Population and labor resources

Population of the cities of the khabarovsk krai

City	Population (thousands)
Khabarovsk	620
Komsomolsk-on-Amur	300
Amursk	58
Nikolaevsk-on-Amur	36
Sovetskaya Gavan	35
Bikin	19
Vyazemy	18

The population of Khabarovsk Krai numbers about 1.6 million people, all of which make up 1.1% of the total population of Russia. The population of the Krai experienced growth for many years until 1992, when the population growth decreased due to a lack of migration and a decrease in human reproduction. The urban population makes up 80% of the total Krai population. The cities of Khabarovsk and Komsomolsk-on-Amur rank the second and third largest cities in the Far East of Russia (after Vladivostok).

Population of the regions of the khabarovsk krai

Region	Population (ths.)	Density (persq. km)
Amurski District	89	5.4
Ayano-Maiski District	4	0.03
Bikinski District	29	2.5
Vaninski District	50	2.0
Verkhnebureinski District	50	0.8
Vyazemski District	30	7.]
Komsomolski District	31	1.2
Lazo District	62	1.9
Nanaiski District	22	0.8
Nikolaevski District	55	3.2
Okhotski District	17	0.1
Poliny Osipenko District	8	0.2
Sovetsko-Gavanski District	58	1.2
Solnechny District	42	1.4
Tuguro-Chumikanski District	3	0.03
Ulchski District	29	0.75
Khabarovsk District	80	2.6

The density of the population in the Krai is 2.0 per square kilometer, about 4,4 times less than the average population density in the Russian Federation.
The Russians maintain a majority in the national structure of the Krai population (86.4%).
The Ukrainians make up 6.1%;
small nationalities of the North, 1.4%;
the Belorussians, 1.1%;
the Tatars, 1%.

Among the indigenous peoples of the North:
the Nanaitsy amount to 10.5 thousand;
Evenki, 3.7 thousand;
Ulchi, 2.7 thousand;
Nivkhi, 2.4 thousand;
Eveny, 1.9 thousand.

Able-bodied population makes up 61%, while 14% of the population are 60 years of age and over.
The average age of the people living in the Khabarovsk Krai is 31.2 years.

Distribution of the population of the Khabarovsk Krai involved in the national economy as branches of industry

40,3 - industre and construction
5,4 - agriculture and silviculture
14,7 - transport and communication
7,4 - trade, public catering, stocking up, material and technical supply and sales
20,6 - health services, physical culture and social security, education, culture, art, science and research
4,1 - bodies of the State Management, credit and insurance establishments
7,5 - other branches