 % | 14816 | 25,54 % | 955 | 1,65 % | 775 | 1,34 % | 198 | 0,34 % | ||
| Krasnogvardeisky district | 93782 | 45666 | 48,69 % | 25563 | 27,26 % | 15619 | 16,65 % | 2059 | 2,20 % | 1061 | 1,13 % | 399 | 0,43 % | ||
| Krasnoperekopsky district | 31843 | 10587 | 33,25 % | 13822 | 43,41 % | 5477 | 17,20 % | 397 | 1,25 % | 248 | 0,78 % | ||||
| Leninsky district | 69629 | 38168 | 54,82 % | 15950 | 22,91 % | 10784 | 15,49 % | 892 | 1,28 % | 324 | 0,47 % | 311 | 0,45 % | ||
| Nizhnegorsk district | 56976 | 28727 | 50,42 % | 16419 | 28,82 % | 9136 | 16,03 % | 1009 | 1,77 % | 190 | 0,33 % | ||||
| Pervomaisky district | 40367 | 14155 | 35,07 % | 15317 | 37,94 % | 8693 | 21,53 % | 696 | 1,72 % | 279 | 0,69 % | 108 | 0,27 % | ||
| Razdolnensky district | 37185 | 15289 | 41,12 % | 14896 | 40,06 % | 4961 | 13,34 % | 524 | 1,41 % | 336 | 0,90 % | 242 | 0,65 % | ||
| Saki district | 80964 | 36592 | 45,20 % | 25517 | 31,52 % | 14137 | 17,46 % | 1765 | 2,18 % | 639 | 0,79 % | 376 | 0,46 % | ||
| Simferopol district | 149253 | 73753 | 49,41 % | 35098 | 23,52 % | 33161 | 22,22 % | 2038 | 1,37 % | 545 | 0,37 % | 849 | 0,57 % | ||
| Soviet District | 37576 | 18234 | 48,53 % | 8287 | 22,05 % | 8344 | 22,21 % | 499 | 1,33 % | 757 | 2,01 % | ||||
| Chernomorsky district | 34112 | 18002 | 52,77 % | 9993 | 29,29 % | 4321 | 12,67 % | 512 | 1,50 % | 499 | 1,46 % | 140 | 0,41 % | ||
| Republic of Crimea | 2024056 | 1180441 | 58,32 % | 492227 | 24,32 % | 243433 | 12,03 % | 29285 | 1,45 % | 11090 | 0,55 % | 8769 | 0,43 % | 4515 | 0,22 % |
| Sevastopol | 377153 | 269953 | 71,58 % | 84420 | 22,38 % | 1858 | 0,49 % | 5872 | 1,56 % | 2512 | 0,67 % | 1319 | 0,35 % | 1016 | 0,27 % |
| whole Crimea | 2401209 | 1450394 | 60,40 % | 576647 | 24,01 % | 245291 | 10,22 % | 35157 | 1,46 % | 13602 | 0,57 % | 10088 | 0,42 % | 5531 | 0,23 % |
Demographic indicators of major nationalities
In 2001, out of 15 136 newborns in the republic, 2 670 had a mother of Crimean Tatar nationality (17.6%). In 2002 this figure dropped to 16.4%, but in 2003 it reached 17.7%. All these values are slightly higher than the share of Crimean Tatars in the population of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea according to the 2001 census (12.1%). So if in the early 2000s the mortality rate in the republic as a whole reached 15.0 people per 1000 inhabitants, then among the Crimean Tatars it was 9.4 ppm.
