Geographical Features of Population Formation in the Orenburg Region

Abstract

The purpose is spatial analysis of population dynamics in the Orenburg Region. The informational background of the research work includes the data of the Statistical office of the Orenburg Region, as well as the unified geographical database of population censuses in the Orenburg Region. In the course of the comparative analysis, the reasons that affect the change in the demographic situation in the region are identified. Research results: the main features and geographical features of modern time and spatial dynamics of the Orenburg Region population formation are analyzed and identified. In addition, the original graphic materials were compiled, including the gender and age pyramid of the region's population at the beginning of 2020, the factors causing depopulation in the Orenburg Region were identified, too. The main demographic indicators and their quantitative assessment were presented.