Population dynamics of large cities, their suburbs, and periphery in Russia during the intercensal period of 2011-2021

L. Karachurina and N. Mkrtchyan
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L. Karachurina: Vishnevsky Institute of Demography, HSE University, Moscow, Russia
N. Mkrtchyan: Vishnevsky Institute of Demography, HSE University, Moscow, Russia

Journal of the New Economic Association, 2023, vol. 61, issue 4, 93-109

Abstract: The article analyzes the results of population dynamics at the level of settlements based on the data of the Population Census-2020. Data on the numbers of settlements and the population in large cities, their suburbs, and peripheral territories is compared with similar census data from 2010. The new census showed that population concentration continues in Russia, with the number of residents within large cities and their suburbs growing at an average rate of 500-600 thousand people annually (2011-2021). About half of the growth came from large cities, the other half could be attributed to their suburbs, where the population growth was 2.5 times more intensive. A significant portion of the positive growth in the suburbs was ensured by large cities located in the suburbs of even larger centers. Along with urban sprawl and weak motivation to live in the suburbs as such, this does not allow conclusions to be drawn about the preference for suburbanization instead of urbanization. Outside large cities and their influence zones, there is almost universal population decline. It is less pronounced in local regional centers represented by medium and small cities.

Keywords: population concentration; urbanization; suburbanization; cities; suburbs; periphery; population growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R1 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.31737/22212264_2023_4_93-109

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