Languages of Crimea
In the past, in different periods of the history of Crimea, other languages (Greek, Italian, Armenian, Turkish-Ottoman) played a significant role on its territory. The linguistic picture of the Crimean peninsula has recently been characterized by the predominance of the Russian language. According to the 2001 census, among the native languages, apart from Russian (77.0%), Crimean Tatar (11.4%) and Ukrainian (10.1%) languages were also noticeably present. During the period of being a part of Ukraine, there was a disproportion between nationality and the language of use (mother tongue), as well as their use in the education system and office work. During this period, there was a tendency towards the gradual pushing back of the Russian language from the official written sphere in the republic with a parallel command-administrative introduction of the Ukrainian language into the education and office work system. Although, according to a survey conducted in 2004 by the Kievsky an international institution sociology (KIIS), the absolute majority - 97% of the entire population of Crimea uses the Russian language for communication. After the entry of Crimea into the Russian Federation, according to the Constitution of the Republic of Crimea, 3 state languages: Russian, Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar. According to the results of the population census in the Crimean Federal District of 2014, the absolute majority of the population named Russian as their native language - 84%. Crimean Tatar native was named for 7.9%, Tatar - for 3.7%, Ukrainian - for 3.3%. Russian was called their native language by 79.7% of Ukrainians, 24.8% of Tatars and 5.6% of Crimean Tatars. For 0.1% of Russians, the native language is Ukrainian.
Religions
The majority of Russians, Ukrainians, Greeks and Bulgarians profess Orthodoxy, Crimean Tatars, Tatars, Uzbeks are Sunni Islam, the majority of Azerbaijanis are Shiite Muslims, Protestants, Catholics (including Igreko-Catholics), Jews (including Crimeans and Karaites) are also widespread ...
Distribution of the resident population by urban districts and districts of the Republic of Crimea and municipal districts of Sevastopol according to the preliminary results of the population census in the Crimean Federal District as of October 14, 2014 and taking them into account, the movement of the estimate of the resident population as of July 1, 2014:
| urban / municipal district / district | only 14.X. 2014 people | urban population 14.X. 2014 people | % | rural population 14.X. 2014 people | % | only 1.VII. 2014 people | urban population 1.VII. 2014 people | % | rural population 1.VII. 2014 people | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Crimea | 1889400 | 958200 | 50,7% | 931200 | 49,3% | 1884473 | 956332 | 50,75% | 928141 | 49,25% |
| Simferopol | 350600 | 330600 | 94,3% | 20000 | 5,7% | 351544 | 331492 | 94,30% | 20052 | 5,70% |
| Alushta | 52300 | 29100 | 55,6% | 23200 | 44,4% | 52084 | 28959 | 55,60% | 23125 | 44,40% |
| Armyansk | 24400 | 22000 | 90,1% | 2400 | 9,9% | 24328 | 21909 | 90,06% | 2419 | 9,94% |
| Dzhankoy | 38600 | 38600 | 100,0% | 0 | 0,0% | 38494 | 38494 | 100,00% | 0 | 0,00% |
