The population of the Yamal Peninsula for 11 months of 2011, increased by 11.5 thousand. personnel, or 2.2 per cent, and in December 1, 2011 year was 534.4th. man. According to the official website of Government of Yamal, this data is based on preliminary results of the all-Russian population census of 2010 year. The increase in population was due to natural growth and migration.
In January-November of population natural growth by autonomous region, according to preliminary figures, was human 4852. Rate of natural increase of population-10 people per 1000 population. In addition, for the first time since 2004, in 2011, the autonomous area in the county records of arrivals. For 11 months of 2010, the number of drop outs from the territory of the region exceeded the number of arrivals at 4666, i.e. There was migration. During the same period, the 2011 year-on the contrary-the number of arrivals exceeded the number of fleeing the region at 4652. One of the causes of the Migration Department of the economy growth experts consider stepping up implementing large-scale YANAO economic projects throughout the region and a general renewal of socio-economic development district, which required additional manpower.