In the ongoing urbanization of the big cities are expanding rapidly.People can see for themselves more attractive perspectives on life is in the city.The exception is not, and the capital of Ukraine - Kiev.The city's population is growing rapidly, threatening to cross in the near future of four million.Already daytime population (number of constantly living in the city and visitors from the suburbs to work and study) is 3.98 million.In the future, this figure could be much larger.
National composition
Most of the residents of the city - the Ukrainians.But the Russian representative, Belarusians, Poles large.In addition, national groups can be distinguished Jews, Moldovans, Crimean Tatars, Greeks.Kiev, whose population is quite heterogeneous in composition, language of communication for the most part considered as an ethnic Russian.On the streets of the city are not so often heard Ukrainian speech, which is recognized by the state.Most of the residents prefer to talk the language of Pushkin, which is understandable for people of all nationalities.The population of Kiev (2013) according to official figures amounted to 2.8 million people.
Religion
Historically, the main religion is the capital of Orthodoxy.The city has many historical sites and temples, is a cultural monument.It is known that Kiev population was baptized the first in Russia, it was the center of Orthodox Christianity of the Eastern Slavs.Christianity in Ukraine is traditionally divided into two branches that compete with each other, pronounced in the capital.In addition, the city is developed enough Catholicism, which is practiced came from the western regions of the Poles.Crimean Tatars brought Islam.
development prospects
In most European countries have demographic problems.Thus, the population of Ukraine decreased in the last decade.For the first time the growth of demographic indicators recorded in 2010.In the twenty-first century, the positive dynamics in the capital.The population of Kiev (2013) increased by 30.7 thousand. People.Scientists predict a significant increase in residents in 2025.For example, a plan of the capital, experts have laid into him for the population in the amount of 4 million people.Among the growth factors isolated urban.That is, the city will grow at the expense of newcomers who want to settle in the capital.Natural population growth in spite of the program to encourage childbirth, remains unreachable for Kiev.Most of the families do not have more than one child.Then how to increase the population, according to statistics, there should be two or three.Unfortunately, the standard of living does not stimulate the procreation family.
few historical facts
The first historical reference to the population of Kiev belong to the XVII century.According to these documents, then lived in the town of ten thousand people.In the process of natural growth and migration, this figure has increased over the two decades and a half times.It should be noted that Kiev, the population of which has always been a multi-ethnic, grew rapidly.The convenient geographical location it has long been a center of crafts, and later the focus of the cultural traditions of the country.
