How many people live in Siberia?

The population problem in Siberia has been acute and has been deteriorating since the 1990s. Based on the data of 1989 and Russian census in 2002, this paper analyzes the population situation and its dynamic changes in Siberia, and draws some important conclusions: during the period of 1989-2002, the population of Siberia decreased by 959,000, with a reduction rate of 3.7%, which is much higher than that of Russia. The decline of birth rate, the increase of death rate and the massive migration of population have led to the continuous decrease of population in most cities and regions, and the increasingly serious shortage of labor force has restricted the development of regional economy; Realizing natural population growth, regulating population migration and introducing legal immigrants are urgent tasks for population and economic and social development in Siberia.

Population and natural resources in Siberia

Source: Baidu Encyclopedia Baidu Encyclopedia has a population of about 40 million. Russians account for more than 80%, Ukrainians and Belarusians account for about 5%, and others include Komi, Yakutia and Tuva. The population is distributed along the railway. The main cities in Siberia are Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk. The vast natural resources are called inexhaustible treasure house. Russian scientist and writer lomonosov once said: "Russia's strength lies in the richness of Siberia." According to the rough estimation of exploration data, Siberia's resources are close to two-thirds of the total resources of the former Soviet Union. Land resources: Siberia has a large area of fertile chernozem and brown calcareous soil to be developed; The famous Siberian forest covers a vast area of Siberia, and its timber volume accounts for more than three quarters of that of the former Soviet Union. Scattered lakes and thousands of rivers make Siberia rich in hydropower resources. Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in the world, with a fresh water reserve of 23,600 cubic kilometers, accounting for about 20% of the world's fresh water reserves and more than 80% of the former Soviet Union's fresh water reserves. Siberia is the largest freshwater fish producing area in the former Soviet Union, and the freshwater fish production accounts for more than a quarter of the total output of the former Soviet Union. Lake Baikal, Yenisei River and Lena River basins in eastern Siberia are also important freshwater fish producing areas. Energy resources: Russia is a big energy country in the world, with huge reserves of oil, natural gas and coal, especially in Siberia. About half of the potential oil resources in the former Soviet Union are concentrated in Siberia. The prospective reserves of Tyumen Oilfield can reach 40 billion tons, and the exploitable ones are 6 billion tons. The natural gas reserves of the former Soviet Union are 9 10 trillion cubic feet, ranking first in the world. However, there are more than 200 oil and gas fields discovered in West Siberia, which is the second largest oil and gas field in the world after the Persian Gulf. Only TNK's oil and gas resources have exceeded all the reserves of the United States. Coal is one of the main fuel energy sources in the former Soviet Union. ***93% of coal resources are located in Siberia to the east of Urals. According to calculation, about 70% of the proven reserves are located in Siberia. Due to the rich energy resources in Siberia, the fuel and electric power industry has become the fastest growing national economic sector in Siberia. In the early 1970s, Siberia provided only about 20% of the total output of the former Soviet Union, about 30% of natural gas and less than half of coal. By the early 1980s, Siberia produced about 50% of the total output of the former Soviet Union, including about 60% of natural gas and 50% of coal. Among them, the oil industry has developed rapidly. From 1965 to 1975, the annual oil production in western Siberia increased rapidly from 95 million tons to1480,000 tons. From 1976 to 1980, the oil production in western Siberia increased by163.6 million tons. The pillar of Siberian power industry is hydropower station. Since 1950s, a series of large-scale hydropower stations have been built in angara-Yenisei River basin and Lena River basin by implementing a series of comprehensive regional economic development plans, which has provided a strong energy guarantee for Siberia's resource development and industrial development. Mineral resources: Siberia is rich in metallic and nonmetallic minerals, and almost all mineral resources in the world have been discovered. The reserves of nonferrous metals such as iron, copper, aluminum, tin, nickel, lead, zinc, magnesium and titanium, precious metals such as gold and silver, rare metals such as tungsten, molybdenum and potassium, nonmetallic minerals such as mica, asbestos, fluorite, graphite and talc, and natural chemical raw materials such as salt, apatite and travertine are all considerable. Among them, the reserves of iron, copper, aluminum and tin are particularly rich. In the history of Siberia, the land is vast and the population is sparse, and it is rich in natural resources. Historically, its ownership has experienced vicissitudes. As can be seen from the historical atlas, whether it is the ancient northern nation-state of China or the unified country whose territory touches the north, its national boundaries connecting Siberia are all dotted lines or places outside the drawing frame.