| Evpatoria | 119300 | 105700 | 88,6% | 13600 | 11,4% | 118643 | 105232 | 88,70% | 13411 | 11,30% |
| Kerch | 147000 | 147000 | 100,0% | 0 | 0,0% | 146066 | 146066 | 100,00% | 0 | 0,00% |
| Krasnoperekopsk | 26300 | 26300 | 100,0% | 0 | 0,0% | 26183 | 26183 | 100,00% | 0 | 0,00% |
| Saki | 25100 | 25100 | 100,0% | 0 | 0,0% | 25016 | 25016 | 100,00% | 0 | 0,00% |
| Zander | 32300 | 16500 | 51,1% | 15800 | 48,9% | 31981 | 16339 | 51,09% | 15642 | 48,91% |
| Feodosia | 101000 | 69100 | 68,4% | 31900 | 31,6% | 100629 | 68823 | 68,39% | 31806 | 31,61% |
| Yalta | 133600 | 84400 | 63,2% | 49200 | 36,8% | 133176 | 84250 | 63,26% | 48926 | 36,74% |
| Bakhchisaray district | 90900 | 27500 | 30,2% | 63400 | 69,8% | 90731 | 27395 | 30,19% | 63336 | 69,81% |
| Belogorsk district | 60400 | 16400 | 27,1% | 44000 | 72,9% | 60311 | 16327 | 27,07% | 43984 | 72,93% |
| Dzhankoy region | 68300 | 0 | 0,0% | 68300 | 100,0% | 68201 | 0,00% | 68201 | 100,00% | |
| Kirovsky district | 50800 | 9200 | 18,2% | 41600 | 81,8% | 50559 | 9228 | 18,25% | 41331 | 81,75% |
| Krasnogvardeisky district | 83200 | 0 | 0,0% | 83200 | 100,0% | 82860 | 0 | 0,00% | 82860 | 100,00% |
| Krasnoperekopsky district | 24700 | 0 | 0,0% | 24700 | 100,0% | 24661 | 0 | 0,00% | 24661 | 100,00% |
| Leninsky district | 61200 | 10600 | 17,4% | 50600 | 82,6% | 61138 | 10619 | 17,37% | 50519 | 82,63% |
| Nizhnegorsk district | 45100 | 0 | 0,0% | 45100 | 100,0% | 44938 | 0 | 0,00% | 44938 | 100,00% |
| Pervomaisky district | 32800 | 0 | 0,0% | 32800 | 100,0% | 32750 | 0 | 0,00% | 32750 | 100,00% |
| Razdolnensky district | 30600 | 0 | 0,0% | 30600 | 100,0% | 30458 | 0 | 0,00% | 30458 | 100,00% |
| Saki district | 76400 | 0 | 0,0% | 76400 | 100,0% | 76227 | 0 | 0,00% | 76227 | 100,00% |
| Simferopol district | 152100 | 0 | 0,0% | 152100 | 100,0% | 151346 | 0 | 0,00% | 151346 | 100,00% |
| Soviet District | 31900 | 0 | 0,0% | 31900 | 100,0% | 31758 | 0 | 0,00% | 31758 | 100,00% |
| Chernomorsky district | 30500 | 0 | 0,0% | 30500 | 100,0% | 30391 | 0 | 0,00% | 30391 | 100,00% |
| Sevastopol | 395000 | 364800 | 92,4% | 30200 | 7,6% | 384317 | 360335 | 93,76% | 23982 | 6,24% |
| Andreevsky MO | 3300 | 0 | 0,0% | 3300 | 100,0% | |||||
| Balaklava MO | 27600 | 18700 | 67,8% | 8900 | 32,2% | |||||
| Verhnesadovskiy MO | 5400 | 0 | 0,0% | 5400 | 100,0% | |||||
| Gagarinsky MO | 136200 | 136200 | 100,0% | 0 | 0,0% | |||||
| Inkerman city | 10300 | 10300 | 100,0% | 0 | 0,0% | |||||
| Kachinsky MO | 9300 | 5500 | 59,0% | 3800 | 41,0% | |||||
| Leninsky MO | 108000 | 108000 | 100,0% | 0 | 0,0% | |||||
| Nakhimovskiy MO | 86100 | 86100 | 100,0% | 0 | 0,0% | |||||
| Orlinovsky MO | 6200 | 0 | 0,0% | 6200 | 100,0% | |||||
| Ternovsky MO | 2600 | 0 | 0,0% | 2600 | 100,0% | |||||
| whole Crimea | 2284400 | 1323000 | 57,9% | 961400 | 42,1% | 2268790 | 1316667 | 58,03% | 952123 | 41,97% |
Large settlements
Population of large settlements of Crimea (more than 5 thousand inhabitants).Data for cities and urban-type settlements are given according to the current accounting of Ukrstat at the beginning of the year, for villages - according to the results of the 2001 population census.
