Population: 1 320 000 people (80% urban). 81.5 % of which is urban and 18.5 % - rural. The density of population is 36.5 persons per km2.
The unemployment rate is 3,7%. The average wage-salary level of 2007 was estimated at 363 Euros per month.
Most people are Russian - 96,4%; 1,3% - Ukrainian; 0,5% - Tatar; 0,4% - Belorussian.