Demographic situation
The main goal of demographic policy is to halt the natural population decline and to give migration processes a balanced character in order to stabilize the city's population in the coming years.In 2003, the population of Lutsk was 202.9 thousand people (at the beginning of 2001 - 214.9 thousand people, at the beginning of 2002 - 208.7 thousand people). During the year, it decreased by 2.5 thousand people due to migration outflow and by 0.1 thousand people as a result of natural population decline.
The amount of natural decline compared with the corresponding period last year increased twofold and amounted to 61 people. In 2003, 1,898 newborns were registered, which is 4.7% more than in 2002. Accordingly, the birth rate increased by 5.2%, while at the same time the number of deaths increased by 4.6% and amounted to 1,960 people. Among the regions of the oblast, the city of Lutsk has the lowest mortality rate.
Natural population movement
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | |
| Number of births | 1836 | 1813 | 1898 |
| Number of deaths | 2272 | 1873 | 1960 |
The intensity of migration decline increased; at the same time, 3,822 people migrated from the oblast center.
The main problem to be resolved in 2004:
- a significant gap between the mortality rate and the birth rate.
Main goals and priority tasks for 2004:
- overcoming negative demographic trends, increasing the birth rate, and reducing the mortality rate;
- overcoming negative demographic trends;
- increasing the birth rate, reducing the mortality rate;
- reducing the mortality rate to a value of 15.1-15.3 and increasing the birth rate to a level of 8.0 - 8.4 (per 1,000 people);
- ensure the development of a long-term lending program for housing construction for young families, accompanied by incentive measures for childbearing;
- resume annual preventive examinations of employees in organizations, institutions, and enterprises of all forms of ownership;
- promote at the local level the values of family, childhood, a healthy lifestyle, and active longevity; facilitate the establishment of a system of non-state physical culture institutions for children and youth with preferential tax conditions.
| 2003 | |
| TOTAL | 63609 |
| 1. Industry | 14999 |
| 2. Construction | 4345 |
| 3. Transport and communications | 3143 |
| 4. Wholesale and retail trade | 7565 |
| 5. Hotels and restaurants | 704 |
| 6. Public administration | 5000 |
| 7. Health care | 9071 |
| 8. Education | 9071 |
| 9. Collective, public and personal services | 2840 |
| 10. Finance | 1331 |
| 11. Real estate activities, renting | 4643 |
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Population of the city of Lutsk for 2001-2002
| 2003 | |
| TOTAL | 63609 |
| 1. Industry | 14999 |
| 2. Construction | 4345 |
| 3. Transport and communications | 3143 |
| 4. Wholesale and retail trade | 7565 |
| 5. Hotels and restaurants | 704 |
| 6. Public administration | 5000 |
| 7. Health care | 9071 |
| 8. Education | 9071 |
| 9. Collective, public and personal services | 2840 |
| 10. Finance | 1331 |
| 11. Real estate operations, leasing | 4643 |