Tula Oblast - Demographics

Demographics

Population: 1,553,925 (2010 Census); 1,675,758 (2002 Census); 1,867,013 (1989 Census).

Ethnic composition (2010):

• Russians - 95.3%
• Ukrainians - 1%
• Armenians - 0.6%
• Tatars - 0.5%
• Azeris - 0.4%
• Romani people - 0.3%
• Belarusians - 0.2%
• Germans - 0.2%
• Others - 1.5%
• 19,778 people were registered from administrative databases, and could not declare an ethnicity. It is estimated that the proportion of ethnicities in this group is the same as that of the declared group.

• 2002 Census population:
  • Urban: 1,366,818 (81.6%)
  • Rural: 308,940 (18.4%)
  • Males: 755,057 (45.1%)
  • Females: 920,701 (54.9%)
• Females per 1000 Males: 1219
• Average age : 41.7 years
  • Urban : 41.5 years
  • Rural : 42.8 years
  • Male : 37.8 years
  • Female : 44.9 years

Birth rate: 7.88 (2004), being the lowest in Russia. Decreased to 7.6 in mid-2006.

• Births (2008): 14,148
• Deaths (2008): 31,900