How many people live in St. Petersburg: past, present and future

I do not want to believe that northern Venice repeats the fate of the capital and turns into a "rubber city". Megapolis is expanding at an unprecedented pace, the population is increasing at the expense of visitors, the building is being consolidated, and the architects were allegedly given the task of building up all available space. How many people live in St. Petersburg, and how has the number and composition of the population changed in recent years?

First millions

The northern city began with 150 thousand inhabitants according to the data of 1765 - this is the first census of the population, the results of which have been preserved. The millionth mark was reached in less than a century. Two million inhabitants counted northern Venice in half a century.

How many people live in St. Petersburg at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War? Two and a half million people, although a little earlier reached a three-million mark. The blockade of Leningrad significantly reduced the population, but the city again became a millionaire (more precisely, three times a millionaire) already in the mid-fifties.

At the present stage, a significant increase in the population is observed since 2011.

Statistics of our days

How many people live in St. Petersburg? Today it is a large city, an economic and cultural center, an important transport hub, a strong scientific community and the concentration of historical heritage. At the moment (2016), the population of St. Petersburg is a little over five million people (5.2).

The last (All-Russian) estimate of the population was carried out in 2010. Then the city had not yet been covered by a demographic explosion, and the official population of St. Petersburg was just over four and a half million people (4.6).

Now northern Venice is the second most populated city in Europe (with the exception of the capitals) and the fourth in the overall ranking. In Russia, Peter is the second most populous. Also, St. Petersburg was rightfully awarded the title "The Most Northerly Millionaire City in the World".

The ethnic composition of the population of the Northern capital is represented mainly by Russians. Next followed by Ukrainians and Belarusians (respectively, one and a half and 0.9 percent). Representatives of other nationalities are not so common: Tatars, Jews, Uzbeks, Moldovans, Armenians, Azeris, Georgians and Tajiks make up a total of about three percent of the city's population.

St. Petersburg is characterized by a rather high standard of living, while the average salary lags behind Moscow. The cost of products at the same time is comparable to the capital prices: fresh fruit and vegetables, for example, in this city are hardly less than those in Moscow supermarkets.

Demographic Policy Objectives

How many people live in St. Petersburg? The program of demographic policy still provides for an increase in the population of northern Venice. However, it is expected that by 2025 the answer to this question will be a figure slightly higher than the current population of the city. In addition, among the main objectives - increasing the duration and quality of life. The latter refers mainly to the elderly.

At the moment, the government of St. Petersburg has already identified concrete steps to achieve its goals.