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2001-09-26
Finnmark County 1999 Nordland fylke 1999
Men
Women
Men
Women
90-
85-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
% 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 5%
90-
85-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
% 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 5%
Population changes
Since 1960, the demographic situation has been an escalating problem for northern
parts of Finland and Sweden. The average age in the Russian north is extremely low.
In Murmansk (1997) around 20.1 % of the population was under working age (15
years). In Arkhangelsk it was 23.5% and in Karelia 20.6%.
In the last ten years there has been an enormous 11% decline in the population of the
Murmansk Region (1991–97). On the other hand the situation in Karelia is
relatively stable, -2.4 %. Current demographic trends suggest that the number of
inhabitants between the age of 20–29 is decreasing in the whole Barents region,
except in Nordland County.
The population pyramid indicates that the worst situation is in Lapland, where the
number of persons in the age group 25–29 years is the smallest in the Barents
Region. The increase in number of young people leaving the area to work or for
studies in the cities has a dramatic effect on the demography of the villages.
Men
Norrbotten County 1999
Women
Lappland County1999
Men
Women
95-
90-94
85-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
5 4 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 5
95-
90-94
85-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
5 4 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 5
% % % %
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