On January 1 of last year, the population of Sochi amounted to almost 400 thousand people. It is worth noting that there is not much for such a large-scale and significant city. But after the Olympic Games, something has changed, and now the indicators are somewhat different.
Rapid growth
I must say that the population of the southern slope of the Greater Caucasus until 1864 amounted to about 300 thousand people. They were mainly Ubykhs and Shapsugs - initially they professed Christianity, but rather strange, because it clearly felt an admixture of spiritualism and shamanism. However, then they went to Islam - this happened during the Ottoman Empire. What can be said about the then population of Sochi? The number is surprising - it is definitely. Indeed, for the 1900th year in the modern, today ’s city, only 33 thousand people lived! It is hard to believe in this, since the population of Sochi, which currently stands at several hundred thousand inhabitants, is growing rapidly. And then, it turns out, there was practically nobody here. Most of all, of course, Russians lived in Sochi - more than 61%. A little less - the Greeks (about 17%). The Circassians followed (6.2%), followed by the Armenians (4%), Moldavians (3.1%), Imeretians, Czechs, Poles, Turks, Estonians, Georgians and, finally, the French - there were only 19 of them in the city person. That was the population of Sochi at that time. Today, everything is different.
Dynamics and growth
The population of Sochi, or rather its number, began to slowly but surely increase. If in 1897 the total population of this city was some 1300 people (today even more people live in villages), then over the years this situation has improved. Already in 1939, the figure was 72,600 people, among whom about 50 thousand inhabitants were urban. For twenty years, there have been even more people in Sochi - 127,000. Even then, it was clear that the city would become a metropolis. Twenty years later, the number of residents grew by almost 2.5 times and amounted to 287,300 people. Until 1989, Sochi settled in a few tens of thousands, and now, the total number of people living in the modern Olympic city (and in the surrounding areas) is almost half a million. As you can see, the pace is growing, and the population of Sochi, whose number is constantly growing, is also growing.
What is today?
So, even if we compare the indicators for the 2013th and 2014th year, we can observe a solid increase. The number of people living in Sochi has increased by almost thirty thousand (Central District). However, it is worth noting, this is still a bit for such a big city. After all, we must remember that Sochi is divided into regions, and they can easily be counted as individual settlements. Some, for example, still believe that Adler is a city, not a district. But there are several of them. So, about 140 thousand people live in Adlersky district , about 152,000 live in the Central one. About 93,000 Sochi live in Lazarevsky, and 86,000 live in Khostinsky. And the smallest settlement with a direct territorial relationship to Sochi is the village urban type Krasnaya Polyana. Although, of course, the number of people living here increases significantly in winter - after all, it is, after all, a ski resort, and thousands of people come here to go skiing and snowboarding. And, of course, the population of Sochi is increasing significantly with the advent of the holiday season. Local residents have long been accustomed to this.
Seasonal Growth
The population of Sochi increases in the summer, not only because of vacationers. Although, of course, given how popular this resort is among residents of Russia and the countries of near and far abroad, it is not surprising that in the summer it becomes a millionaire city. But tourists are not the only “arrivals”. Thousands of people come to Sochi annually (mainly young people) to earn money. They are mainly engaged in service and in food. Many decide to come to the Olympic, to earn a little extra money and at the same time have a good time near the sea.
Mass moves
The Olympics, Formula 1, the sea, a favorable climate, and just a good atmosphere - all this attracts not only tourists to Sochi. Many people want to move to this city for permanent residence and, I must say, for most who wish, this dream comes true with success. In fact, even before the Olympics, Sochi enjoyed wildly popularity among Russians and residents of neighboring countries. But after this event, simply endless streams of tourists began to come here. And many are happy to live. Due to this, the number of residents, respectively, increases. It’s good to live in Sochi - the prices are not as high as they are described, besides the sea, mountains, climate, and indeed - you want to be in such a city constantly. Considering how much the Olympic has become popular in recent years, we can expect that in subsequent years the number of residents will grow not only by several tens of thousands, but by as many as hundreds. Fortunately, there are all conditions for a good life in the city - this is another reason why people come here. Sochi is a promising and modern city with many opportunities. And most importantly, the people living in it help to make it better.
National composition
This topic is always interesting, especially to people who are not familiar with the culture of a city and want to fix it. As has already been found out, the population of Sochi is a rather large figure, and it is logical to assume that the ethnic composition is also rich. There are still most Russians here - about 70 percent. And, by the way, this indicator is increasing - both due to natural growth, and due to the fact that residents from other cities and regions of Russia are moving to Sochi. The number of Armenians living here is approximately 20% - also a solid indicator. Perhaps these are the two most numerous groups. The remaining ten percent are such nationalities as Germans, Belarusians, Greeks, Adyghe, Shapsugs, Tatars, Azerbaijanis, Georgians and others. Of all these groups, Sochi forms such a large and colorful population. The number is quite large and, I must say, this is good - because in such a wonderful and interesting city, few people simply can’t live.