| title | type np | dynamics for the year | available population, people 2013 g. | dynamics for the year | available population, people 2014 | AND THOSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sevastopol | town | ▲ | 342 580 | ▲ | 344 853 | Sevastopol |
| Simferopol | town | ▲ | 337 285 | ▲ | 338 319 | City district Simferopol |
| Kerch | town | ▼ | 145 265 | ▼ | 144 626 | Kerch city district |
| Evpatoria | town | ▲ | 106 877 | ▲ | 107 040 | Urban district Evpatoria |
| Yalta | town | ▲ | 78 115 | ▲ | 78 200 | Yalta urban district |
| Feodosia | town | ▼ | 69 461 | ▼ | 69 040 | Feodosia urban district |
| Dzhankoy | town | ▼ | 36 086 | ▼ | 35 693 | Dzhankoy urban district |
| Krasnoperekopsk | town | ▼ | 29 815 | ▼ | 29 672 | City district Krasnoperekopsk |
| Alushta | town | ▼ | 28 418 | ▼ | 28 295 | Alushta urban district |
| Bakhchisarai | town | ▲ | 26 482 | ▲ | 26 651 | Bakhchisaray district |
| Saki | town | ▼ | 23 655 | ▼ | 23 391 | Saki Urban District |
| Armyansk | town | ▼ | 22 337 | ▼ | 22 286 | Armyansk city district |
| Belogorsk | town | ▲ | 18 220 | ▲ | 18 252 | Belogorsk district |
| Zander | town | ▲ | 15 457 | ▲ | 15 532 | Urban district Sudak |
| Seaside | town | ▬ | 14 938 | ▲ | 14 975 | Feodosia urban district |
| Guards | town | ▲ | 12 711 | ▼ | 12 702 | Simferopol district |
| Inkerman | town | ▲ | 11 985 | ▲ | 12 028 | Sevastopol |
| Oktyabrskoe | town | ▲ | 11 572 | ▲ | 11 684 | Krasnogvardeisky district |
| Gresovsky | town | ▲ | 11 391 | ▲ | 11 509 | City district Simferopol |
| Gaspra | town | ▲ | 11 384 | ▬ | 11 384 | Yalta urban district |
| Shchelkino | town | ▼ | 11 184 | ▼ | 11 169 | Leninsky district |
| Black Sea | town | ▲ | 11 098 | ▼ | 11 092 | Chernomorsky district |
| Krasnogvardeyskoe | town | ▲ | 10 766 | ▲ | 10 779 | Krasnogvardeisky district |
| Soviet | town | ▲ | 9996 | ▲ | 10 069 | Soviet District |
| Old Crimea | town | ▲ | 9512 | ▼ | 9478 | Kirovsky district |
| Nizhnegorsk | town | ▼ | 9460 | ▼ | 9436 | Nizhnegorsk district |
| Gurzuf | town | ▲ | 9117 | ▲ | 9152 | Yalta urban district |
| Pervomaiskoe | town | ▼ | 9001 | ▼ | 8964 | Pervomaisky district |
| Massandra | town | ▲ | 8571 | ▲ | 8623 | Yalta urban district |
| Alupka | town | ▲ | 8520 | ▲ | 8528 | Yalta urban district |
| Peaceful | village | 8391 | Simferopol district | |||
| Lenino | town | ▼ | 7881 | ▼ | 7826 | Leninsky district |
| Novoozernoe | town | ▲ | 7383 | ▲ | 7393 | Urban district Evpatoria |
| Razdolnoe | town | ▼ | 7320 | ▼ | 7291 | Razdolnensky district |
| Pionerskoe | village | 7265 | Simferopol district | |||
| Youth | town | ▲ | 7235 | ▲ | 7261 | Simferopol district |
| Zuya | town | ▬ | 7085 | ▲ | 7156 | Belogorsk district |
| Kirovskoe | town | ▲ | 7067 | ▲ | 7069 | Kirovsky district |
| Vilino | village | 6913 | Bakhchisaray district | |||
| Sunrise | village | 6810 | Krasnogvardeisky district | |||
| Petrovka | village | 6717 | Krasnogvardeisky district | |||
| Novofedorovka | town | ▲ | 6558 | ▲ | 6584 | Saki district |
| Koreiz | town | ▲ | 6304 | ▲ | 6337 | Yalta urban district |
| Partenit | town | ▲ | 6089 | ▼ | 6086 | Alushta urban district |
| Agrarian | town | ▲ | 6034 | ▲ | 6093 | City district Simferopol |
| Kacha | town | ▼ | 5137 | ▬ | 5137 | Sevastopol |
| Zaozyornoye | town | ▲ | 4996 | ▲ | 5023 | Urban district Evpatoria |
For a long time, the peoples living on the territory of the Crimean peninsula participated in the formation of ethnic societies. These processes were counted for centuries. In the time before our era, this area was inhabited by the Taurus, nomadic Cimmerian, Scythian and Sarmatian tribes. In the Middle Ages, the Greeks, Tatars, Alans, Goths, Turks left their mark. The Tatar-Mongols, intertwining with the Greeks and Polovtsians, formed the nucleus of an ethnic group called the Crimean Tatars, which represented the main population of the Crimean Khanate, which existed from the 15th to the 18th centuries. After the conquest of Crimea, since 1783, there was a gradual resettlement to these lands of Russians, Ukrainians, Bulgarians, Greeks, Jews.
