According to the National Census of 2002 the population of the Republic of Karelia is 716 thousand urban population is 75% (537 thousand), agriculture 25% (179 thousand), 37% of the population lives in the capital of the Republic - Petrozavodsk. The density of population of the Republic 4 people per 1 sq.km. The average age of the population of the republic according to the VPN 2002 is 37.1 years. Working age population is 450 thousand people, over working age - 137 thousand people. National composition of population: Russian - 73,6%, Karels - 10%, Belarusians - 7%, Ukrainians - 3,6%, Finns - 2,3%, Veps - 0,8%.