Editing Tomsk Oblast (section)

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations|7=1959|8=746802|9=1970|10=785706|11=1979|12=865934|13=1989|14=1001613|15=2002|16=1046039|17=2010|18=1047394|19=2021|20=1062666|type=|footnote=Source: Census data}}'''Population''': {{ru-census|p2021=1,062,666|p2010=1,047,394|p2002=1,046,039|p1989=1,001,613}}

Major ethnic groups living in the oblast are<ref name="2010Census" /> [[Russians]] (92.1%), [[Ukrainians|Ukrainian]]-[[Belarusian people|Belarusian]] (1.4%), [[Volga Tatars|Volga]]-[[Siberian Tatars]] (1.7%) and [[Volga Germans]] (0.9%). [[Slavs]], [[Finns]] and [[Volga Germans]] make up more than 94.4% of the population, while Tatars, [[Chuvash people|Chuvash]], [[Armenians]] and [[Khanty]] make up the remaining part. Additionally, 45,016 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.<ref>[http://www.perepis-2010.ru/news/detail.php?ID=6936 Перепись-2010: русских становится больше]. Perepis-2010.ru (2011-12-19). Retrieved on 2013-08-20.</ref>

After the disastrous situation during the 1990s, the demography of Tomsk Oblast is starting to stabilize. During the first three months of 2009, there were 3,337 births (2.4% higher than that of 2008) and 3,339 deaths (6.7% less than that of 2008).<ref>[http://www.regnum.ru/news/1152015.html За три месяца в Томской области заключено 1 583 брака - Новости России - ИА REGNUM]. Regnum.ru (2009-04-16). Retrieved on 2013-08-20.</ref>

'''Vital statistics for 2024:<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 February 2025 |title=Естественное движение населения в разрезе субъектов российской федерации за декабрь 2024 года |url=https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/EDN_12-2024.htm |access-date=25 February 2025 |website=Rosstat}}</ref>'''
*Births: 7,586 (7.3 per 1,000)
*Deaths: 12,773 (12.3 per 1,000)

'''Total fertility rate (2024):<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-25 |title=Рейтинг рождаемости в регионах: кто в лидерах, а кто в аутсайдерах {{!}} Москва |url=https://fedpress.ru/article/3365231 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=ФедералПресс |language=ru-RU}}</ref>''' <br />
1.16 children per woman

'''Life expectancy (2021):'''<ref name="rosstat">{{cite web|url=https://rosstat.gov.ru/folder/210/document/13207 |title=Демографический ежегодник России |publisher=[[Federal State Statistics Service (Russia)|Federal State Statistics Service of Russia]] (Rosstat) |access-date=2022-06-01 |language=ru |trans-title=The Demographic Yearbook of Russia}}</ref>  <br />
Total — 69.70 years (male&nbsp;— 65.03, female&nbsp;— 74.36)

===Religion===
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|title=Religion in Tomsk Oblast as of 2012 (Sreda Arena Atlas)<ref name="2012ArenaAtlas">[http://sreda.org/en/arena "Arena: Atlas of Religions and Nationalities in Russia"]. Sreda, 2012.</ref><ref name="2012Arena-religion-maps">[http://c2.kommersant.ru/ISSUES.PHOTO/OGONIOK/2012/034/ogcyhjk2.jpg 2012 Arena Atlas Religion Maps]. "Ogonek", № 34 (5243), 27/08/2012. Retrieved 21/04/2017. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170421154615/http://c2.kommersant.ru/ISSUES.PHOTO/OGONIOK/2012/034/ogcyhjk2.jpg Archived].</ref>
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{{Bar percent|[[Russian Orthodox Church|Russian Orthodoxy]]|DarkOrchid|33.3}}
{{Bar percent|Other [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox]]|MediumOrchid|2.2}}
{{Bar percent|Other [[Christianity in Russia|Christians]]|DeepSkyBlue|5.2}}
{{Bar percent|[[Islam in Russia|Islam]]|Green|1.1}}
{{Bar percent|[[Buddhism in Russia|Buddhism]]|Yellow|0.6}}
{{Bar percent|[[Rodnovery]] and other native faiths|Red|1.7}}
{{Bar percent|[[Spiritual but not religious]]|DarkSlateGray|29.3}}
{{Bar percent|[[Atheism]] and [[irreligion]]|Black|15.1}}
{{Bar percent|Other and undeclared|Gray|11.5}}
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According to a 2012 survey<ref name="2012ArenaAtlas"/> 33.3% of the population of Tomsk Oblast adheres to the [[Russian Orthodox Church]], 4% are [[nondenominational Christianity|unaffiliated]] generic [[Christians]], 2% is an Eastern Orthodox Christian believer without belonging to any church or is a member of other [[Eastern Orthodox church]]es, 1% adheres to the [[Slavic native faith]] (Rodnovery) or local indigenous Siberian folk religions, 1% adheres to [[Islam]], 0.62% to [[Tibetan Buddhism]], and 0.4% to the [[Catholic Church]]. In addition, 29% of the population declares to be "spiritual but not religious", 15% is [[atheism|atheist]], and 13.68% follows other religions or did not give an answer to the question.<ref name="2012ArenaAtlas"/>
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===Education===
The oblast is home to six state higher education institutions and 47 research institutes. The first university in [[North Asia|Asian Russia]], [[Tomsk State University]], was founded in 1888.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Educational and Scientific System {{!}} Official Website of Tomsk Region Administration Томской области|url=https://en.tomsk.gov.ru/educational-and-scientific-system|website=en.tomsk.gov.ru|access-date=2020-05-09}}</ref> Twelve years later, the first technological institute in Asian Russia, [[Tomsk Polytechnic University]], was founded.<ref name=":2" /> Two years after that, in 1902, the first [[Normal school|normal university]] in Asian Russia, [[Tomsk State Pedagogical University]], was founded.<ref name=":2" /> Since then city often dubbed the "Siberian Athens" for its unique spirit. Today, more than 100,000 people (or 20 per cent of population of the city) study in Tomsk universities and colleges. In terms of the number of students per 10,000 people Tomsk is ranked third after Moscow and Saint-Petersburg. Tomsk Region is also ranked first in Russia in terms of the number of people engaged in R&D per capita with 160 researchers per 10,000 citizens.