By our time, a modern multinational community of peoples has developed. This ethnic symbiosis includes representatives of about 125 nationalities. The largest groups are Russians (65%), Ukrainians (16%) and Crimean Tatars (12%). Taking into account such a structure of the population in Crimea, three languages are applied and enshrined at the legislative level: Russian, Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar. Other nationalities are not so widely represented, but they all take their place in the national palette and influence the culture of this region. According to the statistics of the population census, 2.3 million people permanently reside in Crimea (including the city of Sevastopol). The Russian language is the most widespread and used in all spheres of life, and is also universal for interethnic communication.
Russians
The representation of the Russian people in Crimea has been quite significant since deep antiquity... During the period of the Crimean Khanate, prisoners from Russia, Russian diplomats, merchants, and monks stayed there. They were part of the local population for centuries and after the conquest of Crimea remained there as Russian subjects. The mass settlement of the Russian people began after the annexation of the Crimea to Russia in 1783. The settlers were the military, who received preferences from the state for calling their relatives for permanent residence on the peninsula. Widows and unmarried girls came to create families. An additional impetus was the departure of the Crimean Tatars to the territory of modern Turkey and the liberation of fertile lands for the beginning of a new life for the settlers. The migration of Russians to Crimea continued throughout the 19th century. The favorable climate and nature of the southern coast attracted many tourists for treatment and recreation. It was at this time that magnificent palaces began to appear for reigning and influential persons, which today act as attractions and places of pilgrimage for vacationers. The result of these processes was the predominance of the Russian ethnos in the Crimea at the beginning of the last century.
Ukrainians
After the revolutions and wars in Russia in the 1920s and 1930s, Ukrainians also began to move to Crimea. The mass resettlement of Little Russians began after the annexation of Crimea to the Ukrainian SSR in 1954. Fulfilling the plans of the government, settlers from the western regions of Ukraine, officials and employees flocked to the collective farms of the Crimean region.
Crimean Tatars
Crimean Tatars are the third largest ethnic group on the Crimean peninsula. This is a people of complex and dramatic destiny, an ethno-cocktail from a mixture of different peoples, formed over several centuries. The emergence of a special Turkic ethnos was facilitated by living in a separate area, the predominance of Islam and a common language. Initially, the Tatars lived in the steppe Crimea, but the spread of Islam expanded their zone of influence. They were joined by the inhabitants of the mountainous regions and the southern coast, who adopted the new religion. The annexation of Crimea to Russia facilitated the outflow of indigenous people from the peninsula, and the resettlement of Slavic peoples reduced the share of Tatars in the population. Another dramatic exodus of the Crimean Tatars happened during their deportation from Crimea in 1944.But at the end of the twentieth century, the reverse process of the Tatars returning to their historical land and last years there is a steady increase in the number of this ethnic group. The main population density of the Crimean Tatars is in the countryside in the steppe part of the peninsula.
Other peoples
Apart from these three large nations, still lives on the territory of Crimea a large number of medium and small ethnic groups, whose roots have firmly grown together with the Crimean land. These are Crimean Greeks, Crimean Armenians, Jews, Karaites and Krymchaks, Gypsies, Azerbaijanis, Moldovans, Poles, Germans, Bulgarians. Crimea is a multinational, multilingual and professing many religions peninsula, so small in area and so large in warmth and friendship.
The Crimean peninsula is still one of the most topical and discussed topics all over the world. Population already Russian republic continues to go through a transitional period associated with the accession of the former autonomy to the Russian Federation. Well, oddly enough, but not everyone is happy about what happened. Crimea has endured a lot. The population has changed, a new currency has appeared, prices and salaries have become different. Well, then it is worth talking about all this in more detail in order to understand the course of the problem.
Background
Everyone knows that one of the most multinational peninsulas is Crimea. The population in this place is downright replete with diversity. Russians, Belarusians, Germans, Greeks, Jews, Armenians, Ukrainians, Crimean and Kazakh Tatars - whoever doesn't live here! Indeed, as you can see, there is a very multinational population of the Republic of Crimea. But it is worth noting one interesting nuance. After the well-known referendum on March 16, when the inhabitants of the republic finally made a decision regarding their return to the Russian Federation, the number of Tatars and Ukrainians living in the territory has significantly decreased. Compare statistics from 2001 to 2014! Then Ukrainians were 24.4%, Crimean Tatars - 12.1%. After the referendum - 16% and 10%, respectively. Russians were 58.5%, and now they are 65.2%! You can see how the metrics have changed. The number of representatives of other nationalities has not diminished - as it was, it remains.
Changing statistics
Why did the Crimea, whose population was so diverse, dramatically “impoverished” in terms of Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars? The question is very serious, and it is difficult to answer it briefly. But really. Well, the Ukrainians decided to return to their "historical homeland", flatly refusing to accept what is clear as God's day. That is, the peninsula, in fact, always belonged to Russia and was given to a neighboring country because it happened so. Everyone knows that situation. And the Crimean Tatars ... this is a separate issue. It is not even clear here why the representatives of this nationality revered the supposedly independent Ukraine so much. Most likely, the fear of deportation that took place in May 1944 remained, and they can be understood. Well, so far the hostile mood has not completely passed and will most likely last for more than one five-year period, but it remains to hope for the easy-going and prudence of people.
Latest data
So, in 2015, at the beginning of June, a conference was held in Yalta on issues related to the current population of Crimea. It is 2.2 million people. This is the freshest, latest data. The population of Russia with Crimea, respectively, according to the latest statistics, has increased to 146.3 million people! It seems to some that two million from above is a drop in the ocean, but a whole republic has nevertheless joined.
Everyone knows that the peninsula includes such a wonderful hero city as Sevastopol. A true legend. In addition, from now on - a city of federal significance! White-stone handsome man, on whose territory 400,000 people live. Thus, Crimea ranks 27th in Russia in the population rating, and the hero city dropped to 77th place.
Details
So, who and how many live on the territory of the Republic of Crimea? The population consists of 53.9% women and, accordingly, 46.1% men. As with almost everywhere, the number of girls exceeds the percentage of boys.
The most major cities recognized (with the exception of Sevastopol with a special status) Simferopol, Kerch, Yalta and Evpatoria with Feodosia. In the Crimean capital, 350 600 people live, in Kerch - half as many, that is, 147 000. Yalta, or, as it is also called, the Crimean Pearl, contains 133 600 people on its territory. And Evpatoria with Feodosia - 119,000 and 101,000. The statistics are quite fresh, the population census was carried out less than a year ago, so the data is the most reliable.
Results and conclusions
Well, as one could understand, Crimea is a rather big republic. And now it is worth drawing some conclusions.
The most “Russian” city on the entire peninsula is Sevastopol. He was called that all the time. On its territory, about 99% of people are Russians. Now, not only by nationality, but also by citizenship. In general, the ethnic composition is quite large. The most numerous, apart from Russians and Ukrainians, are also Belarusians, Kazakhs and Armenians. Representatives of other nationalities live in less than 3%. Interestingly, about 4% of people did not indicate their belonging to a particular group during the census. The column "nationality" was left empty.
According to statistics, it was found that 99.8% of the residents of the federal district speak Russian, that is, the state language. 84% of all said it was theirs native language... 8% named it Crimean Tatar. Ukrainian language is native to only three percent, and traditional Tatar is native to four.
And finally, the following data: 98% of all already have a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation, 2% have identity cards of other states, 0.2% do not have citizenship at all.